Marmot Basin is in Jasper National Park, 20 kilometres south of the town of Jasper. The summit is 2,612 metres (8,570 feet) and the base 1,698 metres (5,570 feet), for 914 metres (3,000 feet) of vertical on 1,720 acres across five mountain faces. The resort says its base is the highest of any major ski area in Canada. Seven lifts, five of them quads, serve 91 runs, and the longest run is 5.6 kilometres. Marmot Basin averages more than 440 centimetres of snow a year and usually runs from mid-November to early May.
The Canadian Rockies Express is 2.3 kilometres long, and the resort says it’s the longest high-speed quad in the Canadian Rockies. In 2023 the Knob Quad replaced the old Knob double chair. It rises 101 metres higher and reaches more of Marmot Cirque, the terrain above the trees. Four parking lots sit along the slopes, so you can ski back to your car.
Upper Mountain looks across the open alpine slopes above the trees, Mid Mountain looks out from a building partway up, and Lower Mountain shows the base, the chalet and the bottom of a chairlift. The three stills update together, so you can compare the top and bottom at the same moment. Snowmaking is on the lower mountain, so Upper Mountain is the better guide to natural snow.
Jasper is on Highway 16, the Yellowhead Highway. From Jasper, take Highway 93, the Icefields Parkway, south, then Highway 93A and Marmot Road to the resort, about 20 minutes. The resort says the drive from Edmonton to Jasper takes about 4 hours, and from Calgary about 4 hours 45 minutes via the Icefields Parkway. Edmonton International (YEG) is the closest international airport, and Calgary International (YYC) also serves Jasper. Marmot Basin is in a national park, so you need a Parks Canada pass.
Alberta doesn’t require winter tires, but Parks Canada requires snow tires or chains on the Icefields Parkway and Marmot Road from November 1 to March 31. 511 Alberta shows road conditions.
Marmot Basin isn’t on the Epic, Ikon or Indy Pass. The Mountain Collective gives 2 days here with no blackout dates, and half off extra days.