Marmot Basin is an alpine ski area located on Marmot Mountain in

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'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

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and sees two million visitors a year.

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

Former lifts

* Tranquilizer Chair (Double Chair) - 1968 - Removed 2009 * Kiefer T-Bar (T-Bar) - 1974 - Removed 2009 * School House T-Bar (T-Bar) - 1964 - Removed 2011 * Caribou Chair (Double Chair) - 1971 - Retired 2011 * Spillway T-Bar (T-Bar) - 1986 - Removed 1990

Photos

File:Lower mountain, Marmot Basin.jpg, Lower Mountain File:Jasper from Eagle Ridge Quad Chair at Marmot Basin.JPG, Town of Jasper from Eagle Ridge Quad Chair at ''Marmot Basin'' File:RobPillows2.jpg, Powder day at Marmot Basin

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