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Location
  
Jasper National Park

Top elevation
  
2,612 m (8,570 ft)

Skiable area
  
6.8 km²

Phone
  
+1 780-852-3816

Number of trails
  
86

Nearest city
  
Jasper

Base elevation
  
1,698 m (5,570 ft)

Longest run
  
5,600 m

Province
  
Alberta

Marmot Basin

Runs
  
86 30% - Novice 30% - Intermediate 20% - Advanced 20% - Expert

Address
  
1 Marmot Rd, Jasper, AB T0E 1E0, Canada

Hours
  
Open today · 8AM–5PMMonday8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–5PMThursday8AM–5PMFriday8AM–5PMSaturday8AM–5PMSunday8AM–5PM

Similar
  
Jasper National Park, Jasper Skytram, Jasper Park Informatio, Maligne Canyon, Jasper Yellowhead Museum

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Marmot Basin is an alpine ski area located in Alberta's Jasper National Park.

Contents

Marmot Basin has 86 named runs on four mountain faces with 3,000 vertical feet of drop. The area has a lift capacity of close to 12,000 skiers per hour on seven lifts. With 30 percent novice, 30 percent intermediate, 20 percent advanced and 20 percent expert runs, Marmot Basin is well-balanced in the terrain it offers to skiers. The season runs from mid-November to early May. Partly because of its distance from major Canadian cities such as Edmonton and Calgary, Marmot Basin is generally not as crowded as other major ski resorts farther south in Alberta and British Columbia.

Marmot Basin has the longest high speed quad chair in the Canadian Rockies, the Canadian Rockies Express. The lift carries 2400 passengers per hour, has an 800 horse power top-drive engine and is about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) long. The chairlift ride is approximately 7.5 minutes.

Marmot Basin is located twenty minutes south of the town of Jasper, which provides for the needs of over two million visitors a year. Jasper National Park offers Rocky Mountain vistas, hiking and trail riding tours, whitewater rafting, and other year-round attractions.

2016 trip to marmot basin jasper


Rentals

The Rental & Repair shop offers standard and high performance rentals of skis, snowboards, boots and poles. Rentals are available at the main Caribou Chalet.

Snow Sports School

The Snow Sports School offers lessons for first time skiers and snowboarders, high performance clinics, freeride clinics, private lessons and a variety of children's programs.

Day care

The Little Rascals Nursery is available for children 19 months to 6 years of age.

Day lodges

Three mountain day lodges; the Caribou Chalet at the base area and Eagle and Paradise Chalets at mid-mountain. Three lounges, two cafeterias, two dining rooms, several outdoor sun decks and bag lunch areas.

Terrain park

Sponsored by Rogers Communications, featuring various rail slides, table tops, and jumps. Marmot also has a small rail park featuring rails, boxes and jibs

Retail shop

The Outer Limits Shop is a place to buy gifts, accessories, clothing and souvenirs.

Former lifts

  • Tranquilizer Chair (Double Chair) - 1968 - Removed 2009
  • Kiefer T-Bar (T-Bar) - 1974 - Removed 2009
  • School House T-Bar (T-Bar) - 1964 - Removed 2011
  • Caribou Chair (Double Chair) - 1971 - Retired 2011
  • References

    Marmot Basin Wikipedia