Sunwapta Falls

Winter is coming fast! Marmot ski resort up in Jasper hopes to open this Friday and we have had quite a bit of snow at our house this past week. The first snowfalls of the year always seem the most beautiful; like your brain has forgotten how transformative it is.

I have had a break from editing for a couple of weeks to try and recharge a little. I now have a whole summer backlog of editing to work though (Mt Assiniboine, Lake O’Hara, Maligne Lake, Tonquin Valley, Peyto Lake, Bow Lake, Moraine Lake , Castle Mountain, Icefileds Parkway, Bella Coola Valley, Nisga'a Nation, Wells Gray, West Kootenays, amongst other trips). Here is one from a few weeks ago of a cloudy sunrise at Sunwapta falls after the first snow of the season. It sits on the Athabasca River that is fed by the Athabasca Glacier. Sunwapta is said to mean "turbulent water" in the Stoney language and is in Jasper National Park, Albeta, Canada.

It is important to make sure you have some crampons or snowshoes or when trying to a shot like this in the winter. We almost saw someone slide into the canyon while scrambling/slipping down the ice in some running shoes.

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Robert Downie
Love Life, Love Photography

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