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Hour Glass at Lake Louise Ski Resort

Advanced · 114 m long with 66 m of vertical, averaging 30° and 35° at its steepest, facing E.

35°steepest 50 m
30°average pitch
114 mlength
66 mvertical
2431 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Hour Glass is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

How to get to Hour Glass

Lifts that reach the top: Pipestone Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Top of the World Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Paradise (skiing easy terrain to get there); Summit (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 16 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Glacier Express
  2. Ride Top of the World Express
  3. Ski Saddleback Bowl (easy)
  4. Ski Hour Glass (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Saddleback Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Paradise (5 min), Richardson's Ridge Express (8 min), Prunepicker (8 min).

See Hour Glass on the 3D mapAll runs at Lake Louise Ski Resort
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.