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Fossil at Lake Louise Ski Resort

Intermediate · 499 m long with 112 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 21° at its steepest, facing SW.

21°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
499 mlength
112 mvertical
2310 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Fossil is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

How to get to Fossil

Lifts that reach the top: Richardson's Ridge Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 24 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Grizzly Express Gondola
  2. Ski Pika (easy)
  3. Ski Old Ptarmigan (intermediate)
  4. Ski Pika (easy)
  5. Ride Richardson's Ridge Express
  6. Ski Merlin (intermediate)
  7. Ski Fossil (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Pika, Saddleback Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Paradise (1 min), Richardson's Ridge Express (4 min), Prunepicker (5 min).

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Measured 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.