Marmot Basin

Marmot Basin
Location	Jasper National Park
Nearest city	Jasper
Coordinates	52°48′04″N 118°05′04″W / 52.80111°N 118.08444°W / 52.80111; -118.08444 (Marmot Basin)
Top elevation	2,612 m (8,570 ft)
Base elevation	1,697 m (5,568 ft)
Skiable area	6.8 km²
Runs	86 30% - Easy 30% - Intermediate 20% - Difficult 20% - Expert
Longest run	5.6 km
Lift system	7 chairlifts 1 magic carpet
Terrain parks	1 (Rogers Terrain Park)
Snowfall	400 cm/season (157 in./yr)
Snowmaking	Lower Area
Web site	Ski Marmot

Marmot Basin is an alpine ski area located in Alberta's Jasper National Park. It has offered a broad variety of basin and glade skiing since it first served enthusiasts in 1961^{[citation needed]} with a single rope tow driven by a truck engine.

Marmot Basin operates 86 named runs on 3,000 vertical feet of drop, and has a lift capacity of close to 12,000 skiers per hour on eight lifts. With 30 percent novice runs, 30 percent intermediate runs, 20 percent advanced and 20 percent expert runs, Marmot Basin is well-balanced in the terrain it offers to skiers. The season runs from late November to late April on average, although it can open as early as mid-November and stay open as late as 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 lift carries 2400 passengers per hour from the lower base area and unload them at the top of the mountain. The lift has an 800 horse power, top-drive engine and operates at a speed of 5.08 meters per second. The chairlift ride is an approximate 7.5 minute ride.

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

Amenities

Rentals

State-of-the-art Rental & Repair shop offering the latest in skis, snowboards, boots, poles, high performance skis, shaped skis, ski boards and allowing for non-consecutive multi-day rentals.

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; one at the base area and two at mid- mountain. Three lounges, 2 cafeterias, 2 dining rooms, several outdoor sun decks and bag lunch areas.

Terrain park

Sponsored by Rogers, featuring various rail slides, table tops, and jumps.

Retail shop

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

Lift system

Lift Name	Vertical Rise	Type	Make	Build Year
Canadian Rockies Express	596m (1955')	High Speed Quad	Leitner-Poma	2009
Eagle Express	320m (1050')	High Speed Quad	Doppelmayr CTEC	-
Paradise High Speed Quad	410m (1345')	High Speed Quad	Leitner-Poma	2011
School House Triple Chair	122m (400')	Triple Chairlift	Doppelmayr CTEC	2011 (moved from other location)
Caribou Chair	198m (650')	Double Chairlift	Doppelmayr CTEC	-
Knob Chair	270m (900')	Double Chairlift	Doppelmayr CTEC	-
Eagle Ridge Chair	307m (1007')	Quad Chairlift	Doppelmayr CTEC	2001
Magic Carpet	8m (26')	Magic Carpet	-	2004

Former lifts

• Tranquilizer Chair (Double Chair) - Removed 2009
• Kiefer T-Bar (T-Bar) - Removed 2009
• School House T-Bar (T-Bar) - Removed 2011

Photos

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  The new Canadian Rockies Express and Eagle Express.

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  Lower Mountain

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  Town of Jasper from Eagle Ridge Quad Chair at Marmot Basin

See also

• List of ski areas and resorts in Canada
• Jasper National Park

References

http://www.skimarmot.com

External links

• SkiMarmot