Banff and Jasper, Alberta

Classified at Unisco World Heritage Site in 1984, Banff and Jasper National Parks are nested in the Canadian Rockies in dramatic and genuine wilderness. Winter in the parks is harsh and unforgiving. The temperature dips below 20 degrees, the wind howls through peaks and valleys freezing all in place. Enormous glaciers hang over the towering mountain tops, lakes turn into solid playgrounds, ice walls deep canyons in infinite still cascades; and deep snow blankets it with deceiving peace. Bears are in torpor but mountain lions, wolves, elk, moose and bighorn sheep are active, and if elusive, sound the beating heart of the wilderness.

Sun Kiss
Lake Louise at Sunrise in Banff National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 29 mm ⅓ sec at ƒ / 16 @ 100 ISO 1/1/19 9:06:38 AM ©savoyeimages.com
Good Morning
The sun breaks over the mountains to embrace Upper Victoria Glacier and shine on Mount Whyte's summit. Sony ILCE-7RM3 EF70-200/2.8L IS USM at 195 mm ¼ sec at ƒ / 16 @ 100 ISO 1/1/19 9:10:17 AM ©savoyeimages.com
Spotlight
The sun shines on Mount Lefroy early on a winter morning. Lake Louise Area. Banff National Park Sony ILCE-7RM3 EF70-200/2.8L IS USM at 200 mm ⅛ sec at ƒ / 16 @ 100 ISO 1/1/19 9:13:23 AM ©savoyeimages.com
Ice and Wind
Upper Victoria Glacier. Banff National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 EF70-200/2.8L IS USM at 200 mm ¹⁄₁₀ sec at ƒ / 16 @ 100 ISO 1/1/19 9:29:14 AM ©savoyeimages.com
Sunrise on Mount Whyte, Big Beehive in still cool in the shade
Banff National Park. AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 EF70-200/2.8L IS USM at 115 mm ⅙ sec at ƒ / 16 @ 100 ISO 1/1/19 9:30:47 AM ©savoyeimages.com
Canyon Bend
Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 24 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 6.7 @ 125 ISO 1/1/19 12:36:17 PM ©savoyeimages.com
Cascading
ice Cascades at Johnston Canyon Upper Falls. Banff National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 24 mm ¹⁄₂₅₀ sec at ƒ / 4.0 @ 100 ISO 1/1/19 1:21:02 PM ©savoyeimages.com
Icicles
Ice formed on Maligne Canyon River. Water is visible below the layer of ice. Jasper National Park. AB. Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 70 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 9.5 @ 1000 ISO 1/1/19 1:25:18 PM ©savoyeimages.com
Water and Ice
Maligne Canyon. Jasper National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 70 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 9.5 @ 2500 ISO 1/1/19 1:28:53 PM ©savoyeimages.com
Brothers
Maligne Canyon, Jasper National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 24 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 6.7 @ 400 ISO 1/1/19 1:55:26 PM ©savoyeimages.com
Unforgiving
Winter in the Canadian Rockies. Banff National Park, AB. Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 70 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 1000 ISO 1/1/19 4:07:45 PM ©savoyeimages.com
Path
Lake Louise. Banff National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 24 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 200 ISO 1/1/19 4:20:08 PM ©savoyeimages.com
White Puffs
Late afternoon over Mount Fairview and Lefroy. Banff National Park, AB. Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 51 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 160 ISO 1/1/19 4:20:48 PM ©savoyeimages.com

Sunrise on Upper Victoria Glacier and Plain of Six Glaciers
Sunrise in Banff National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 70 mm ⅓ sec at ƒ / 16 @ 100 ISO 1/1/19 9:07:56 AM ©savoyeimages.com
Morning Sunrise
The sun warms Upper Victoria Glacier in the early morning. Banff National Park. AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 EF70-200/2.8L IS USM at 150 mm ¹⁄₁₀ sec at ƒ / 16 @ 100 ISO 1/1/19 9:11:49 AM ©savoyeimages.com
Luminous
Sunrise over Upper Victoria Glacier and the slopes of Mount Whyte. Lake Louise Area. Banff National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 EF70-200/2.8L IS USM at 200 mm ⅙ sec at ƒ / 16 @ 100 ISO 1/1/19 9:24:01 AM ©savoyeimages.com
Light and Shade
Upper Victoria Glacier. Banff National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 EF70-200/2.8L IS USM at 200 mm ¹⁄₂₀ sec at ƒ / 16 @ 100 ISO 1/1/19 9:29:57 AM ©savoyeimages.com
Ice Walls
Upper Victoria Glacier. Banff National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 EF70-200/2.8L IS USM at 200 mm ¹⁄₂₀ sec at ƒ / 16 @ 100 ISO 1/1/19 9:57:42 AM ©savoyeimages.com
Reaching
Climbing the ice cascades in Johnston Canyon. Banff National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 50 mm ¹⁄₇₅₀ sec at ƒ / 6.7 @ 100 ISO 1/1/19 1:14:45 PM ©savoyeimages.com
Wall
Ice cascade at Upper Johnston Falls. Banff National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 70 mm ¹⁄₂₀₀ sec at ƒ / 4.0 @ 100 ISO 1/1/19 1:21:40 PM ©savoyeimages.com
A break in the ice
Ice water flows in Maligne Canyon. Jasper National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 70 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 9.5 @ 5000 ISO 1/1/19 1:26:09 PM ©savoyeimages.com
You Have My Heart
Maligne river, Jasper National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 70 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 9.5 @ 1600 ISO 1/1/19 1:30:13 PM ©savoyeimages.com
Firs
Lake Louise Area, Banff National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 70 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 3200 ISO 1/1/19 4:07:39 PM ©savoyeimages.com
Peeking
Mount Whyte towering over Big Beehive. Banff National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 70 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 400 ISO 1/1/19 4:09:33 PM ©savoyeimages.com
Fading Light
Mount Fairview frames Upper Victoria Glacier in a late winter afternoon stroll on Lake Louise. Banff National Park, AB Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 24 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 200 ISO 1/1/19 4:20:19 PM ©savoyeimages.com