Marmot Basin travel guide - World Snowboard Guide

Navigation

Driving directions

Edmonton via Jasper.Marmot Basin is 270 miles. Drive time is about 4 1/2 hours.

Click on a point on the map or enter from/to. Print directions

Flying

Fly to Edmonton International, transfer time to resort is 4 1/2 hours. Local airport is Hinton 38 miles.

By bus/coach

A daily bus service run by Greyhound, operates 4 times a day from Edmonton to Jasper and takes around 5 hours.

By train

Trains run direct into Jasper

Address

Marmot Basin
Box 1300
Jasper, ALberta, Canada
T0E 1E0
Phone: 1-(780)-852-3816
Fax: 1-(780)-852-3533

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Nov to May
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 9
Chair lifts: 6
Drag lifts: 2
Other lifts: 1 magic carpet
Max people per hour: 11,931
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 84
Total ride area: 1675 acres
Longest run: 3.5miles (5.6km)

Top lift: 2601m
Vertical drop: 914m
First lift: 1686m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 30%
Red runs: 30%
Black runs: 40%

Lift Passes

	Low Season			High Season
	CAD	GBP	Average	CAD	GBP	Average
Day Pass	56.00	36.38	5%	74.00	48.07	26%
6-Day Pass	335.00	217.63	36%	433.00	281.30	52%

	CAD	GBP	Average
Season Pass:	999.00	649.01	21%

Lift Passes:
When you purchase our Sunshine Marmot card, you get FREE skiing or riding on your 1st, 4th and 7th visit to Sunshine Village or Marmot Basin.
$79.95 Exc GST buy online at www.skibanff.com
Lift times:9.00am to 4.30pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 4m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 10%

Facilities

	CAD	GBP
Days Rental of Board & Boots:	40.00	25.99
4hr Group Lesson (full day):	58.00	37.68
4hr Private Lesson (full day):	178.00	115.64

Snowboard Schools: $69.00 CDN inc 2 hour beginners lesson, day pass & board
2hr Group $46.00 CDN
Snowboard Hire: board and boots $33.64/day
Night Riding: : Yes

Other activities

Heliboarding: : Wiegele's HeliSki, CMH, & Robson Helimagic all operate within 1-2 hrs drive of Jasper, on the BC side of the border.
Snowmobiles: Snow Farmers is a skidoo-ski operation about an hour west of Jasper

Further information

www.skimarmot.com/
Email:info@skimarmot.com

Great freeriding mountain with excellent challenging runs on crowed free slopes. However, the resort is let down by the lack of slope side facilities, although what is on offer in Jasper is first class.

Please install Flash and turn on Javascript.

ON THE SLOPES: Very good
OFF THE SLOPES: Not bad
MONEY WISE: A moderately priced resort but great value for money.

HALFPIPE: No
TERRAIN PARK: Yes - 1
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:Yes

Please install Flash and turn on Javascript.

Add a WSG resort summary to your website with our free widget.