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Merlin at Lake Louise Ski Resort

Intermediate · 1685 m long with 311 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 25° at its steepest, facing S.

25°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
1685 mlength
311 mvertical
2355 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Merlin is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

How to get to Merlin

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

From the base area (about 27 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Grizzly Express Gondola
  2. Ski Pika (easy)
  3. Ride Richardson's Ridge Express
  4. Ski Merlin (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Old Ptarmigan, Ptarmigan, Pika. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Richardson's Ridge Express (1 min), Prunepicker (2 min), Ptarmigan (2 min).

See Merlin 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.