Lake Louise
Alberta · Canada
Lake Louise is a ski resort in Alberta, Canada. It averages around 460 cm of snow a season on a Continental Rockies, drier snowpack. The season typically runs Nov-May.
One of the largest ski areas in North America by acreage; iconic Rockies scenery
10-day forecast
15 cm total · best window Thursday, Sep 3 (1d, 13cm)
⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 1,646 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.
Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Thursday, Sep 3 — OK (32). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Aug 26.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 2,637 m
- Base
- 1,646 m
- Vertical
- 991 m
- Terrain
- 4,200 ac, 4 mountain faces
- Avg annual snow
- 460 cm
- Typical season
- Nov-May
- Snow climate
- Continental Rockies, drier
- Type
- Lift-served
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