Marmot Basin Reviews

Great place to go skiing, 120% would recommend to anyone who loves skiing in general. The staff were great the weather was perfect and it's really worth the price.

Nice little familial resort with stunning views on the rockies

I ve been to this ski resort close to 100 times over the last 35 years, and for a number of years held a season pass. I m pretty happy with the chairlift evolution and how efficient things have become. The food is always good and I even tried the rental shop recently and they were excellent! I ve come with our kids junior high and the staff did an excellent job taking care of them. I ve been with people that have needed a ride down after being injured and they ve always been professional, caring and comfortable to work with. Marmot Basin is a gem!

Great ski resort for all levels. I was not able to reach all the trails at this early season. However, not as good as Lake Louis I would say.

Great resort. On the small side, but very good for families.

4.5 star ? People reviewing this hill don't know ski resorts. Worst operated resort in North America. Traffic jams on the way up on good days because traffic is not directed properly. Pourly serve lifts. Expensive for the product you receive. Poor marketing to get people to the hill. And worst resort food money can buy. Good luck when Valemount glaciers opens.

Best place to go for convenience if you live in the Edmonton area. I highly recommend getting the Marmot escape card

Super busy! People weren't too aware of social distancing (not sure what I expected though) staff did a good job with enforcing rules.

In previous years I would of given them 4 stars, as my complaint was how bad the food on the hill was. It seems like they are turning that around with addition of a new restaurant with decent food. Overall it's a great ski hill especially if you are not found of the crowds found in Banff.

Marmot is my favorite Alberta Mountain from January through to the end of the season. They get their snow later in the season but then fresh powder is easy to come by.
Get out there in the morning and enjoy quiet areas and no lines for the lifts, especially during the week! The locals like to collect for a coffee at the Paradise Chalet mid morning, and tourists start to fill the hill by mid day.
With so many lifts and runs the options are endless for whatever conditions and terrain you're into.

What an awesome trip I would highly recommend this place

Beatiful resort... nice layout and chalets... too bad the snow conditions did not co-operate when we were there... bad snow year for the area

Excellent hill. Great staff. Well groomed and as much snow as you can expect

Awesome Snow conditions today and no waiting in the lift lines.

Lots of variation in runs for different abilities. Staff here is consistently friendly, welcoming and helpful - as in, it stands out they are so hospitable. Trails are well groomed or covered in soft fresh snow. Lift lines are rare and fast even if ot is busy because of the several mid mountain its that carry load away from the base. One of my favorite features: the Kokanee deck at the Caribou lodge - covered tables with your own propane fire pit. What a sweet way to take in the Vista, warm up and enjoy the alpine experience. Covid safety is taken seriously, face masks required, social distanced lines, limited seating indoors and super well managed. The hill encourages tailgating with your household with byo food and bevvies. Caution: get here early for a parking spot! The lots are ski out which is excellent, but there are only 4 lots and first come, first serve. Without parking, you are 25 mins from Jasper so it is a drop off or you are SOL. Again, the team will do their best to park the volume of traffic well to get as many in as possible.

Cozy ski station, not very busy. The few slopes it has are always top notch. The many black freerides you have nothing if there is no fresh snow.

Amazing view. Great hills. Snowboarding and skiing grea for beginners and great for adrenaline junkies. You get your money's worth.

-35c the two days I went. Hills were still immaculate. Staff was chatty and friendly, even the poor lifties! Great beginner to expert hill, although not a lot of off piste runs to be had. If you like groomers up to black/double black, great hill. If you like it a bit more 'wild' this might not be your hill.

Need to get more workers around lunch time. Long line ups. Amazing hill.

Amazing ski resort to come to especially to escape the city for a weekend. Views from summit are breathtaking and tres hombres and many of the other more advanced areas are in great condition with loads of snow. Lines were definitely a bit longer but wasn t to bad overall. Would recommend.

First time there and being on an actual mountain to snowboard. Had a great time. Very busy, but people were courteous. Getting lift tickets was fast.

There was an excellent variety of trails at different ability levels. We are a senior couple, both good skiers and the pretty even split among beginner, intermediate, advanced and expert trails is one thing that made us choose to go to Marmot Basin. Lift lines were short or non-existent. The views from thr top of many runs is spectacular. The complimentary tour of the mountain given by Ruth is well worthwhile. The only problem we encountered was signage. It isn't that difficult to move around the marked skiable area but 2 things would make things even easier. The first is a large map of all the ski trails at the top of Knob and Eagle Ridge chairs, as exists at the top of other chairs. The second is more signs at trail splits so that you always know what trail you are on. We had 4 great days of skiing at Marmot Basin.

As an Edmontonian, this is my favourite mountain! It's close enough to do as a day trip, but not so close to any major cities that it's busy. Sometimes there are lines for the express quad at the bottom, but generally they are small, and lines are practically non-existent on the other lifts. There's plenty of variety in terrain, so everyone should be able to find something they want to ride. And with the escape card, you get 50% off all lift tickets, which pays for itself after a couple days.

I always enjoy bringing my daughter here. They are being very cautious and following all the covid laws.

Marmot Basin was great, I ve only been to smaller ski hills so I didn t know what to expect. I was a little nervous not being a great skier but this mountain has tons of green runs! I got to go right to the top of the mountain and then there was still a green run for me. I did a couple blues as well and there are so many different trails. You could take a different path all day long and not run out, truly a great hill!

I started the day snowboarding but wanted to ski instead and the rental shop was great about doing the swap!

Great hill, more expensive for food and drinks than lake Louise though.

One of my favourite ski hills in Canada. Great for skiers of all skill.

Good snow . great weather best day of skiing in year's

I don't know how far you'd have to go to find a better mountain.
Less crowded, more sun, less ice and slush, more affordable.
Great variety of runs, very balanced between beginner, intermediate, expert.

Such beautiful conditions! Decent snow still for late in the season. The runs are a bit shorter than sunshine or Louise. But lots of choice. Had a blast!!

This is such a great Mountain Resort located just outside of Jasper this makes it convenient for great day on the hill and then a great night with lots of restaurants and bars. Jasper has only a skiing snowboarding needs 10 out of 10 would recommend this place hope you all enjoy it as much as me and my friends do. The Mountain House Bar and plenty of food for kids and adults. They have rentals and they also have a store for two gloves and other small accessories. The mountain is a good mix of beginner and also advanced runs.

One of my favourite places to ski in the Rockies when the snow is good. The town of Jasper is a fantastic little town. There is lots of other things to do around Jasper as well in the winter (e.g., Maligne Canyon walk).

Great quiet place, nice room, big bath. Nice public hot tub indoor and outdoor and indoor swimming pool. Friendly staff, would recommend.

My favourite place to snowboard. Great slopes and service.

Excellent resort with reasonable price lift ticket. The view from the top of the mountain was very impressive.

Great place for beginners and advanced boarders / skiers

Incredible mountain, great runs for all skill levels

Our family loves Marmot. The kids can ski the entire mountain.

Always my favorite place to ski! Can't wait to check out Tres Hombres

Great runs, plenty of lifts, and a chalet mid mountain.

Lots of terrain, multiple lifts, theres something for every type of skiier/snowboarder

First time going to the mountains for snowboarding and I have to say it was an amazing experience

Awesome runs, really great selection of different lifts and runs with plenty of options for all levels of ski and snowboard skill.

Amazing Ski Resort. One of the best ski resorts for kids as well as adults. Perfect for the family. I highly recommend this place.

Best skiing resort so far. I love the fact that there something for everyone. Like if you are new to this and never have done this before, you can take class for 2 hours and I bet you won't need it next time. Fairly priced too. We got our equipment from them and other stuff rental from Jasper city as in snow pants and jackets. Parking is enough for all. Great experience. A must go for winter travellers coming to Jasper city.

First time here, staff were amazing and the view is spectacular!

Snow was great but 1.5 hrs to get out of our parking spot because noone was making sure the 15 minute parking area had a lane for through traffic was ridiculous.

Great place to Ski. Love the terrain and parking lots are very efficient, (ski out and ski in to parking lots) Staff are great, lifts arew efficient, the hill is large so never seems crowded.

Lift lines are almost always minimal. Staff is always friendly and helpful. Facilities aren't outstanding, but perfectly acceptable. Generally good conditions all season long. Get the Escape card!

Excellent ski hill, great for spring skiing. Lots of sun.

My favorite hill in relative distance to Edmonton. I got the Marmot card and saved myself a bunch of money. Snow is usually great!

Too pricey for what u get. Mtn feels small, short runs, not a lot of variety. Lots of mtn obstacles showing thru. Went to adjust bindings to find all tools missing or broken at all 2 of the work benches. So I bought an over priced tool set from the retail shop. Breakfast was good but lunch is poo. Guess I had higher hopes for this place.

Went on boxing day. Not too busy and All runs were open. Christmas poutine with Turkey and trimmings at upper chalet was delicious

Family friendly fun atmosphere. Ski instructors are great with kids.

Mountain was great. Instructors for the lesson was great. It was a good day for skiing.

Cult time for skiing! Nice weather :) I recommend ;-)

A great mountain resort that isn't as "touristy" as Banff locations

6 months long season of good snow, great terrain, no crowd, except on some weekends.

Absolutely beautiful! Amazing runs ,super friendly and knowledgeable staff
10/10
Highly recommend

Been going here for 10 years. Marmot is my favorite place to day trip to.

I've been here many times over the last 10 years and never had a bad day. The snow doesn't normally disappoint and there is plenty of variety including tree runs This said, the mountain is a lot smaller compared to some of the surrounding resorts so I have a hard time being there for more than a day. Living in Edmonton it is very easy to go for a day but if I was coming from Calgary or BC there is more mountain to explore, closer and for longer.

I consider Marmot one of my home mountains, together with sunshine village. Big fan of the size and placement of the parking lots being near the bottom of the hill, meaning you can pick up things from the car throughout the day rather than storing them in the chalet. Lifts are up to date with almost all quads with the exception of the knob chair which is still a double. Lower runs can be packed as with any hill, conditions change quickly, but if you get a good clear day go to the knob for great powder, not many make the trip up here. If you're adventurous, hike to the top after getting off the chair. The view is incredible. I've been here for a few freezing days though, (-30) and it ain't that much fun on those days. Tip: from January on, they have the midweek deal where you can get a lift pass and hotel stay at the Marmot lodge for roughly $125 per person. That's pretty much $25 pp for the hotel room.

54 cm of fresh pow yesterday made for great conditions

Very good ski resort. Lots of nice trails highly recommend

Great spot for all skill levels. Only had to wait for a chair lift longer than 2 minutes once and that was on a Saturday morning, which was considered their "busiest time". Their food wasn't too special, so if you're wanting to save a couple dollars - bring your own.

I often experience severe good-memory-factory overtime with my family at Marmot. Sunday is our family ride day.

Very well layed out mountain! Some of the best snowboarding!

Favorite hill. Great balance of expert and learner run.

Great place to ski or snowboard, closest mountain to Edmonton and great powder!!!