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Ptarmigan Chute 3 at Lake Louise Ski Resort

Advanced · 277 m long with 189 m of vertical, averaging 34° and 42° at its steepest, facing SE.

42°steepest 50 m

34°average pitch

277 mlength

189 mvertical

2343 mtop elevation

SEfaces

Snow and sun

Ptarmigan Chute 3 is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Ptarmigan Chute 3

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, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Grizzly Express Gondola
Ski unnamed trail
Ski Ptarmigan Chute 3 (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Ptarmigan Chute 2. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ptarmigan (2 min), Larch Express (3 min).

See Ptarmigan Chute 3 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.