Cowboy at Lake Louise Ski Resort
Expert · 285 m long with 142 m of vertical, averaging 26° and 37° at its steepest, facing NE.
37°steepest 50 m
26°average pitch
285 mlength
142 mvertical
2518 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Cowboy is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Cowboy
Lifts that reach the top: Paradise (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 26 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Grizzly Express Gondola
- Ski Pika (easy)
- Ski unnamed trail
- Ski Alley (advanced)
- Ride Paradise
- Ski Corridor (advanced)
- Ski Cowboy (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Powder Pockets. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Paradise (2 min), Richardson's Ridge Express (5 min), Prunepicker (5 min).
See Cowboy on the 3D mapAll runs at Lake Louise Ski ResortMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.