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Upper 5 at Lake Louise Ski Resort

Expert · 303 m long with 228 m of vertical, averaging 37° and 46° at its steepest, facing E.

46°steepest 50 m
37°average pitch
303 mlength
228 mvertical
2551 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Upper 5 is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Upper 5

Lifts that reach the top: Paradise (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 25 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Grizzly Express Gondola
  2. Ski Pika (easy)
  3. Ski unnamed trail
  4. Ski Alley (advanced)
  5. Ride Paradise
  6. Ski Paradise Cornice (expert)
  7. Ski Upper 5 (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Lower 5. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Paradise (4 min), Richardson's Ridge Express (6 min), Prunepicker (7 min).

See Upper 5 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.