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Old Ptarmigan at Lake Louise Ski Resort

Intermediate · 1132 m long with 292 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 25° at its steepest, facing E.

25°steepest 50 m

14°average pitch

1132 mlength

292 mvertical

2328 mtop elevation

Efaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Old Ptarmigan

Lifts that reach the top: Ptarmigan (skiing easy terrain to get there); Grizzly Express Gondola (skiing easy terrain to get there); Paradise (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 12 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Grizzly Express Gondola
Ski Pika (easy)
Ski Old Ptarmigan (intermediate)

Where it ends

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

See Old Ptarmigan on the 3D map All 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.