Rainbow Lake Trail
An out-and-back ski touring route in British Columbia, Canada.
Photo: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 6.7 mi
- round trip
- 4,088 ft
- climb
- 4,263 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Rainbow Lake Trail is an out-and-back ski touring route in British Columbia, Canada. It is 3.4 miles each way, 6.7 miles there and back. It runs between about 2,520 ft and 4,260 ft above sea level, with roughly 2,900 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Whistler, about 1.9 miles northwest of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Sproatt. Rainbow Falls is within about 3 miles. For camping, Riverside Resort Campground and Riverside Dispersed Camping are within about 6 miles. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Ski touring crosses avalanche terrain: read the local avalanche bulletin and carry beacon, shovel and probe.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Rainbow Lake Trail for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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