How much snow in the town

Hi

Typical female question here..... We are going to Jasper end of February, how much snow is lkely to be in the town? I want to make sure I have the right footwear for walking to the bars / restaurants but don't really want to trudge around in my Timberlands if there isn't much snow in the town :oops: not suggesting wearing stilletos either!

freckles wrote:Hi

Typical female question here..... We are going to Jasper end of February, how much snow is lkely to be in the town? I want to make sure I have the right footwear for walking to the bars / restaurants but don't really want to trudge around in my Timberlands if there isn't much snow in the town :oops: not suggesting wearing stilletos either!

Not been to Jasper but if it is anything like Banff then the 'sidewalks' will be cleared regularly after snowfalls. I have spent loads of weeks in Banff from December --> April and never needed anything other than trainers/smart shoes. No boots, in fact I took a pair of boots for the season and only wore them snowmobiling. Worth noting if you are intending to do anything along the lines of sledding or ice walks boots are essential :thumbup:

pablo.in banff last year I needed my rocports to keep my feet warm, it was -40!!! smart shoes would = frozen toes lol

Ah you must be English ;)

Good question. Shoes yup I have those. My wife says I'm the Imelda Marcos of men's shoes Last count at least 30 pairs! I have shoes for squash and tennis and volleyball and for just jazz dancing…no truly. I have dress shoes for my Tuxedo and for my office heck I have special shoes for Celtic dancing….. I can surely answer any shoe questions.

Snow in town is usually removed from walkways and the concrete will be passable in street shoes but... there's always a but; the temperature will be below freezing and possibly very cold from a European perspective. I wear good insulated shoes for my town strolling. An insulated rubber soled walking shoe will be the best. The dress shoes stay at home for the most part. If I am out for an evening of dancing I can carry my shoes in a bag and change once I get to the club.

If you are in the mood there is shopping in town that will sell you a pair of shoes. There are clothing shops in town that are actually reasonable. I can buy a pair of top quality shoes from Merrill for the same price as elsewhere. Consider buying when you get here, clothing is cheaper in Canada than in most European towns and cities. Really... my shoes would cost about 50 Euros as an example.

When it get to minus 30 or so you will be dashing between buildings just as we all do - cold feet will be the least of your worries. Take a taxi if you need to travel more than a kilometer or two.

It surprises me that many visitors think that Jasper is some small backwater with no services. Actually it is a small metropolitian town that happens to be three hours drive from a major city Edmonton which has 1.5 million people in it. The city has more services than say Glasgow Scotland. Jasper is 6000 people that are permanent residents and they have all need of all services - shoes yes they have those.

OK cold. Boots you'll need Sorrel the Canadian icon for foot wear. Google it and you'll see the cold gear.

Try the following too www.mec.ca for some ideas for shoes and costs.

Try www.totemskishop.com in Jasper too.

Best of luck.

30 pairs! :shock:
I've 3 pairs
One for daily use, shopping, working, gardening, ski resorts, travel, etc. They are 8 years old, and as good as new.
One black pair for funerals, unfortunately, increasingly being used, as time marches on.
One pair for wearing with the kilt.

What would I do with a 4th pair?

Dave Mac,
I have 3 pairs of shoes as well. One pair of sandals, one pair of trainers, and one pair of smart shoes. Most of the time I wear welly boots (outside I mean).

I always wear trainers in the ski resorts, apart from the year when I couldn't ski because of my broken shoulder, and I wore my wellies everywhere - they were ideal for walking down the side of the piste through the snow, and perfect in the puddles when the snow started to melt.

Minus 30 does sound rather cold. I should think your breath would freeze at that temperature. I found even at just minus 20 my goggles froze on the inside when I hung them round my neck.

And I can remember about 30 years ago we were milking cows with bucket units here and it was minus 16, and one of the bucket units froze to the iced concrete with warm fresh milk inside it straight from the cow! I only put it down for a second, and I couldn't lift it back up :shock:

Ally

Including trainers,sandals, flip flops,boots and slippers I currently have 72 pairs of footwear. Most are in their original boxs or perspex shoe boxs and a four tiered unit especially for boots.
My name is not Imelda Marcos. Oh I forgot a pair of purple striped welly boots 73 pairs.