This is a cool 12 Step itinerary for a great snowboarding and skiing trip to Marmot Basin in Jasper National Park.
- Fly into Edmonton, Alberta, the nearest airport (a 4 hour drive away from Jasper).
- Instead of driving, hop on the Via Rail Snow Train to Jasper National Park.
- Chill aboard the train.
- Arrive at Jasper train station. Catch a ride to your hotel (some are in walking distance, others have shuttles).
- Chill.
- In the morning, take a free shuttle to Marmot Basin.
- Snowboard or ski until your legs feel like chopped meat.
- Catch the shuttle back to your hotel.
- Chill in the pool or hot tub.
- Repeat as much as you can (Go back to step 6).
- Do a side trip like the Maligne Canyon Ice Walk.
- Head back home.
This video by RideGuide introduces some of the concepts above and does a nice job of showing riding at Marmot:
Have a nice trip.
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Marmot Basin definitely topped my list in Jasper! . I’m not so much dreading sore legs as a sore derriere…
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I don’t know about the legs feeling like chopped meat but this sounds great! Actually, I just got one of Burtons rocker boards, and it requires much less work from the legs. So maybe I could ride like this each day after all.
The Rocker boards are great! Though I would second that. I bet with Jaspers snow, it might be a piece of heaven in Canada!
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Awesome trip itinerary! I have been wanting to check out Marmot for a couple years now, might have to try this next season.