Peering down at the wind-chiseled wall of Blackcomb Glacier, I figured skiing down this steep, back-country bowl in British Columbia would be a lot easier than what I was about to do: Ski up it. Wi… ...

The park's glacier-laden mountains and pristine lakes have attracted mobs of visitors in recent years, leading to bottlenecks on the trails. About 183,000 people visited the park last year.

Nick Drader from Compass Heli Tours runs glacier kayaking tours. He flies to a glacial lake near the Cascade Mountains in British Columbia over waterfalls, rivers, and mountains. The tours are ...