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Heliskiing Spring Fever Pictures from Blue River.

Click on the following link to see the latest pics from our friends at Mike Wiegele Heli Skiing. 

http://www.blog.wiegele.com/skiing/heliskiing-spring-fever-pictures/

If this looks like something you'd like to do this winter give us a call. We can help make it happen. 

Check out this page of our website to find out how you can add a day of Heliskiing to your next visit to Marmot Basin. 

MARMOT BASIN ON TRACK FOR ALL TIME SNOWFALL RECORD
Marmot Will Stay Open Until May 6th

March 14, 2012 Jasper, Alberta, Canada –It’s no secret that Marmot Basin has had more than its fair share of snow this season. In fact, the Jasper ski area has now received a whopping 502 cm (16.5 feet) of total snowfall for the season which is 25% more than its total annual average. Marmot Basin only needs to receive another 40 cm of snow to break the previous snowfall record of 542 cm set in the 1998/99 season. Over 90 cm of new snow has fallen in the past 10 days.

Here are how the number stack up:

YEAR                     TOTAL SNOWFALL TO MARCH 13              BASE (settled snowpack at mid-mountain)

 2012                       502 cm                                                                  170 cm

2011                       362 cm                                                                  141 cm

2010                       394 cm                                                                  150 cm

2009                       250 cm                                                                  103 cm

1998                       450 cm                                                                  N/A

Not only has the abundant snowfall created ideal conditions for skiers and snowboarders, it has also ensured that Marmot Basin will have superb spring skiing conditions right through to May 6^th. “We had planned on remaining open until May 6^th as it was and now we are very confident that conditions will be perfect for late season skiers”, said Brian Rode, Marmot’s VP of Marketing & Sales. If your preference is finely groomed runs rather than knee deep powder Marmot’s got it all. “Our grooming crew is out every night packing down as many runs as they can so people can choose whether to play in the powder or cruise the machine groomed runs”, says Rode.

Marmot Basin will remain open until May 6 this season.

Our Latest tour to Powder King:

Mountain Madness Tours and a van load of Skydivers from local Edmonton drop zone Skydive Eden North, jumped into the Mountain Madness Tours van and made the journey to Powder King last weekend for some sweet pow. 

With a 427cm base at the top of the mountain and a 282 cm base at the bottom of the mountain there was definitely no shortage of fluffy white stuff to shred during the weekend and everyone had a great time. 

Sure it might be a bit of a drive but realistically it is no further away than other epic resorts such as Revelstoke. We will look after the driving for you so you can sit back relax, catch up with your friends and watch a ski movie or two to phsyc you up on the way there. 

Powder king is open until the end of April so you still have plenty of time to see what all the fuss is about. Contact us today to organize a custom ski adventure to Powder King this season. We can accommodate groups from 9 -35 people.