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 |
| Top elevation | 2,612 m (8,570 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,698 m (5,570 ft) |
| Skiable area | 6.8 km² |
| Runs |
86 30% - Novice  30% - Intermediate  20% - Advanced  20% - Expert |
| Longest run | 5.6 km |
| Lift system |
7 chairlifts 1 magic carpet |
| Terrain parks | 1 (Rogers Terrain Park) |
| Snowfall | 400 cm/season (160 in./yr) |
| Snowmaking | Lower Area |
| Website | Ski Marmot |
Marmot Basin is an alpine ski area located in Alberta's Jasper National Park.
Marmot Basin has 86 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. With 30 percent novice, 30 percent intermediate, 20 percent advanced and 20 percent expert runs, Marmot Basin is well-balanced in the terrain it offers to skiers. The season runs from mid-November to 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 Canadian Rockies Express.[1] The lift carries 2400 passengers per hour, has an 800 horse power top-drive engine and is about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) long.[1] The chairlift ride is approximately 7.5 minutes.[1]
Marmot Basin is located twenty minutes south of the town of Jasper, which provides for the needs of over two 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
The Rental & Repair shop offers standard and high performance rentals of skis, snowboards, boots and poles. Rentals are available at the main Caribou Chalet.
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; the Caribou Chalet at the base area and Eagle and Paradise Chalets at mid-mountain. Three lounges, two cafeterias, two dining rooms, several outdoor sun decks and bag lunch areas.
Terrain park
Sponsored by Rogers Communications, featuring various rail slides, table tops, and jumps. Marmot also has a small rail park featuring rails, boxes and jibs
Retail shop
The Outer Limits Shop is a place to buy gifts, accessories, clothing and souvenirs.
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') | Double Chairlift | Doppelmayr CTEC | 1976[5] |
| Eagle Ridge Quad Chair | 307m (1007') | Quad Chairlift | Doppelmayr CTEC | 2001[6] |
| Magic Carpet | 8m (26') | Magic Carpet | Magic Carpet Lifts | 2003[7] |
Former lifts
- Tranquilizer Chair (Double Chair) - 1968[8] - Removed 2009[1]
- Kiefer T-Bar (T-Bar) - 1974[9] - Removed 2009[1]
- School House T-Bar (T-Bar) - 1964 [10] - Removed 2011[3]
- Caribou Chair (Double Chair) - 1971 - Retired 2011
Photos
Lower Mountain
Town of Jasper from Eagle Ridge Quad Chair at Marmot Basin
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Marmot Installs Longest High-Speed Quad In Alberta Canadian Rockies". On the Snow. 5 October 2009. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ↑ http://www.skilifts.org/old/install_na1990.htm#canada
- 1 2 3 "C$7 Million Upgrade Planned for Jasper's Marmot Basin". First Tracks!! Online. 5 November 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ↑ http://www.skilifts.org/old/install_na1982.htm#canada
- ↑ http://www.skilifts.org/old/install_na1976.htm#canada
- ↑ http://www.skilifts.org/old/install_na2001.htm#canada
- ↑ http://www.skimarmot.com/WhatNewatMarmot.pdf
- ↑ http://www.skilifts.org/old/install_na1968.htm#canada
- ↑ http://www.skilifts.org/old/install_na1974.htm#canada
- ↑ http://www.skilifts.org/old/install_na1964.htm#canada