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Alberta
1,647–2,642 m
Altitude
995 m
Vertical
99 km
Km of pistes
13
Lifts

Lake Louise: piste map and stats

Lake Louise is a ski resort in Alberta, Canada. By kilometres of pistes it ranks number 5 in Canada. 52% of its kilometres are easy runs: good for learning. It has 99 km of pistes across 151 named runs and 13 lifts. The ski area goes from 1,647 to 2,642 m of altitude, with 995 m of vertical. Its steepest runs (steepest 50 m stretch) are Headwall (60%, 31°), Exhibition Trees (60%, 31°) and Ptarmigan Glades (60%, 31°). The longest run is Ski Out (4.1 km). The nearest ski resort is Mt Norquay, 47 km away. Here you'll find every run with its gradient profile, the lifts and the on-mountain services; the interactive map shows them on satellite imagery.

Snow and weather at Lake Louise

Snow forecast for the next 7 days (summit, 2,642 m): no significant snowfall (updated 14 November).

Terrain by difficulty

Green
29.2 km · 27
Blue
22.3 km · 30
Black
39.2 km · 78
Double black
7.8 km · 27
Unclassified
0.8 km · 3

Lifts by type

Chairlift
11.2 km · 9
Gondola
2.8 km · 1
Magic carpet
0.4 km · 3

Runs, lifts and services

tap a run to see its profile
Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of pistes does Lake Louise have?

Lake Louise has 99 km of pistes, measured run by run on the map: 151 named runs and 13 lifts.

What altitude is Lake Louise at?

Its runs and lifts go from 1,647 to 2,642 m of altitude, with 995 m of vertical.

What is the steepest run at Lake Louise?

Headwall, with a 60% gradient on its steepest 50 m stretch.

What is the longest run at Lake Louise?

Ski Out, at 4.1 km.

What runs does Lake Louise have by difficulty?

Green: 28.5 km (20 runs); Blue: 22.1 km (29 runs); Black: 39.2 km (75 runs); Double black: 7.8 km (27 runs).

About this data

Piste km: the length of each piste, measured once along its line on the map. Resorts usually advertise more, as they add itineraries, variants or wide pistes counted as several runs; and sometimes a piste is still missing from OpenStreetMap.

Data quality

Named runs158 / 165
Difficulty tagged98%
Lighting tagged5%
Snowmaking tagged0%
Lift capacity tagged69%
Grip type tagged0%

Snowmaking and ski patrol are rarely tagged in OpenStreetMap — it doesn't mean they don't exist, just that hardly anyone maps them yet.