In the last two days, four people skating on Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park have broken ice and fell into the lake.
Three were self-rescue and one was rescued by a rescue ranger.
According to the Banff National Park Administration Office, ice skating on natural lakes should carefully check the ice thickness of the lake and take into account that the ice thickness can change significantly over a short period of time. Must be.
Having self-rescue tools (life jackets, ropes, ice axes) can be very helpful if you don't know the thickness of the ice.
A minimum thickness of 15 cm is required for ice skating.
Over 100 people have been infected in the Banff area. In town, we are calling for caution, such as refraining from going out.
The hurdles to visit Lake Louise and Moraine Lake are likely to rise.
Lake Louise and Moraine Lake are the two most popular Canadian Rockies viewpoints. However, due to the limited parking lot, it is not possible to secure a space to park the car unless you go out early in the morning. Visiting by rental car is quite difficult.
There is a shuttle bus from Banff, but the shuttle bus in the summer of 2021 will change to a reservation system.
Lake Louise is getting more and more crowded every year, and the hurdles to visit are likely to become higher (Tears shuttle bus reservation is here >>
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Until a month ago, the temperature had dropped below -30 degrees Celsius, but today's temperature in Banff is 10 degrees Celsius! I can't wait for spring.
