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RESORT COMPARISON

Lake Louise vs. Sunshine Village

Planning a snow day in Alberta? Compare the same five local forecast days, review the mountain details, and open the resort reports to check what is operating.

Compare the 5-day snow forecast

Metric and imperial

Sunshine Village has the highest modeled 5-day snowfall total in this comparison: 7.2 cm (2.8 in). The totals below start today in each resort’s local time zone.

Forecast feed updated . Each total covers 5 local calendar days, including the first date shown; dates and time zones are listed per resort.

Coverage: 2 of 2 listed resorts have complete current 5-day forecasts. 0 resorts are unavailable or excluded because data is missing, incomplete, invalid, or outside the required dates. Unavailable forecasts are never treated as zero snow.

Current 5-day modeled snowfall totals for selected resorts
RankResortNew snowLocal forecast datesForecast elevation
1Sunshine Village7.2 cm (2.8 in) –
America/Edmonton		2,350 m (7,710 ft)
2Lake Louise0.3 cm (0.1 in) –
America/Edmonton		2,310 m (7,579 ft)

Source: Open-Meteo weather models. These are modeled snowfall totals at the listed forecast elevations, not resort-reported snowfall or confirmation that terrain is open. Forecast methodology and limitations.

The mountain details

These are reference figures, not current open terrain or lift counts. Sources may describe different seasons or counting methods; check the notes below before drawing a conclusion from a small difference.

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Published mountain facts for Lake Louise vs. Sunshine Village
Mountain detailLake LouiseSunshine Village
LocationAlberta, CanadaAlberta, Canada
Published skiable terrain1,700 ha / 4,200 acres1,359 ha / 3,358 acres
Published vertical drop991 m / 3,251 ft1,070 m / 3,510 ft
Base elevation1,646 m / 5,400 ft1,660 m / 5,446 ft
Summit elevation2,637 m / 8,652 ft2,730 m / 8,957 ft
Total lifts (inventory)1312
Total trails (inventory)170107

Check the sources before you go

Forecast totals do not establish opening dates, terrain availability, ticket access or road conditions. Start with the official resort sites and use our forecast methodology to understand the numbers.

Lake Louise

Official resort website ↗

Mountain facts reviewed

Fact sources and notes
  • Total lifts (inventory): OnTheSnow

    Resort overview statistics; reporting season not specified

  • Total trails (inventory): OnTheSnow

    Resort overview statistics; reporting season not specified

  • Published skiable terrain: OnTheSnow

    Resort overview statistics; reporting season not specified

  • Published vertical drop: OnTheSnow

    Resort overview statistics; reporting season not specified

  • Base elevation: OnTheSnow

    Resort overview statistics; reporting season not specified

  • Summit elevation: OnTheSnow

    Resort overview statistics; reporting season not specified

Sunshine Village

Official resort website ↗

Mountain facts reviewed

Fact sources and notes
  • Total lifts (inventory): Skiresort

    Directory total; may count separate gondola sections and exclude additional carpets

  • Total trails (inventory): SkiCentral

    Directory figure; reporting season not specified

  • Published skiable terrain: SkiCentral

    Directory figure; reporting season not specified

  • Published vertical drop: Skiresort

    Ski-area elevation, not necessarily geographic summit

  • Base elevation: Skiresort

    Ski-area elevation, not necessarily geographic summit

  • Summit elevation: Skiresort

    Ski-area elevation, not necessarily geographic summit

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