| Marmot Basin | |
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  Marmot Basin Location within Alberta  Marmot Basin Marmot Basin (Canada) | |
| Location | Jasper National Park |
| Nearest major city | Edmonton, Alberta: 365 km (227 mi) |
| Coordinates | 52°48′04″N 118°05′04″W / 52.80111°N 118.08444°W |
| Vertical | 914 m(3,000 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,612 m (8,570 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,698 m (5,570 ft) |
| Skiable area | 6.8 km² |
| Runs | 91 30% - Novice  30% - Intermediate  20% - Advanced  20% - Expert |
| Longest run | 5.6 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.
Amenities
The Rental & Repair shop offers rentals of skis, snowboards, boots, and poles. The Snow Sports School offers lessons, clinics, and a variety of children's programs.
There are three mountain day lodges: Caribou Chalet at the base area and Eagle and Paradise Chalets at mid-mountain. There is no current overnight on-mountain lodging at Marmot Basin.
Marmot Basin has three terrain parks on the mountain, which feature various rail slides, table tops, and jumps. Marmot offers a terrain park in the Lower, Mid, and Upper Mountains.
Lift system
| Lift Name | Vertical Rise |
Type | Make | Build Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Rockies Express Quad Chair | 596m (1955') | High Speed Quad | Leitner-Poma | 2009[1] |
| Eagle Express Quad Chair | 320m (1050') | High Speed Quad | Doppelmayr CTEC | 1990[2] |
| Paradise High Speed Quad | 410m (1345') | High Speed Quad | Leitner-Poma | 2011[3] |
| School House Triple Chair | 122m (400') | Triple Chairlift | Doppelmayr CTEC | 2011 (moved from 1982[4] location)[3] |
| Knob Chair | 270m (900') | Quad Chairlift | Doppelmayr CTEC | 2023 |
| Eagle Ridge Quad Chair | 307m (1007') | Quad Chairlift | Doppelmayr CTEC | 2001[5] |
| Magic Carpet | 8m (26') | Magic Carpet | Magic Carpet Lifts | 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
Photos
Lower Mountain
Town of Jasper from Eagle Ridge Quad Chair at Marmot Basin
Powder day at Marmot Basin
See also
References
- 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.
- ↑ "Skilifts.org - 1990 Chairlift Installation Survey - North America". www.skilifts.org.
- 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.
- ↑ "Skilifts.org - 1982 Chairlift Installation Survey - North America". www.skilifts.org.
- ↑ "Skilifts.org - 2001 Chairlift Installation Survey - North America". www.skilifts.org.
- ↑ "News & Events" (PDF). skimarmot.com.
- ↑ "Skilifts.org - 1968 Chairlift Installation Survey - North America". www.skilifts.org.
- ↑ "Skilifts.org - 1974 Chairlift Installation Survey - North America". www.skilifts.org.
- ↑ "Skilifts.org - 1964 Chairlift Installation Survey - North America". www.skilifts.org.