Marmot Basin

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Marmot Basin
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Marmot Basin
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Marmot Basin
Marmot Basin (Canada)
Location Jasper National Park
Nearest major city Edmonton, Alberta: 365 km (227 mi)
Coordinates 52°48′04″N118°05′04″W / 52.80111°N 118.08444°W / 52.80111; -118.08444
Vertical914 m(3,000 ft)
Top elevation2,612 m (8,570 ft)
Base elevation1,698 m (5,570 ft)
Skiable area6.8 km²
Trails 91
Ski trail rating symbol-green circle.svg 30% - Novice
Ski trail rating symbol-blue square.svg 30% - Intermediate
Ski trail rating symbol-black diamond.svg 20% - Advanced
Ski trail rating symbol-double black diamond.svg 20% - Expert
Longest run5.6 km
Lift system 6 chairlifts
1 magic carpet
Terrain parks 3
Snowfall 440 cm/season (173 in./yr)
Snowmaking Lower Area
Website Ski Marmot

Marmot Basin is an alpine ski area located on Marmot Mountain in Alberta's Jasper National Park. It has 91 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. The season runs from mid-November to early May. It is located twenty minutes south of Jasper and has two million visitors annually.

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Amenities

Marmot Basin rents skis, snowboards, boots, and poles. The Snow Sports School offers lessons and children's programs.

There are three mountain day lodges: Caribou Chalet at the base of the ski hill and the Eagle and Paradise Chalets that are mid-mountain. There is no overnight on-mountain lodging at Marmot Basin.

Marmot Basin has three terrain parks – lower, mid, and upper mountain – with rail slides, table tops, and jumps.

Lift system

Lift NameVertical Rise
TypeMakeBuild Year
Canadian Rockies Express596m (1955') High speed quad Leitner-Poma 2009 [1]
Eagle Express320m (1050') Doppelmayr 1990 [2]
Paradise Express410m (1345') Leitner-Poma 2011 [3]
School House122m (400') Triple Doppelmayr 2011 (moved from 1982 [4] location) [3]
Knob270m (900') Fixed grip quad 2023
Eagle Ridge307m (1007')2001 [5]
Magic Carpet8m (26')2003 [6]

Former lifts

  • Tranquilizer Chair (Double Chair) - 1968 [7] - Removed 2009 [1]
  • Kiefer T-Bar (T-Bar) - 1974 [8] - Removed 2009 [1]
  • School House T-Bar (T-Bar) - 1964 [9] - Removed 2011 [3]
  • Caribou Chair (Double Chair) - 1971 - Retired 2011
  • Spillway T-Bar (T-Bar) - 1986 - Removed 1990
  • Knob Chair (Double Chair) 1976 - Retired 2023

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Marmot Installs Longest High-Speed Quad In Alberta Canadian Rockies". On the Snow. 5 October 2009. Archived from the original on 7 December 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Skilifts.org - 1990 Chairlift Installation Survey - North America". www.skilifts.org.
  3. 1 2 3 "C$7 Million Upgrade Planned for Jasper's Marmot Basin". First Tracks!! Online. 5 November 2010. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Skilifts.org - 1982 Chairlift Installation Survey - North America". www.skilifts.org.
  5. ↑ "Skilifts.org - 2001 Chairlift Installation Survey - North America". www.skilifts.org.
  6. ↑ "News & Events" (PDF). skimarmot.com.
  7. ↑ "Skilifts.org - 1968 Chairlift Installation Survey - North America". www.skilifts.org.
  8. ↑ "Skilifts.org - 1974 Chairlift Installation Survey - North America". www.skilifts.org.
  9. ↑ "Skilifts.org - 1964 Chairlift Installation Survey - North America". www.skilifts.org.
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