Avalanche terrain map
Waterton Lakes National Park
Avalanche terrain ratings for trails in Waterton Lakes National Park
Avalanche terrain ratings - Text version
Trail ratings
- Not considered avalanche terrain
- Bellevue
- Kootenai Brown
- Wishbone to Vimy junction
- Marquis Hole Road
- Simple Class 1
- Horseshoe Basin
- Crandell Loop
- Red Rock Parkway to Crandell
- Crandell Lake
- Akamina Parkway to Rowe
- Akamina Pass
- Akamina Lake
- Snowshoe
- Lost Lake
- Avion Ridge from Lone Lake
- Challenging Class 2
- Horseshoe Basin
- Vimy Peak
- Wishbone
- Lakeshore
- Bertha Lake
- Crandell Loop
- Summit Lake
- Cameron Lakeshore
- Akamina Parkway from Rowe
- Red Rock Parkway from Crandell
- Blakiston Valley
- Tamarack trail to South Kootenay Pass
- Twin Lakes
- Snowshoe
- Complex Class 3
- Crypt Lake
- Bertha Lake Loop
- Carthew-Alderson
- Lineham Falls
- Rowe Lakes
- Tamarack Trail to Lone Lake
- Goat Lake
- Avion Ridge
Know before you go
Will your group be travelling in avalanche terrain?
- Does your group have the skills, knowledge and training to travel in avalanche terrain?
- Are you carrying transceivers, shovels and probes?
- Can you self-rescue? Do you have a plan?
- Do you know the emergency number?
- Have you checked the current avalanche bulletin and weather forecast?
- Have you checked out with someone?
- Do you have any other route options?
Phone numbers
- Emergency number with cell phone: 911 (state that you are in Waterton Lakes National Park)
- Backcountry emergency number with satellite phone: 1 403 762 4506
Remember, cell phones are not always reliable in the backcountry.
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