Ski hill · Jasper · Alberta

Marmot Basin

Marmot Basin is a ski resort. Within the municipal boundary of Jasper, it is one of the places to visit. Around it, within 15 km, lie 5 more places, Jasper National Park (14 km) first on our list.

Where

In Jasper

inside the municipal boundary

How well known

Top 14%

#712 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Ski hill in Jasper

Inside Jasper

Marmot Basin stands within Jasper’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Month by month

From June to September, Jasper sees highs of 18–23°C.

Jan-3° / -14°20 mm

Feb1° / -13°15 mm

Mar5° / -8°20 mm

Apr11° / -4°20 mm

May16° / 1°37 mm

Jun20° / 5°58 mm

Jul23° / 7°52 mm

Aug23° / 6°51 mm

Sep18° / 3°36 mm

Oct10° / -2°26 mm

Nov2° / -8°24 mm

Dec-4° / -14°18 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Jasper, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals for Jasper (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Jasper’s full climate →

About

Marmot Basin

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages.

Marmot Basin on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Ski hill
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Jasper

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

The map

The area around Marmot Basin

The orange dot is Marmot Basin; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Jasper

4,627 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 131 km northwest of it

Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George

1,604 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Marmot Basin is	People	Places to visit
Jasper	It’s in town	4,627	6
Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George	131 km northwest of it	1,604	9

Make a day of it

More near Marmot Basin

2 museums, a national park and a national historic site are among the 5 within 15 km.

Big drawNational park · Parks CanadaJasper National Park14 km away · 2.2M visitors a year (2014)2

National historic site · Parks CanadaCanadian National Railway (CNR) Station9 km away 3MuseumMuseumJasper-Yellowhead Museum9.3 km away 4Heritage railwayHeritage railwayCN Mountain Locomotive 60158.9 km away 5MuseumMuseumJasper Planetarium10 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Marmot Basin

Where is Marmot Basin?

Marmot Basin is in Jasper in Alberta, and inside the town’s municipal boundary.

What is Marmot Basin?

Ski resort in Alberta, Canada.

How well known is Marmot Basin?

On our list for Canada, Marmot Basin comes #712 by how widely it is covered.

When is the best time to visit Marmot Basin?

The warm months in Jasper run June to September, with afternoons at 18–23°C on the 1991–2020 normals.

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Jasper National Park: Ethan Sahagun, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian National Railway (CNR) Station: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).