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Hillmap - Backcountry Maps for the Obsessed. Backcountry Skiing Canada. Canadian Avalanche Centre. Latest Bulletins. Discount Lift Tickets. Last Updated: 4/14/2014 1:18 AM Marmot Basin Lift Ticket and Ski Pass Deals Marmot Basin Ski Report, Mountain Conditions and Resort Statistics 26 Beginner 26 Intermediate 17 Advanced 17 Expert Just 20 minutes south of Jasper, Alberta in the Canadian Rockies, Marmot Basin offers four mountain faces of heavenly powder from November to early May. You can start your day on the long, winding, novice runs or in the alpine bowls, but make sure you catch your breath on the crowd-free slopes because there won’t be lift lines waiting ... for you. Watch us on YouTube Marmot Basin Amenities Terrain Park Ski area offers at least one terrain park.

Marmot Basin Operations Weekday Hours Mon-Fri: 9a-4p Trails Open/Total 70 of 86 Weekend Hours Sat/Sun: 9a-4p Marmot Basin Snow Report & Ski Conditions Marmot Basin Ski Pictures and Photos Marmot Basin Logo Marmot Basin Trail Map Marmot Basin Reviews & Tips (3) Elite Forecasters Help Powderhounds Chase Snow | Playbook. For most people, weather forecasts are in the background. We want to know what the drive to work is going to be like, or whether it’ll rain this weekend. For others, weather is vitally important, like farmers who rely on detailed forecasts to know when to plant and harvest crops, But some use weather specifically to forecast fun. Surfers have long used a network of websites like Surfline.com to tell them when weather and swells combine for the best waves.

Skiers and snowboarders have increasingly been able to get in the game with an array of tools to help them decide not just where to go skiing, but when, thanks to a small but growing group of niche weather forecasters offering custom reports tailored to winter-sports enthusiasts. That’s never more important than ever at the end of the season, when moist, increasingly warm air is colliding with Arctic cold fronts. Joel Gratz started Colorado Powder Forecast in 2008 as an e-mail list. For many, it’s a calling. The Weather Channel?