Jasper at Christmas

Jasper is a wonderful place to spend the Christmas holidays. The warm hospitality of the town combined with the snow covered mountain peaks, and abundance of winter activities make Jasper Alberta the ideal destination for a Christmas vacation.

If you are planning to spend Christmas in Jasper, it is best to make your hotel reservations as early as possible while there are still rooms available at this busy time. Most Jasper hotels do not have special Christmas packages as such but are sure to have a fun festive atmosphere and will generally offer Christmas dinner in the hotel restaurant.
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For anyone searching for specific Jasper Christmas packages, or options for Christmas dinner, the holiday offerings at the following accommodations are sure to see you and your family celebrate Christmas in style:

Jasper’s luxury hotel, the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, has a special Festival of Christmas Package which includes accommodation in a Fairmont Room with your own Christmas tree in the room which you get to decorate yourself, plus a range of festive activities in and around the hotel. Starting at $399 per night, this Jasper Christmas package is available from December 23-27 2011.
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Lobstick Lodge has a dinner buffet on Christmas Day December 25th which features a selection of salads, carved roast turkey with stuffing and gravy, BBQ chicken, oven baked salmon, maple roasted sweet potatoes and vegetables. The dessert table includes pumpkin pie, berry tarts, fresh fruit and cookies. The cost is $28 for adults and $10 for kids 6-12 years.

Chateau Jasper is offering a Christmas dinner buffet in the Silverwater Grill & Lounge on December 25 2011 which includes a variety of salads, cured meats, smoked seafood, herbed roasted turkey, honey dijon ham, crab legs, red & sweet potato mash, fresh vegetables, topped off with cheesecake and warm bread pudding for dessert and coffee or tea. The cost of the buffet is $30 for adults and $10 for children 6-12 years.

Amethyst Lodge is featuring a Christmas dinner for $25 on December 24 and 25 with a choice of roasted maple butternut squash soup or winter garden greens to start, followed by Tom Turkey with all the trimmings as the main course and pumpkin pie with whipped cream for dessert.

Marmot Lodge is serving Christmas dinner in Embers Steakhouse on Christmas Eve December 24 and Christmas Day December 25, costing $25. Start with a tomato vegetable soup with chicken apple meatballs, or organic green garden vegetables, followed by an entree of turkey and wild mushroom wellington with gravy and cranberry sauce and a pumpkin cheesecake for dessert.

The Sawridge Inn is offering a 2 day Xmas Package on December 24 & 25 2011 which includes 2 nights accommodations with a hearty buffet breakfast each morning, a Xmas treat platter delivered to your room, a buffet dinner on Christmas Eve December 24th and a traditional Christmas dinner buffet on Christmas Day December 25th. The Christmas Day dinner buffet will include delectable items such as Slow Roasted Tom Turkey, Carved Fire Roasted Strip Loin, and a White & Dark Chocolate Fountain. There will also be some festive family events on Christmas Eve such as gingerbread house building, movie night (with free popcorn and juice for the kids), and free hot chocolate and cookies. Rates start at $230 per adult per package.

As well as the Christmas events organized by individual hotels, there are many ways to spend your days in Jasper during the Yuletide period. The more active visitors will enjoy activities such as skiing & snowboarding at Jasper’s ski resort, Marmot Basin, or dog sledding near Valemount, while a more relaxing time can be had cross country skiing or simply visiting the quaint cafes and interesting stores of downtown Jasper.

No matter where you stay or how you spend your time, Christmas in the winter wonderland of Jasper National Park is sure to be a memorable experience for all.

*The above hotel rates are generally based on double occupancy, and are subject to availability, subject to applicable taxes, subject to change without notice. To confirm full details and for reservations, please use the links provided.
**The rates shown for Christmas dinner do not include tax and gratuity.