Lake Louise Reviews & Ratings

Lake Louise is situated in a beautiful area with runs for all types of skill levels. Lots of lifts making lines quick and efficient. Parking lot is massive with good access.

I've been skiing Lake Louise for over 25 years and it has always been one of the top ski resorts for snow quality and quantity of powder and packed with an abundance of runs at every level of skier and snowboarder. The facilities are world class and they're are ample accommodations on and off the hill to suit every visitors wish list.
The drive from the town of Banff is about 45 minutes and it is worth the trip believe me!
The only thing that I would say is to get to the hill early so you can get a good parking spot if you are driving up to the hill. Be sure to have your park pass visible when you park or you will get ticketed.

I really liked the Lake Louise ski area, it was quiet (especially compared to all the resorts in Europe) and there was quite some variation. I think the resort could be a lot more efficient though. The people at the bottom of the gondola taking your skis or board are nice, but unnecessary. Also the range of the menu could be a bit wider, maybe a pasta dish or a rice dish instead of only fried food? The restaurant at the backside upstairs was really nice, a bit more on the fancy side, but still affordable. Some of the lifts, especially at the backside, are a bit outdated and could use an update, they are slow and not really comfortable. But I really liked skiing here. Overall an eight out of ten!

There are two main parts of the mountain you need to get to know the front side and the back side. The back side is going to hold almost all of the big terrain runs including 9 gullies getting progressively more difficult, off of summit chair. If you dont mind a little walk paradise may be the chair for you, built in the 80s this three man chair allows access to some of the best resort skiing in the rockies!
West bowl cannot be forgotten, but please allow this terrain to get enough snow so if youre wanting to ride maybe wait for February time to roll around.

A staple for our life, we have visited Louise plenty as a family. It has gotten so expensive now that we are unable to go with any amount of frequency, unless we find some way that we havent explored yet.

This is my favourite resort and definitely the best in the Banff area. It can get crowded on weekends/holidays but the size of the resort allows you to find places that are less crowded (back side). The price increases in the last few years really make it difficult to enjoy unless you make a lot of money. I love it here but due to the price I can only go once or twice per season

First time skiing in Canada, skied at 4 different resorts and Lake Louise was by far my favourite ️

This is my home resort. The front side is a great area to learn on and has groomed runs for any level. Park laps are great as well on the front! The back side and larch chairlift area step it up a notch with fun blue and black runs with some tree skiing too. But the chutes from the summit chair and backside double blacks are world class. With slack country and opportunities to get into the back country it is wonderful. The low snow fall is the only con but the snow sticks better than other mountains usually keeping it at a great quality level. Stoked for skiing

Really awesome, staff are so friendly. Worth the drive definitely! Wide open beginner area is probably the best in the province.

Possibly the most scenic ski resort in the world. Lots of expert terrain off the back side. Snow is consistent and very high quality.

Have been skiing at Louise my whole life. Has terrain for everyone, could be just learning and taking it slow or flying down a steep chute! The trees are gladed quite nice and on a good snow year there are a bunch of hidden gems to find some powder well after the main runs have been chopped up. The food and beer is great, even if it is ski hill pricing, and the new lifts that have gone in over the last couple years really spreads people around the hill. For western Canada the only hill that competes for steep and deep terrain is Revelstoke. If I'm being completely honest it's one of my favourite places on the planet, and if you catch the view on a blue bird day... you'll know exactly why. Couldn't recommend skiing lake Louise enough!

I love the mountains and had an amazing first time here. I was lucky and had a perfect powder snowfall in the morning that cleared to blue skies by noon which made for an amazing second time skiing in the mountains for me.

Scenery and weather was beautiful for all three days I was there not. Busy low down on the mountain but getting on to the blue blacks and especially double blacks things got quiter.

For someone who haven't skied double blacks they were very exiting and a good challenge.

Very nice facilities and staff and thing are run as fast and they can be to get you to the top of the hill as quick as possible.

If money was no object I would be driving out every month.

I hope to go again soon. Unfortunately I live in flat Manitoba 14hrs away. Hopefully this winter or next I get to go out.

Amazing place, had a great time with a couple of friends! Will definitely be going back. Only wished the apres ski atmosphere was better

Dont really have much of a review but it was a fun resort and I had a really good time while I was there. Theyre very good at keeping the slopes groomed and keeping the lifts running as well.

After Spending years hitting all the big European resorts we decided to give Banff a go. What can I say we had an amazing stay. Starting with the Hotel (Elk + Ave) hotel was clean, mordern and the staff were super helpful and friendly. The coffee shop attached to the hotel was great at breakfast time to perk yourself up from the previous evenings apres. Travel from Banff to Lake Louise was stress and hassle free as you can jump one one of the many coaches upto the resort. You have your own seat and skis/boards are placed underneath in the luggage stowage. Much better than in Europe when you cram into a tiny bus standing whilst being clattered in the face by skis. Once arriving at lake Louise you are greeted the main gondola and chair lift neither of which have much queue to get on. The runs at lake Louise are pretty tame compared with European standards and has many easy going blues but there is are some great fast and technical runs for the advanced/experts. This resort offered a good selection and myself and the party of 14 I travelled with all loved it (we are a mixed group of skiers and borders and mostly advanced level). The optiones for food and drink at lunch were awesome and again the staff were always super friendly and accomodating. The apres scene at lake Louise was lacking but this was mainly down to transport as you would miss your coach back if you stayed and an unfortunate result of this was no apres on lake Louise itself. Banff itself was fun for a drink with good vibes and friendly/ accomodating staff wherever you go. Great food available eberywhere and the beer selection was excellent.

In Summary

Lake Louise & Banff are a great place to ski if you want hassle free laid back vibes and a real chilled trip where everyone is friendly and helpful you enjoy a good mix of runs in a breathtaking setting. Until Next time Banff

Lake Louise ski resort is not one of my personal favorites in Western Canada. It is definitely a world class resort, with a large skiable area, but its often extremely busy, not great snow quality, not many good tree runs, and its by far the most expensive resort in Alberta (for a lift ticket and also for food and accommodation). Im pretty sure that Whistler is the only resort in Canada that is busier and more expensive than Lake Louise. Lake Louise is so busy that even when they do have decent snow, it gets tracked out very quickly. Also, the entire front side of the mountain (which is more than half of the skiable area) is in the sun all day, and often very windy, so the snow quality is often poor. This is just my opinion, based on skiing there 3-5 times each year for the past 15 years.

It is worth a visit if youve never been; if you can afford it. But if youre hoping to ski more for less money and less crowds (and better snow), you may have a better time at Revelstoke, Kicking Horse, Big White, or Fernie

First time in Banff and went to Lake for the most part as it had better snow than sunshine village, big area and great terrain variety, slow lifts but not busy so was fine. Stayed with a friend so not sure about accommodation but plenty on offer in Banff itself, cracking resort, having only been to Europe previously its slightly different in terms of avalanche control and run markings etc but great fun

Louise is hands down my favourite place to ride. With over 100 runs on multiple mtn faces, terrain options for every style and level of rider it cant be beat. The views on a bluebird day are world class and second to none and when it snows you can always find pockets of untracked snow to float on!

Lake Louise is a great resort for all types of skiers, the sheer range of runs available means skiers of all abilities are about to enjoy a great ski day - the jump from bunny hill to main hill can be daunting for some, but once you push through that youre able to enjoy some of the best terrain Canada has to offer.

From fast, long groomers, to steep, challenging chutes, and many tree runs - lake Louise has something for everyone.

We love Lake Louise. Once you take the gondola up the mountain, there are so many options to explore. There are some great little restaurants dotted around the mountain with some easy green/blues to get you there. Its bigger than you think and is a lot quieter when you are up on top of the mountain. Its probably our favourite in Canada just due to the beauty of looking out over the valley and the length of the runs which go on forever