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NS VIA Fan

Posted 23 November 2011 - 05:56 PM

Thanks - your idea of shirtsleeves temperatures and mine are likely to be different :lol: ........I guess I could get more accurate information from Canadian websites, but I would have to convert from C to F. :wacko:


It’s all relative.......12C is 54F......just a nice late fall afternoon....... Maybe shirtsleeves out in the yard but will probably take a jacket if I go somewhere!


pennyk

Posted 23 November 2011 - 05:07 PM

We do a ski trip to western mountains every couple of years and Jasper can be quite nice after a fresh snowfall especially at Christmas. Night time temps get quite cold but are normally in the -5C, -10 C range during the day. I’ve been to the beaches in Florida and Cuba…..but much prefer a ski vacation any day!



We’re getting our first significant snow-fall of the season today (Nova Scotia). What the northeast US got last month was a rain event here. Temps are going back up to +12C with sun on the weekend so anything we do get today will be gone by Sunday and it will be back to shirtsleeves……a least for a couple of days!



Thanks - your idea of shirtsleeves temperatures and mine are likely to be different :lol: . I was able to find a 10 day forecast for Jasper. Dec. 2 is expected to be partly sunny with a high of 27F and a low of 14F. I checked the average high and low for the day that I think I will be in Jasper (12/6) - high 24F and low 9F - which is not quite as bad as I thought it would be.... but the coldest temperature I have EVER experienced is 8F.

I guess I could get more accurate information from Canadian websites, but I would have to convert from C to F. :wacko:

NS VIA Fan

Posted 23 November 2011 - 02:51 PM

We do a ski trip to western mountains every couple of years and Jasper can be quite nice after a fresh snowfall especially at Christmas. Night time temps get quite cold but are normally in the -5C, -10 C range during the day. I’ve been to the beaches in Florida and Cuba…..but much prefer a ski vacation any day!



We’re getting our first significant snow-fall of the season today (Nova Scotia). What the northeast US got last month was a rain event here. Temps are going back up to +12C with sun on the weekend so anything we do get today will be gone by Sunday and it will be back to shirtsleeves……a least for a couple of days!


pennyk

Posted 23 November 2011 - 02:09 PM


To answer Penny's previous question, it will be a Manor car. The Chateaus do not operate in the off season.

I just looked at the 14 day forecast for Jasper, and it seems reasonably mild for winter in the mountains. High temperatures are projected above freezing with nighttime lows going down to -10 C, which is about 15 F.
Not Florida, but not uncomfortable if you have winter clothing.

Specially if the Sun is shining bright, that will be beautiful, and quite comfortable in the afternoon. Make sure you get to the dome by Edson latest. The Athabasca valley is very nice with some classic Canadian scenes to photograph from the dome. Of course the really big mountains are mostly west of Jasper.


Thanks for the info - I am sooo excited - just like a little kid. :)

We are getting a cold front in Orlando soon and it get down to the upper 50's, so I plan to try out wearing some of my new winter clothes. No doubt I will get a few peculiar looks (wearing gloves, hat, down vest, etc.) - but that happens often anyway. :lol:

jis

Posted 23 November 2011 - 08:49 AM

To answer Penny's previous question, it will be a Manor car. The Chateaus do not operate in the off season.

I just looked at the 14 day forecast for Jasper, and it seems reasonably mild for winter in the mountains. High temperatures are projected above freezing with nighttime lows going down to -10 C, which is about 15 F.
Not Florida, but not uncomfortable if you have winter clothing.

Specially if the Sun is shining bright, that will be beautiful, and quite comfortable in the afternoon. Make sure you get to the dome by Edson latest. The Athabasca valley is very nice with some classic Canadian scenes to photograph from the dome. Of course the really big mountains are mostly west of Jasper.

Posted 23 November 2011 - 07:06 AM

To answer Penny's previous question, it will be a Manor car. The Chateaus do not operate in the off season.

I just looked at the 14 day forecast for Jasper, and it seems reasonably mild for winter in the mountains. High temperatrues are projected above freezing with nighttime lows going down to -10 C, which is about 15 F.
Not Florida, but not uncomfortable if you have winter clothing.

pennyk

Posted 22 November 2011 - 09:55 PM

Hey Penny, I hope you have a really great trip, I am envious, would love to do that someday! Glad you got a good deal because the regular price is so steep. Glad you could make it work. Can't wait to hear about it!


Thanks. I am very happy with the price I am paying. Even with all the winter clothing I have purchased, I am still spending less than half of the regular price. I am very excited about the trip even though I freaked out a bit when i looked at the 10 day forecast for Jasper. :o

Cascadia

Posted 22 November 2011 - 07:44 PM

Hey Penny, I hope you have a really great trip, I am envious, would love to do that someday! Glad you got a good deal because the regular price is so steep. Glad you could make it work. Can't wait to hear about it!

pennyk

Posted 28 October 2011 - 08:18 PM

It's a sleeping car.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I expected an answer like that from you. What I really wanted to know (and should have said so) is whether it is a Manor car or Chateau. From the VIA website, it looks like Manor cars have been renovated and Chateau have not.

AlanB

Posted 28 October 2011 - 07:21 PM

It's a sleeping car.

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