Hike along the abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway
line that in 1885 sliced through the Selkirk Mountains and connected a
nation from coast-to-coast. Explore the stone ruins of a mountain resort
once reached by horse-drawn carriage. Picnic among giant old-growth
cedars. Ski-tour along deep powder trails. Sight black bears and
mountain goats. Experience the unfolding of Canada's past at Rogers Pass
National Historic Site, the cultural heart of Glacier National Park.
Le temps d'une randonnée, suivez le parcours de la
voie abandonnée du Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique qui, en 1885,
franchit la chaîne de Selkirk et relia une nation d'un océan à l'autre.
Explorez les vestiges de pierre d'un hôtel de montagne auquel
n'accédaient autrefois que des véhicules tirés par des chevaux.
Pique-niquez parmi les anciens thuyas géants. Chaussez vos skis de
randonnée et empruntez des sentiers couverts d'un épais manteau de
poudreuse. Repérez des ours noirs et des chèvres de montagne. Explorez
le passé du Canada dans toute son ampleur en visitant le lieu historique
national du Col-Rogers, le cœur culturel du parc national des
Glaciers.
Source: Parks Canada Website (2022)
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Established: 1971
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Brochures
The contents of brochures can be
viewed by clicking on the cover. These items are historical in
scope and are intended for educational purposes only; they are
not meant as an aid for travel planning.
Snow War 1981
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Tickets to Rogers Pass History Date Unknown
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Documents
Management Documents
Management Plan, Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks of Canada, Rogers Pass National Historic Site of Canada / Plan directeur, Parcs nationalaux du Canada Mont-Revelstoke et des Glacier, Lieu historique national du Canada du Col-Rogers (Parks Canada, 2022)
Management Plan / Plan directeur (Parks Canada, 2010)
Historical Documents
Parks Canada: CCFC Views of Rogers Pass (©Campbell Scientific, 08/04/2017)
Rogers Pass Snow Avalanche Control A Summary (Canadian Parks Service, 1990)
Snow War: An illustrated history of Roger's Pass, Glacier National Park, B.C. (John G. Woods, 1983, 2nd ed. 1985)
The Selkirk Range (Vol. 1, Vol. 2) (A.O. Wheeler, Department of Interior, 1905)
Videos
Snow War 25:00 (Harold Tichenor, National Film Board of Canada, 1979)
La Lutte contre la neige 25:00 (Harold Tichenor, National Film Board of Canada, 1980)
Books/Livres
The following visual bibliography is just a
sampling of the books which have been published for this park.
ParksCanadaHistory.com does not endorse these, but are merely presenting them for
informational purposes only. As most are copyrighted, we are only able
to provide the covers, and not contents, of these publications.
cover only
Frontier Guide to the Incredible Rogers Pass Frank W. Anderson 1968
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Van Horne's Road Omar Lavalieen 1974
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Canadian Pacific in the Selkirks: 100 Years in Rogers Pass 1985
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Snow War: An illustrated history of Roger's Pass, Glacier National Park, B.C. John G. Woods 1985
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Gravity, Steam and Steel: An Illustrated Railway History of Rogers Pass Graeme Pole 2009
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