Alberta · Canada · ski area
Lake Louise Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Lake Louise Ski Area is a ski area in Alberta, Canada with 80 km of mapped downhill runs and 13 lifts, between 1,647 m and 2,642 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 80 km
- Lifts
- 13
- Top elevation
- 2,642 m
- Vertical drop
- 995 m
- Nearest airport
- YYC · 152 km
Slopes by difficulty
118 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 9 Chairlifts
- 3 Magic carpets
- 1 Gondolas
Lake Louise Ski Area is a ski area in Alberta, Canada. Its 118 mapped downhill runs add up to 80 km, which ranks it #7 of 403 ski areas in Canada and gives it 2.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 681 m long.
Slopes at Lake Louise Ski Area
About 36% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 28% intermediate and 35% advanced or expert, which makes Lake Louise Ski Area best suited to confident and advanced skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 13 lifts: 9 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 1 gondola. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,647 m up to 2,642 m, a vertical drop of 995 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to Lake Louise Ski Area
The nearest airport is Calgary International Airport (YYC), about 152 km away in a straight line — roughly 3 h 18 min by car; Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) is 206 km away. Nearby ski areas include Mt Norquay (24.9 km), Banff Sunshine Village (77.3 km), Golden Golf Course and Canmore Nordic Centre, which together add 148 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Lake Louise Ski Area
- 1 YYC152 kmstraight line
- 2 YXC206 kmstraight line
- 3 YCG262 kmstraight line
- 4 YEG269 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Lake Louise Ski Area
- 47 kmMt Norquay25 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 2,092 m
- 48 kmBanff Sunshine Village77 km of slopes · 14 lifts · up to 2,686 m
- 62 kmGolden Golf CourseSmall ski area
- 65 kmCanmore Nordic Centreup to 1,548 m
- 66 kmDawn Mountain Nordicup to 1,312 m
- 68 kmKicking Horse Resort46 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,423 m
- 84 kmMt. Sharkup to 1,824 m
- 88 kmNakiska27 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 2,265 m
- 90 kmRibbon Creekup to 2,077 m
- 95 kmFortress Mountain Resort31 km of slopes · up to 2,314 m
- 96 kmNipikaup to 1,154 m
- 110 kmKananaskis Lakes Cross Country Ski Trailsup to 2,122 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.