The Kootenay Pass is one of the highest highway-served passes in Canada that is open year-round, although it is frequently closed in bad weather for avalanche control and clearing of debris. Bow Summit on the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park, Alberta, is higher at . Highwood Pass in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, is even higher at , but it is traversed by Highway 40, which closes from December 1 to June 15 every year.