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MARMOT BASIN

📍Jasper, Alberta, Canada

💎 Hidden Gem🏞️ Scenic Cruiser❄️ Powder Haven🧗 Backcountry AccessIndependent

Photo: Marmot.basin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo details

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Vertical drop
3,000 ft
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Skiable terrain
1,720 acres
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Avg snowfall
Over 173 in
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Lifts
7
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Editor's Pick

Paradise Chalet for mid-mountain dining with views

THE FOOD SCENE

Compare the picks below by cuisine, setting and location. Each venue’s page has its current menu and service arrangements.

DINING PICKS

4 curated spots for eating and drinking at Marmot Basin

Location:
Vibe:

On-Mountain Dining

On-Mountain

1 pick

$$Earlier budget guideCanadian

Paradise Chalet

Mid-mountain, Marmot Basin

🍔Casual🌯Quick Bite

A mid-mountain cafeteria in one of Marmot Basin’s oldest buildings, with food, hot and cold drinks and nearby Charlie’s Bar. It provides a break without returning to the base.

Why We Like It

A straightforward mid-mountain refuel with the atmosphere of Marmot’s early chalet buildings.

Check the current winter schedule; the facilities page also retains 2025/26 season notices.
Earlier guide details

Earlier menu idea: Homemade cinnamon bun. Choose from the restaurant’s current menu when you visit.

Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, description, recommendation details, website, hours.

Without current field-level confirmation: cuisine type, price guide, dish recommendation.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-28

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Base Area

1 pick

Cafeteria and bar-and-grill fare

Caribou Chalet

Lower mountain at Marmot Basin

🌯Quick Bite🏞️Views

Marmot Basin’s lower-mountain chalet combines a full-service bar and grill with a cafeteria serving soup, chili, poutine, pizza, and burgers.

Why We Like It

One building covers an early coffee, cafeteria lunch, and a fuller sit-down meal with views toward the Magic Carpet.

Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-27

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In Town

2 picks

$$Earlier budget guideInternational Fusion

Evil Dave's Grill

86 Connaught Drive, Jasper

🍔Casual⭐Locals' Favorite

A family-owned Jasper restaurant with globally inspired dishes, cocktails and a lively dining room. Bowls, burgers and daily fish or meat features give groups a range of dinner choices.

Why We Like It

A town dinner option with vegetarian and gluten-free choices as well as more substantial plates.

Try: Cowboy Sushi

Reservations recommended
Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website, dish recommendation, address, phone.

Without current field-level confirmation: price guide.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-28

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$$Earlier budget guideBrewpub

Jasper Brewing Company

624 Connaught Drive, Jasper

🍔Casual🍺Après Bar

A Jasper brewpub pairing its own beer with Alberta-inspired food. It opened in 2005 as Canada’s first national-park brewery and remains a town gathering place.

Why We Like It

A useful beer-and-food stop on Connaught Drive after returning from Marmot; seating is walk-in.

Earlier guide details

Earlier menu idea: 6060 Stout with bison burger. Choose from the restaurant’s current menu when you visit.

Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website, address, phone.

Without current field-level confirmation: price guide, dish recommendation.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-28

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Plan your meal

Check whether your chosen venue takes reservations or uses a walk-in waitlist. For mountain dining, plan around lift access and service times.

Sources & planning context

Other names · Ski Marmot, Jasper Ski Resort

Use the picks for atmosphere, cuisine and location; the restaurant’s own page has current menus and service times.

Typically November to early May

A broad planning range from the historical guide, conditions permitting. Use the operator’s schedule for your travel dates.

Official schedules & conditions ↗
Schedule source ↗Official resort ↗
Official website
https://www.skimarmot.com/
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Summer and winter destination
No
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Vertical drop (ft)
3000
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Skiable area (acres)
1720
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Lifts
7
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Runs
91
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Base elevation (ft)
5570
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Summit elevation (ft)
8570
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Reported average snowfall (in)
Over 173
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026

Historical mountain figures awaiting field-level confirmation: Longest run (mi).

Individual listings retain their own sources and check dates. A source check covers only the named details; it does not confirm availability. Snowfall averages describe climate, not a forecast.

Travel guidance source ↗ · reviewed October 29, 2026; the guide uses broad planning advice

Off-season access: the resort prohibits public hiking and touring within the ski-area leasehold. Check the official access policy before visiting.

  • Marmot Basin — official homepage ↗

    See the verified facts and dates listed above.

  • Official 2026–27 operating information ↗

    Marmot’s season update includes an opening target and early-season access-road work. Allow extra time for the approach; use the operator’s schedule for your ski day.

  • Signage & Other Hill Policies ↗

    The operator explicitly states that its leasehold is closed to the public during the off-season.

  • Marmot Basin — Mountain Stats ↗

    The operator publishes over 440 cm annually; 173 inches is retained as a minimum conversion.

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