Lake Louise Shoreline / Telemark / 1A Highway - Novice

JASPER AREA | LAKE LOUISE AREA | Boom Lake | Baker Creek | Lake Louise Shoreline | Moraine Lake Road | Tramline | Pipestone | Whitehorn | BANFF AREA | CANMORE NORDIC CENTRE | KANANSKIS COUNTRY

Access and parking: Upper trailhead - public parking lots near Chateau Lake Louise; lower trailhead parking area west of the service station at the junction of the Lake Louise access road and the Bow Valley Parkway.

Length and classification: Trails 1, 2 and 3 - see descriptions Moraine Lake Road and Tramline; Lake Louise Shoreline (Trail 4) - 3 km, one-way, Easy; Telemark (Trail 5) - 9.3 km loop, Moderate; Bow Valley Parkway (Trail 6) - 7.5 km, one-way, Easy.

Description: Lake Louise Shoreline (Trail 4) - This trail follows the pony trail round the west shore of Lake Louise. Set farther back from the lake than the footpath, it is not scenic, but the skiing is better than on the packed and trampled footpath. Start by skiing to the lakeshore. Just past the Chateau, the lakeshore trail branches. Ski up the long incline here then turn left on to the pony trail at the start of the Lake Agnes trail. The ski trail rejoins the footpath 1. 8 km farther on where a beautiful frozen waterfall hangs on the cliff above. The colorful rock cliffs here are of Lower Cambrian