Jasper Ski Holidays

The town of Jasper is situated in the heart of the Rockies and its scenic ski area, Marmot Basin, is a 15 minute drive from the town. Although the skiing is not extensive, there is plenty of variety including high open-bowl skiing, glades and trails through the trees.

The ski resort, which has a reputation for uncrowded slopes and no lift queues, is known as 'The Big Friendly'. As such, Jasper is the perfect location for a family skiing holiday.

Marmot Basin is installing another two new chair lifts in the summer of 2011, the Paradise High Speed Quad Chair, and the School House Triple Chair. These new lifts will be fully operational on opening day for the 2011-12 ski and snowboard season and will be a great improvement to this already magnificent Canadian Rocky Mountain ski area.

As it is a popular tourist destination in the summer, Jasper has excellent facilities and a good range of accommodation, restaurants and shops. Activities on offer include crawling through a canyon of frozen waterfalls, snowmobiling, dog sledding and heli-skiing.

The town's location on the banks of the impressive Athabasca River means that you might catch a glimpse of a moose drinking, or deer and elk crossing the road outside the town. There is a shuttle running between Jasper and Marmot Basin that is covered by your lift pass.