Marmot Basin
Ski resort · Canada
Is it worth the trip?
Every day scores the same
Marmot Basin is closed for the season on these dates.
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0.1 m
- Coldest
- -16°C
- Wind
- 8 kn
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0.1 m
- Coldest
- -13°C
- Wind
- 6 kn
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0.1 m
- Coldest
- -13°C
- Wind
- 4 kn
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0.1 m
- Coldest
- -9°C
- Wind
- 7 kn
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 3 cm
- Depth
- 0.2 mmid 0.2 m, base 0.1 m
- Coldest
- -9°C
- Wind
- 8 kn
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 3 cm
- Depth
- 0.2 mmid 0.2 m, base 0.1 m
- Coldest
- -13°C
- Wind
- 12 kn
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 7 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
The resort in three facts
- Top 2,601 mvillage 1,729 m
- 37 km of runsevery grade
- Open December–Aprilusually
Full forecast
every day, every number
Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.
We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check Avalanche Canada.
| Day | Score | Fresh72 h | Depthtop, mid, base | Coldestat top | Windat top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m | -13°C | wind, 6 knots |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m | -16°C | wind, 8 knots |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m | -13°C | wind, 6 knots |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m | -13°C | wind, 4 knots |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m | -9°C | wind, 7 knots |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | 3 cm | 0.2 mmid 0.2 mbase 0.1 m | -9°C | wind, 8 knots |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | 3 cm | 0.2 mmid 0.2 mbase 0.1 m | -13°C | wind, 12 knots |
Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Mar
Good ski days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Snow by month
| Month | Base1,729 m | Mid2,165 m | Top2,601 m | Coldestat the top |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 0.2 m | 0.3 m | 0.3 m | -9°C |
| Nov | 0.6 m | 0.9 m | 0.9 m | -15°C |
| Dec | 1.0 m | 1.3 m | 1.3 m | -18°C |
| Jan | 1.1 m | 1.5 m | 1.5 m | -17°C |
| Feb | 1.3 m | 1.8 m | 1.8 m | -19°C |
| Mar | 1.3 m | 1.8 m | 1.8 m | -14°C |
| Apr | 1.3 m | 1.8 m | 1.8 m | -10°C |
| May | 1.0 m | 1.4 m | 1.4 m | -4°C |
| Jun | 0.1 m | 0.4 m | 0.4 m | 0°C |
Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.
Map
the resort and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Marmot Basin
Village 1,729 m.
A ski resort with its village at 1,729 m and its top at 2,601 m. It has 37 km of runs and 6 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 877 m, from 2,601 m to 1,724 m. For beginners and families: 48% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 19 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in February, about 1.8 m at the top (2,601 m). For skiers the best month is usually March, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Jasper.
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.
From the Wikipedia article Marmot Basin by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
The ski area
Runs from 1,724 m to 2,601 m: 877 m of vertical. 37 km of runs and 6 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Marmot Basin.
| Easy | 9.6 km |
|---|---|
| Intermediate | 8.1 km |
| Advanced | 19 km |
| Not graded | 1.0 km |
| Chairlifts | 6 |
|---|
Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.
For families
48% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate).
No public pool, ice rink, leisure centre, ski school or childcare is mapped within 5 km of the village. That may mean nobody has mapped them yet.
The Family filter counts these. Check opening times before you go.
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Where to stay: Jasper
15 min by car · 61 places to stay
about US$94/nightcountry average
About Jasper its beds, food and every spot near it
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