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Updated December 2024
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How Skiers Rate Lake Louise

Overall Rating
4.40
Value for Money
4.13
Quiet Slopes
3.97
Après-Ski
3.62
Accommodation Options
3.80
Family Friendliness
4.57
Groomed Runs
4.49
Powder Zones
4.18
Tree Runs
4.10
Mogul Fields
3.81
Off-Piste
4.38
Snow Parks
4.11
Lift Efficiency
4.50
Eating Out
3.84
Ski School Quality
4.45
Beginners
4.41
Intermediates
4.41
Advanced
4.41
Experts
4.38
Snowboarders
4.36

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What Skiers Say About Lake Louise

Lake Louise attracts predominantly intermediate to expert skiers and snowboarders who consistently praise the resort's extensive terrain, including back bowls, tree runs, and varied difficulty levels. Reviews frequently mention excellent powder quality, minimal lift queues, spectacular mountain views, and efficient lift systems including recent upgrades. Negative feedback centres on inconsistent snow conditions with runs becoming icy between storms, expensive food and limited dining options, cold temperatures, parking difficulties especially on weekends, and a subdued après-ski atmosphere compared to European resorts. Several users note the resort works well for mixed-ability groups due to its terrain variety.

AI-generated summary based on verified skier reviews

  • terrain variety
  • powder quality
  • minimal lift queues
  • mountain views
  • lift infrastructure
  • back bowl skiing
  • icy conditions
  • food prices
  • parking availability
  • limited après-ski
  • cold temperatures
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Devan
expert skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 10 2024
By far the best resort in the Canadian Rockies in my opinion, theres nothing that comes close to it. If youre more advanced rider, it has everything youre looking for plus itll allow the people with you. Who are not as good to be able to get the same accommodations as you.
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Juan Camilo
advanced snowboarder 🏂
Dec, 9 2024
Louise is amazing, if you've had snow recently.

I wish I could love going to Louise, but as a boarder that doesn't do much park, I feel that I have to end up always going on either larch, or the main green/blue run down the front side. Everything else is ungroomed and can be heavily moguled, which is disappointing because some of the areas at the top of the hill are great on a good day (again rare since it's so dry).

The backbowl is supposed to be amazing, but again it just seems like it's moguled in.

I will say that compared to Sunshine, the mountain makes sense, I don't need to pull a map to know where I'm going to end up, and heavily trafficked runs are nice and wide.

And ofc the views, there's no better views than at Louise - that alone is worth the trip.
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Maik
advanced snowboarder 🏂 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 9 2024
I have been going to lake Louise for a couple years. Great hill with friendly staff. Even when its busy its spread out and you dont wait too long in lineups. Multiple lodges to eat at with decent food for decent prices. They have a childcare at the main lodge if you have kids that need supervision while youre skiing which is awesome. Runs are well maintained and a good mix for all skill levels.
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Phil
advanced snowboarder 🏂 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 9 2024
Arrived from Ontario on Thursday rode the mountain friday for a nice blue bird day, that evening the snow came we woke up for another day on the mountain with a fresh dump of snow and kept snowing the entire day, made for an amazing experience and awesome conditions the whole day, we were able to be one of the first few up the larch chair to a whole new batch of amazing runs
Over all an amazing mountain with friendly staff and great conversations everywhere
We will be back 100%
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Jacques
expert skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 9 2024
Great ski hill. Unlimited terrain to ride for all ski levels. The walk from the parking lot sucks
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Mitchell Hiron
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 9 2024
Great place to go after a fresh snowfall.

Can be rocky at some points in the season.

Views are great, wide variety of slopes and trails.
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Ryan Mitchell
expert snowboarder 🏂 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 9 2024
I did a tour of a bunch of hills out west and lake Louise was my favorite. When I first came in and saw the log cabin style chalet it truly amazed me. The park features had a great flow. It was like being on the play ground when I was a kid. The jumps had great flow and were well maintained.
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Ryder
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 8 2024
Lake louise is one of the best hills is all of alberta, the runs are way longer than sunshine and theres a lot more aswell. Perfect hill for anyone learning how to ski or an advanced rider. Recommend trying the larch chair lift as theres a lot of jumps and always good powder. It does get pretty busy on the front side around afternoon but personally the back side is better. overall a really good resort that you should 100% check out!!
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Jacob
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 8 2024
Beautiful mountain and great skiing, dont think Ive ever had a bad day of skiing at Lake Louise. Runs are consistently powder and the views are unlike any other
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Rob
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Dec, 6 2024
Good resort to ski, but unless you have a lot of money you need to drive or get a bus here from affordable accommodation
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Ronaldo Parena
advanced snowboarder 🏂 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 6 2024
Its a good experience we try all the avalanche are the all the double black experience when your on the top of the hill and you are going down you will see all the people enjoying views and you feel like flying in the snow that how you enjoy the ride and keep on coming back to try again.
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Jake
expert skier ⛷️ 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Dec, 6 2024
Stay in Banff and commute the 40 mins to lake Louise in the free bus
Overall a top result for skiing / boarding
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Phil
expert skier ⛷️
Dec, 6 2024
I was based in Banff villlage so all non ski topics are related to there. Skiing in Louise was lovely, amazing scenery, great setup of pistes and a wide spread of terrain for different abilities. Highly recommend.
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William
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 6 2024
One of our favourite hills, lots of terrain and great for all types of skiers and boarders. Love some of the new areas that have opened up and the new chairs.
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Matthew
expert skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 5 2024
Lake Louis has been my home resort for over 20yrs. The size of the resort allows for generally low volumes on the backside and higher up on mountain, meaning things usually arent skied out too fast, unless its a particularly busy day. There is terrain for everyone at Louise, with some lifts only accessing off-piste or expert terrain, and others accessing a wide variety. The snow cover is generally good by mid January and lasts well into late season. Most seasons you wont ski many deep days, but there is somehow always fresh snow to find, with verbally great snow all around.
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Blair
advanced snowboarder 🏂 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 4 2024
Lake Louise is a pretty decent resort mainly a tourist attraction but compared to sunshine village it is more snowboard friendly less flat spots usually has a fair amount of powder depending on the weather can be extremely windy but all around its not that bad of a mountain.
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Calvin
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 4 2024
Great resort for skiing in Canada. Love how there's a backside of the mountain so you get a 2 in 1 mountain experience. Lots of good powder runs at the highest chair and not too many rocky areas. Great value!
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Matt
expert skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 3 2024
Great hill with lots of different terrain for all levels of skier, with plenty of option for those in the family that dont ski near by. Lift. Lines move very efficiently staff is very helpful for anything you need. Lots of available lodging with skiin ski out option or just being near the hill. Would definitely recommend giving this slope a try
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Nikolas
advanced skier ⛷️
Dec, 3 2024
The mountain is beautiful, especially suited to more advanced skiers and those who enjoy tree runs or even tighter groomed runs, but that said the whole backside of the mountain is just massive open bowls and wide carving spaces. Can get very cold if its a windy day just cause of the way the north winds come off the mountain. Probably less family friendly than other mountains that offer more variety to mid-level skiers.
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Joel
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 3 2024
I always enjoy spending a day skiing here. Easy drive from Calgary or Canmore. Large parking lot, and lots of runs to hit
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