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Lake Louise

A small, quiet village further up the highway at around 1,540 m, on the doorstep of the biggest and most varied of the three mountains. The setting by the frozen lake is the draw, but it's sleepy after dark with little beyond a handful of hotels. Best if the skiing matters more than the nightlife.

  • 1,540 m Village base
  • 2,686 m Top lift
  • 1,054 m Vertical
  • 279 Pistes mapped
  • 33 Lifts

Terrain, lift and aspect figures shown are for the whole SkiBig3 — Lake Louise shares the area's linked lift pass. Its own base altitude is shown above.

⛰ Part of the SkiBig3 — one linked lift pass →

The village

Guide coming soon. A full write-up of Lake Louise is on the way. The live weather, snowfall, stats and where-to-stay map below are all ready now.

Snow & weather

Live conditions from the mountain, plus the average snow you can expect month by month.

Conditions now · Lake Louise
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Average monthly snowfall

Avg. monthly snowfall (cm) · 10-yr means Weather data © Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), ERA5 reanalysis.

Terrain & aspect

For the whole SkiBig3.

35% beginner 28% inter. 36% expert
N · blue: 4% N · red: 5% N · black: 3% N · unknown: 0% NE · blue: 4% NE · red: 4% NE · black: 6% E · blue: 2% E · red: 3% E · black: 10% E · unknown: 0% SE · blue: 2% SE · red: 2% SE · black: 3% S · blue: 3% S · red: 2% S · black: 3% S · unknown: 0% SW · green: 0% SW · blue: 2% SW · red: 3% SW · black: 14% W · blue: 2% W · red: 5% W · black: 9% NW · blue: 3% NW · red: 3% NW · black: 4% NW · unknown: 0% NESW
Downhill runs only
  • Novice
  • Easy
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced
  • Flat / ungraded

Slopes mostly face SW.
Aspect derived from run bearings · OpenSkiStats / © OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

Skiing & terrain

A level-by-level guide to skiing from Lake Louise is coming soon. The difficulty split and slope aspect (for the whole SkiBig3) are shown here now.

On the map

Lake Louise
Legend

Run difficulty

  • Novice
  • Easy
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced / Expert
  • Freeride / Extreme
  • Unknown

Run types

  • Downhill — groomed
  • Downhill — ungroomed
  • Downhill — gladed
  • Nordic (groomed)
  • Ski tour
  • ☾Lit (night)
  • △Not patrolled
  • →One-way
  • ❄Snowmaking

Lifts

  • Operating
  • Operating (private)
  • Non-operating
  • Lift station

Slope-gradient grading

Downhill / ski tour

  • Flat<3°
  • Easy3–14°
  • Intermediate14–22°
  • Advanced / Expert22–45°
  • Freeride / Extreme>45°

Nordic

  • Easy<6°
  • Intermediate6–9°
  • Advanced>9°

Aspect (sun exposure)

  • N — least sun
  • E — morning
  • S — most sun
  • W — afternoon

Legend after OpenSkiMap

Map & ski data © OSM (ODbL) via OpenSkiMap · basemap OpenFreeMap · terrain Mapterhorn
See the official piste maps on Skimap.org →
Where you'll stay

Stay in Lake Louise

A small, quiet village further up the highway at around 1,540 m, on the doorstep of the biggest and most varied of the three mountains. The setting by the frozen lake is the draw, but it's sleepy after dark with little beyond a handful of hotels. Best if the skiing matters more than the nightlife.

Ski-in / ski-out

Lifts and pistes from the door — the point of a high, purpose-built resort.

Apartments

Self-catering residences, the bulk of the beds and the flexible-budget option.

Chalets

Catered and self-catered chalets for groups wanting the whole place.

Hotels & spa

From simple to high-end, with pools and spas to thaw out in.

Nearby resorts

Other bases within reach — including the rest of the SkiBig3.

~approx 109 km away
Faces north-west
Canada · British Columbia

Panorama Mountain Resort

73.7 km (OSM) 1,152–2,368 m
12% beginner 63% inter. 23% expert
Vertical
1217 m
Pistes (mapped)
83
Lifts
10
~approx 145 km away
Faces west
Canada · Revelstoke

Revelstoke Mountain Resort

83.6 km (OSM) 514–2,224 m
35% beginner 35% inter. 31% expert
Vertical
1709 m
Pistes (mapped)
61
Lifts
7
~approx 232 km away
Faces north-east
Canada · British Columbia

Fernie Alpine Resort

82.3 km (OSM) 1,059–2,097 m
23% beginner 48% inter. 29% expert
Vertical
1038 m
Pistes (mapped)
102
Lifts
10
~approx 234 km away
Faces east
Canada · British Columbia

Silver Star Mountain Resort

111.1 km (OSM) 1,146–1,886 m
29% beginner 41% inter. 30% expert
Vertical
740 m
Pistes (mapped)
141
Lifts
11
~approx 265 km away
Faces south-east
Canada · Sun Peaks Mountain Resort

Sun Peaks Resort

154.5 km (OSM) 1,200–2,087 m
25% beginner 45% inter. 30% expert
Vertical
887 m
Pistes (mapped)
171
Lifts
13
~approx 270 km away
Faces south-west
Canada · British Columbia

Big White Ski Resort

95.9 km (OSM) 1,512–2,271 m
31% beginner 42% inter. 28% expert
Vertical
759 m
Pistes (mapped)
101
Lifts
16
~approx 498 km away
Faces north-west
Canada · Whistler

Whistler Blackcomb

299.3 km (OSM) 653–2,259 m
26% beginner 41% inter. 33% expert
Vertical
1606 m
Pistes (mapped)
420
Lifts
36
~approx 768 km away
Faces north-east
United States · Big Sky

Big Sky Resort

238.2 km (OSM) 2,078–3,402 m
27% beginner 38% inter. 35% expert
Vertical
1325 m
Pistes (mapped)
289
Lifts
45
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Getting to Lake Louise

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Ski data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap & Skimap.org. Basemap © OpenFreeMap / OpenMapTiles. · Weather data © Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), ERA5 reanalysis. Village grouping & editorial: mynext.holiday. Accommodation via Stay22; transfers via Kiwitaxi; car hire via Travelpayouts.