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Marmot Basin | |
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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 |
Trails | 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.