Jasper to Banff in R1S Gen2?

[ynath]

Hello all,

I'm planning to go to Jasper/Banff from Seattle. I see there are charging stations in Jasper and Banff about 180 miles apart. I’m just wondering if I could make it on my R1S Gen 2 with Standard battery (258 miles on full charge)

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[TexasBob]

Icefields parkway is pretty darn slow so despite the hills it should be pretty efficient. There is L2 charging in Lake Louise (150 miles) and there is even L2 charging at Saskatchewan River Crossing (95 miles) if you are getting nervous after the first couple of hours a stop for lunch ought to get you an extra 20 miles or so of buffer. Check out the PlugShare so you are ready with a backup plan or two.

We done that drive many times, it is so awesome.

 

[TexasBob]

just out of curiosity I found this site. Here is the elevation gains/losses of the route from Banff to Jasper. I do not live in the mountains so no experience with R1s over hilly terrain.

https://www.flattestroute.com/Banff-Canada-to-Jasper-Canada

 

[ynath]

Icefields parkway is pretty darn slow so despite the hills it should be pretty efficient. There is L2 charging in Lake Louise (150 miles) and there is even L2 charging at Saskatchewan River Crossing (95 miles) if you are getting nervous after the first couple of hours a stop for lunch ought to get you an extra 20 miles or so of buffer. Check out the PlugShare so you are ready with a backup plan or two.

We done that drive many times, it is so awesome.

That’s great to know Rob

Icefields parkway is pretty darn slow so despite the hills it should be pretty efficient. There is L2 charging in Lake Louise (150 miles) and there is even L2 charging at Saskatchewan River Crossing (95 miles) if you are getting nervous after the first couple of hours a stop for lunch ought to get you an extra 20 miles or so of buffer. Check out the PlugShare so you are ready with a backup plan or two.

We done that drive many times, it is so awesome.

That’s great to know Robin. With Rivian R1S standard battery (259miles), I have done about 180 miles in moderate conditions. So I’m definitely nervous going from Jasper to banff ( 190 miles). But this helps. Thanks much.

 

[mikehmb]

just out of curiosity I found this site. Here is the elevation gains/losses of the route from Banff to Jasper. I do not live in the mountains so no experience with R1s over hilly terrain.

https://www.flattestroute.com/Banff-Canada-to-Jasper-Canada

That site is interesting, but has anyone found one that calculates total elevation gain, excluding descents? In other words, if I go up over 5k ft then back to sea level, I want to see 5k - not 0.

Would be super helpful for planning purposes.

I believe the data is embedded in mapping databases, so should be a matter of extraction at relatively fine-grained intervals.

 

[TexasBob]

That site is interesting, but has anyone found one that calculates total elevation gain, excluding descents? In other words, if I go up over 5k ft then back to sea level, I want to see 5k - not 0.

Would be super helpful for planning purposes.

I believe the data is embedded in mapping databases, so should be a matter of extraction at relatively fine-grained intervals.

There is always the tried and true Gaia GPS. It is our go-to for backpacking and I never hit the trail without it, but I've never used it for road trips. I popped in the route for Jasper to Lake Louise and I think you get all the info you are after. Total elevation gain 9,258 ft. Total descent 7,644.

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