West Bowl at Lake Louise Ski Resort
Advanced · 465 m long with 194 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 36° at its steepest, facing SW.
36°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
465 mlength
194 mvertical
2540 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
West Bowl is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to West Bowl
Lifts that reach the top: Summit (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 23 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Glacier Express
- Ride Top of the World Express
- Ski Home Run (intermediate)
- Ski Sunset Terrace (intermediate)
- Ride Summit
- Ski Outer Limits (advanced)
- Ski Pipestone Ridge (advanced)
- Ski West Bowl (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Instructor's Gully, Enchanted Forest. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pipestone Express (8 min), Juniper Express (10 min), Glacier Express (10 min).
See West Bowl on the 3D mapAll runs at Lake Louise Ski ResortMeasured 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.