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  Marmot Basin Location within Alberta Show map of Alberta Marmot Basin Marmot Basin (Canada) Show map of 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 / 52.80111; -118.08444 |
| 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 |
| Trails | 91 30% - Novice  30% - Intermediate  20% - Advanced  20% - Expert |
| Longest run | 5.6 km |
| Lift system | 6chairlifts 1magic 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 MountaininAlberta'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.
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 Name | Vertical Rise |
Type | Make | Build Year |
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| Canadian Rockies Express | 596m (1955') | High speed quad | Leitner-Poma | 2009[1] |
| Eagle Express | 320m (1050') | High speed quad | Doppelmayr CTEC | 1990[2] |
| Paradise Express | 410m (1345') | High speed quad | Leitner-Poma | 2011[3] |
| School House | 122m (400') | Triple | Doppelmayr CTEC | 2011 (moved from 1982[4] location)[3] |
| Knob | 270m (900') | Fixed grip quad | Doppelmayr CTEC | 2023 |
| Eagle Ridge | 307m (1007') | Fixed grip quad | Doppelmayr CTEC | 2001[5] |
| Magic Carpet | 8m (26') | Magic Carpet | Magic Carpet Lifts | 2003[6] |
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Ski resorts in the Canadian Rockies
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See also: List of ski areas and resorts in Canada |
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| Lethbridge–Medicine Hat corridor |
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| Calgary–Banff corridor |
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| Red Deer–Rocky Mountain House corridor |
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| Edmonton–Jasper corridor |
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| Peace River–Grande Prairie region |
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See also: List of ski areas and resorts in Canada | |
