Lake Louise, Canada — December Snow & Weather Guide

December snow conditions — historical average

Excellent

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📉 Our data shows more unsettled conditions in 2023-2024 compared to 2020-2021 for this resort and time of year

100%

Snow reliable

5 of 5 years had good conditions

-10.3°C Avg temp

5.4 Snow days/wk

0.0 Rain days

3.1h Sun/day

Year by year — mid December

2024 Excellent -5.9°C · 4 snow days · 0.0 rain days · 1.2h sun

2023 Excellent -5.8°C · 4 snow days · 0.0 rain days · 2.1h sun

2022 Excellent -16.9°C · 3 snow days · 0.0 rain days · 4.2h sun

2021 Excellent -13.7°C · 7 snow days · 0.0 rain days · 4.1h sun

2020 Excellent -9.3°C · 9 snow days · 0.0 rain days · 3.9h sun

Resort facts

Base altitude

1645m

Summit altitude

2637m

Total pistes

145km

Nearest airport

Calgary (185km)

Other months at Lake Louise

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About Lake Louise in December

Lake Louise sits at approximately 2141m mid-mountain, making it one of the higher altitude resorts in Canada, with generally reliable snow conditions. Based on 5 years of historical weather data, December has historically been excellent for skiing at this resort.

Our data shows an average temperature of -10.3°C at mid-mountain during December, with an average of 5.4 snow days per week and a snow reliability score of 100%. 5 of the last 5 years had good snow conditions during this period.