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Snow Dome Peak Sign

Interpretive sign for Snow Dome (3456m)

Snow Dome peak interpretive sign
Snow Dome peak interpretive sign Contributed August 2020

Inscription

Snow Dome 3456m First Ascent / Première ascension: J. Norman Collie, H.E.M. Stutfield, H. Woolley 1898 Photo: Rogier Gruys Don Forest Photo: Leon Kubberness Mount Snow Dome Mont Snow Dome Don Forest took up climbing at an age when many are thinking about retirement. Despite this, he was the first person to climb all the 11 000-foot peaks in the Canadian Rockies. Don loved the freedom of a sport that had no rules other than those imposed by his own limitations. He died at 83 while skiing with family, looking out over the mountains he considered "old friends." Don Forest s'initia à l'escalade à un âge où bon nombre songent à la retraite. Malgré tout, il fut le premier à escalader l'ensemble des pics de 3 300 m des Rocheuses canadiennes. Don adorait le sentiment de liberté associé à ce sport où les seules règles étaient celles que lui imposaient ses propres limitations. Il mourut à l'âge de 83 ans lors d'une excursion de ski avec sa famille, en admirant ces montagnes qu'il considérait comme « des amis de longue date ».

Machine-transcribed from photo · not yet human-verified · may be incomplete

Record

Marker type
Sign
Current condition
Good, as of the 2020 survey
Location
Columbia Icefield Viewpoint — Jasper National Park, Alberta
Added to the archive
January 25, 2026

Bilingual interpretive sign describing Snow Dome (3456m), featuring the story of Don Forest who climbed all 11,000-foot peaks in the Canadian Rockies.