HI Banff Alpine Centre

HI Banff Alpine Centre 🐻🌲Nestled next to the Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain of Banff National Park, in the heart of Treaty 7 Territory.
(452)

Home of the Storm Cellar hostel pub and gamehouse! 🌪️ HI-Banff Alpine Centre is the largest hostel in Alberta with views of the majestic Canadian Rockies right outside the door. All of our guests get free local public transportation, free Wi-Fi and free luggage storage, plus the hostel has its own on-site restaurant and bar. Take advantage of one of our packages year-round — from rafting and adven

ture packages in the summer to ski and job seeker packages in the winter. Shared and private rooms are available, spread across two buildings with two fully equipped kitchens available for your use. Every day we've got activities on offer at the hostel and our front desk staff can help you plan any kind of adventure in Banff. Book online now at hihostels.ca or call 1-866-762-4122. Hostelling International - Canada is a not-for-profit, member-based organization with 60 hostels across Canada. Our mission is to help everyone, especially the young, learn about the world and its people through hostelling and affordable travel.

After three years the Mountain Madness Relay returned and we entered two teams made up of staff members: the HI Juniors...
03/26/2026

After three years the Mountain Madness Relay returned and we entered two teams made up of staff members: the HI Juniors and HI Seniors. ↓↓↓

The Juniors took home third in their category and the Seniors... . . . . Well, let’s just say we’re hoping for the chance to redeem ourselves in 2027! 🙈 Special shoutout to HI Seniors’ super speeder runner Abi who had an excellent time for her leg (she missed the group photo unfortunately!).

From what I could tell, this is at least the third time we’ve participated (it’s been around since ’76!). We had a team in 1995, 2023, and now 2026.

Many thanks to the team at Town of Banff for their hard work in planning and hosting, as well as the volunteers who cheered us on along the way. We’ll be showcasing our competitive edge yet again on Thursday, April 9th, with the 4th Annual Dodgeball Tournament! Register a team and meet us there. 😎🏆


Our weekly group hikes are year-round. 🥾🥾 It’s all on our Activities & Events board next to front desk when you check-in...
03/23/2026

Our weekly group hikes are year-round. 🥾🥾 It’s all on our Activities & Events board next to front desk when you check-in. You’ll see our full week of excursions alongside events every night. 🍻

📷 


It’s the first day of Spring, and if history has taught us anything the next 8 weeks in Banff should be something like t...
03/20/2026

It’s the first day of Spring, and if history has taught us anything the next 8 weeks in Banff should be something like this: 🎢😵‍💫❄️🌼☔️😎🐻🌬️🐛☀️☃️

📷 


03/08/2026

With crampons to borrow for free, join us for one of our weekly group hikes, including the spectacular Johnston Canyon every Saturday. Spring is just around the corner, and places like the canyon are gonna start looking different week-to-week. (Curious what activities and events are running when you get here? Send us a DM for the rundown!) 🥾🥾🥾

📷

03/05/2026

We’re already lining up candidates for our summer crew! 😎☀️🌷 NOW HIRING FRONT DESK 👩🏽‍💻🧑🏻‍💻👨🏼‍💻 Comment below for the link to our Current Openings, where you’ll see all job opportunities at HI Banff in the coming months.

A lot of places in the rockies feel completely different throughout the seasons, in particular: WATERFALLS. Wapta Falls ...
02/24/2026

A lot of places in the rockies feel completely different throughout the seasons, in particular: WATERFALLS. Wapta Falls is already spectacular in the summer, but in the winter it has so much dimension and drama with its changing ice formations. For details on how to access the trailhead in the winter, comment below! 💎

Winter sky palette 🎨

🧡💜🩵🩷📷 

02/20/2026

Winter sky palette 🎨

🧡💜🩵🩷

📷 


Hope you’re enjoying Family Day! 👯‍♀️ We’ve got the Barclay sisters to thank for setting up Canada’s first hostel, in ne...
02/16/2026

Hope you’re enjoying Family Day! 👯‍♀️ We’ve got the Barclay sisters to thank for setting up Canada’s first hostel, in nearby Bragg Creek in 1933 (for 25 cents a night!). Catherine and Mary Belle’s efforts eventually became a volunteer-run network of hostels in the region, and later, HI Canada. In 1997, we were fortunate enough to welcome a 96-year-old Mary Belle Barclay to the newly-renovated HI Banff Alpine Centre, where she remarked, “this is a far cry from sleeping on a plank of wood with canvas walls and apple box cupboards”. Though that still sounds like a great way to hang out in the mountains, we’re grateful for their sisterly intrepidness almost a century ago!

📚 Lovingly scanned from the archives by , with research from the “History of HI Canada” publication from 2009.

(The background photo is an archival photo of Tunnel Mountain Campground from an unknown source).


02/11/2026

It’s perfectly normal to start your summer dream journal in February…!

📓📝 


🕰️ Long before The Traitors (and before it was named Cougar Pete’s), our coffeehouse was the spot for all of our theme...
02/05/2026

🕰️ Long before The Traitors (and before it was named Cougar Pete’s), our coffeehouse was the spot for all of our theme parties, including this Mafia Murder Mystery from January, 1988. (Recognize the pair of skis on the wall? They’re still up to this day!)

📖 Lovingly scanned from the archives by 


02/04/2026

The Bow ✨ 

📷 


Address

801 Hidden Ridge Way
Banff, AB
T1L1B3

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when HI Banff Alpine Centre posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category