Lake Louise snow report
How much snow is on the ground in the valley, how much Environment Canada forecasts for the next seven days, and the avalanche danger. The resort's own snow report for the ski hill is linked, not copied.
Updated Mountain Time.
Snow on the ground
No snow on the ground at the station
The Yoho Park station, at valley level, reads no snow. The ski hill tops out at 2,637 m and can hold snow when the valley has none.
Snow depth and new snow at Lake Louise today
The depth comes from Environment Canada's station at Yoho Park, 37 km west of the lake at almost the same elevation as the village. It is read every hour and stored here, so the change over the last 24 hours is our own comparison of two of those readings.
At the station now
1 h ago- Snow depth
- 0 cm
- Change in 24 hours
- 0 cm
- Temperature
- 9.4°C
- Precipitation, last hour
- 0 mm
Weather data from Environment and Climate Change Canada, used under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
A positive change is a floor on what fell, not a snowfall total: fresh snow settles as it lands. A negative change means settling or melt. The precipitation figure is water, not snow; a millimetre of water is roughly a centimetre of fresh snow, but that ratio varies a lot with temperature.
Lake Louise snow forecast for the next seven days
Every period in Environment Canada's seven-day forecast for the Banff region that mentions snow or flurries, with the amount when the forecast gives one.
No snow in the seven-day forecast for the valley right now. The ski hill sits up to a thousand metres higher and can take snow the valley forecast does not show.
The weather page has the full seven-day forecast, temperatures and any warnings.
Avalanche danger today
Avalanche Canada is not issuing a daily forecast for the Banff, Yoho and Kootenay region right now, so there is no rating to show. It appears here when the season's forecasts start. Parks Canada says avalanches are possible from November until June around Lake Louise, and the teahouse trails cross avalanche paths all winter.
Lake Louise Ski Resort snow report and ski conditions
The snow report for the ski hill belongs to the resort. It carries the overnight snowfall, lifts and runs open and the mountain temperatures, and in the season it updates every morning. The resort also sends a daily snow report and powder alerts at 5 cm or 10 cm to anyone who subscribes on that page. We link to it rather than copy it.
- Lake Louise Ski Resort conditions and weather
Overnight snowfall, lifts and runs open, base and upper mountain temperatures, and the powder alerts.
Operated by Lake Louise Ski Resort. Linked, not embedded.
- Lake Louise Ski Resort mountain cameras
The front side, the base area and the back bowls.
Operated by Lake Louise Ski Resort. Linked, not embedded.
The resort opens for the season on 6 November 2026. Until then its conditions page reports the summer operations. The ski resort page covers tickets, rentals and parking, and the ski shuttle page the free buses from Banff and the village.
Ski weather at the hill compared with the valley
The station on this page is at 1,603 m. The resort's base is at 1,646 m, mid-mountain at 2,042 m and the summit at 2,637 m. Air cools as it rises, so the summit is usually several degrees colder than the valley, and a storm that brings rain or wet snow to the village can bring dry snow up top.
| Yoho Park weather station | 1,603 m |
|---|---|
| Ski resort base | 1,646 m |
| Whitehorn Bistro, mid-mountain | 2,042 m |
| Summit | 2,637 m |
| Average snowfall a season at the resort | 546 cm |
For cross-country skiing, the Parks Canada grooming report is on the conditions page.
Common questions
Where is the Lake Louise snow report for the ski resort?
How much snow is on the ground at Lake Louise?
Is the snow depth change the same as new snow?
Is there a 14-day snow forecast for Lake Louise?
When does avalanche danger show on this page?
Snow depth, precipitation and the forecast come from Environment and Climate Change Canada, stored every ten minutes. Avalanche danger comes from Avalanche Canada. The resort snow report link and the resort figures were checked on skilouise.com on 2026-09-27. lakelouise.net is not affiliated with the resort.