Having relatively large feet, they are well adapted to travel through snow, and seem to rely on permanent snowfields in the summer to keep them cool. Caribou are the least common deer in the park and are only found at the far north end of Banff near the Jasper boundary. That makes them almost as difficult to find as Santa's reindeer on your roof. And Banff is a lot closer than Lapland. You've probably already seen reindeer-like animals in Banff.
Wapiti rely heavily on the grasslands of the montane forest in the Bow Valley for winter food.
Chinook winds melt winter snows and helps the animals to get to the grass they need to survive the winter. This reindeer relative is commonly seen throughout the Bow Valley in Banff and sometimes right in the townsite. R ecreation S ervices A dventure W eather R eservations O n-line Services R ocky Mtn.