Pocahontas cabins in between Hinton and jasper are very nice. The wife and I stayed there back in august. The price was ok compared to staying in jasper.
Ski doo makes an excellent pair of sled boots. I have tried mf, they are terrible,klim are really good also. My last pair of klim I still wear around the yard at home. They are starting to leak after 8 years of abuse.
It may not help or improve things as, the finns on the secondary for the 2019 are larger than last years. So there should be a lot more air movement on the 2019. I had a look at them at my local dealer last week. Ppsm.time will tell.