The snow is white and so bright, - a pristine reminder that the sun is increasing in strength day by day. The snow is gone from the trees. Winter’s harsh grip will soon loosen and fall away.

This is the St. Elias Mountain Range, - the largest group of great peaks on the continent, including massive 5,959-metre Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada. Nearby Mount Saint Elias (5489m) is the second highest in the United States and the third highest north of Mexico. This is the highest coastal range in the world. The Saint Elias’ exceed the Himalayas in vertical relief, with hundreds of sharp ice-clad peaks rising dramatically above sea-level glaciers.