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Lake Louise

Blue Homewood, CA

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical179 ft
Length856 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNW
Top7,875 ft

Lake Louise drops 179 vertical feet over 856 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 27% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 60 named runs at Homewood. It faces northwest.

How well Lake Louise holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 12°, Lake Louise gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at Homewood does, December through March. That's shadier than 66% of the runs we've measured, and the 28th shadiest named run at Homewood. Its top sits at 7,880 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Lake Louise profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lake Louise elsewhere

Nearby at Homewood

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.