Originally Posted by
saddlesores
prevailing winds at what elevation? at ground level tend to be localized, with effects heavily dependent on terrain and vegetation.
how about an elevation profile? is this a constant grade, a series of shorter grades with plateaus, or lotsa up and down basin and range with 25000 feet of climbing and descending in betwixt?
I hate headwinds and don't mind climbing so I would go Vancouver to Calgary. I have done it once, via Highway 3, Highway 5, Highway 93 and Highway 1. Why not include the icefields parkway in there if you can? Basically there are three main mountain ranges to traverse, The Coast range, the Selkirks and the Rockies, so there will be lots of climbing.
The Alberta/BC border is not closed, although travel is not advised. There are restrictions on travel between health regions in BC. Its complicated, but I expect they will drop the restrictions sometime in June. I dont think they would care about somebody on a bike, but who knows?
Right now Calgary has the highest covid infection rate in North America so you may not want to visit.