Exclusive Skoki Backcountry Guided Hiking in Lake Louise with Van Shuttle
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16 Ratings
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Professional guide
  • Cookie
  • Lunch
  • Sandwich (indicate your choice of Roast Beef, Ham & Cheese, Turkey or Veggie)
  • Fruit
  • Bottled water, soft drink or juice.
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Everything you want in a Canadian Rockies hiking experience, without the crowds. Hidden behind the Lake Louise Ski Resort, the Skoki Backcountry is normally only accessible by first hiking a 9km return fire road. Skip the fire road with our exclusive van shuttle to the edge of the ski area boundary, to start our hike in the pristine wilderness of the Skoki backcountry.

Hike with us as we travel through pristine forests, along clear mountain creeks and fields of mountain wildflowers to reach turquoise high alpine lakes nestled among the towering glacier-clad peaks of the Canadian Rockies
We’ll provide transportation, a professional driver and interpretive guide with commentary and local stories as they whisk you away to your hiking adventure. We’ll bring everything you need, including lunch.

  • Dress code is according to the weather; please check the current reports, dress in layers, and bring a rain jacket.
  • Hiking shoes or boots are required.
  • Please confirm hotel pick up time and location
  • Please advise us your choice of sandwich for the day (roast beef, ham & cheese, turkey or veggie)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Davidldin
Oct 13, 2022
Amazing Hiking Experience with Jack - My wife and I loved our guided hike with Jack on the Skokie Backcountry Tour. Jack's easy, consistent pace allowed us to soak in the beauty of the mountains. Confident, knowledgeable, and experienced Jack never once had us feeling unsafe or unsure of our surroundings. Jack was able to accurately gauge the fatigue (or lack thereof) in a group with ages ranging from 25-65 and schedule breaks at the perfect moments. The definite highlight of our hike was being within 30 metres of a herd of big horn sheep grazing while we had lunch. We plan on coming back to Banff and being guided by White Mountain Adventures (hopefully by Jack)!
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Meredith
Sep 24, 2022
Incredible must do tour! - Jennifer took us out and it was amazing. She has a ton of knowledge about the area and pointed out lots of interesting facts along the way. This is a great trip - we got to drive to the trailhead and avoid 2 miles of what is a like a fire road. That allowed us to start at the beginning of the trail and really enjoy the hike. Beautiful larches through out the entire hike. The hike was not exceptionally strenuous - very enjoyable and incredible views and lakes. It’s off the beaten path so we avoided the hordes of crowds at all the other trails. We could truly enjoy the splendor of Banff National Park. I would highly recommend and ask for Jennifer!
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V4038ncchrism
Sep 14, 2022
Skoki Backcountry Hiking Adventure - We had an awesome time with our small group of 5 + our guide, Mary. Mary gave us our lunches (delicious!) to carry, so make sure you have a small backpack. We went through all our water, so it was good to have access to a couple extras that Mary brought along. Mary also provided walking sticks - make sure you take advantage of them during some climbing and descent on the trails. The views were amazing. The flowering meadows, the clear lakes (we even heard loons calling!) and of course the towering mountains made for a truly memorable trip. We had a fairly diverse range of abilities, even in our small group. Our guide helped keep the group together, with plenty of shade and water breaks. I would say the ability required for this hike to be "intermediate." We hiked 15K with an elevation change of about 1000 ft. over the out-and-back route. The route went out to Ptarmigan Lake, then back a bit and out to Hidden Lake - both are well worth a visit. We would love to visit Banff again, and most certainly would take advantage of White Mountain Adventures.
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Dianedv3588vo
Sep 6, 2022
Skoki Backcountry - Excellent day with like-minded people! I truly am grateful for what White Adventures has to offer as I couldn’t have achieved this hiking goal without them! The weather was amazing but I think the views and the people you spend the day with is the true experience. Our guide, Monica was well prepared, friendly and knowledgeable. My tip is dress in layers and wear good footwear when you travel in the mountains. Enjoy!
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Christinedouglasj
Sep 3, 2022
Ptarmigan Lake and Hidden Lake day hike - We picked a fabulous September day for a back country day hike. Our guide Mary Beaudet was so friendly and knowledgeable. My daughter and I love hiking and really enjoyed meeting the others in our group. Would definitely recommend White Mountain Adventures if you want an experienced guide to take you on a Rocky Mountain adventure.
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Paulko7764wl
Sep 2, 2022
Exceptional hike in the Rockies - Excellent day hike yesterday with Chris, as our guide. We live in Calgary and do a decent amount of mountain hiking - but this experience was exceptional. A secluded hiking area with very unique terrain and stunning views. This is not a hike we would normally undertake, as it is a long walk in - however, White Mountain's unique access to the back of the Lake Louise ski resort (which takes several kms. off the hike) and the addition of a knowledgable guide made this well worth the money. Chris was an excellent and very personable guide and tailored the hike to our needs. Would highly recommend this hike to anyone - locals or visitors.
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S289qukaties
Jul 30, 2022
Great walk great guide - Lovely day in the mountains with Cole, what a nice guy and a knowledgeable guide. Impressed with quality of the van shuttle. Yummy lunch. Nice small group size. Would recommend
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Guyr269
Oct 8, 2021
Great hike at Lake Louise - Excellent experience with Cory. Would highly recommend them. They were prompt and professional as well as very knowledgeable and a great lunch as well!
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Sylvester
Oct 5, 2021
Wonderful Experience, one of the best ever - Words cannot describe the experience, Jennifer was friendly and always had our backs, For a first time hiker like me it was an awesome experience
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Hannahtc4288pn
Sep 19, 2021
Wow! - WOW, what an experience! The views were exquisite. Jennifer was such a lovely guide. Not only was she extremely knowledgeable, but she took the time to get to know each of us as well. She really made the difference between a good trip and an amazing trip. Thank you!
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