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Marmot Lodge in Jasper, Alberta
Good day, I will be heading to Jasper in the 2006 season and have put a
reserve on a room in Marmot Lodge in Jasper. Anyone have any opinions of the place? Thanks! |
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"Slaughterhouse" wrote in message news:4Zyse.1719182$Xk.658480@pd7tw3no... Good day, I will be heading to Jasper in the 2006 season and have put a reserve on a room in Marmot Lodge in Jasper. Anyone have any opinions of the place? Thanks! Most of the hotels in Jasper are similar. It's got basic comfortable rooms with TV, pool etc. Its right on the main street. Jasper is generally VERY quite during ski season as the ski hill is located well inside a national park. FANTASTIC ski area. PS Don't tell your friends about Marmot Baisn ski area. We don't care for line ups and rude Europeans, unless you are a really rude german skier. they're funny as hell. You'll have a good time... |
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"stuart" wrote in message news:100ue.87330$tt5.31545@edtnps90... "Slaughterhouse" wrote in message news:4Zyse.1719182$Xk.658480@pd7tw3no... Good day, I will be heading to Jasper in the 2006 season and have put a reserve on a room in Marmot Lodge in Jasper. Anyone have any opinions of the place? Thanks! Most of the hotels in Jasper are similar. It's got basic comfortable rooms with TV, pool etc. Its right on the main street. Jasper is generally VERY quite during ski season as the ski hill is located well inside a national park. FANTASTIC ski area. PS Don't tell your friends about Marmot Baisn ski area. We don't care for line ups and rude Europeans, unless you are a really rude german skier. they're funny as hell. You'll have a good time... Hey, thanks! I've lived in Edmonton for 24 years and have not ONCE set foot in Jasper (Born and raised in Calgary so it was always Sunshine, etc). This is going to be a blast!! |
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"Slaughterhouse" wrote in message news:Hscue.71186$El.24730@pd7tw1no... "stuart" wrote in message news:100ue.87330$tt5.31545@edtnps90... "Slaughterhouse" wrote in message news:4Zyse.1719182$Xk.658480@pd7tw3no... Good day, I will be heading to Jasper in the 2006 season and have put a reserve on a room in Marmot Lodge in Jasper. Anyone have any opinions of the place? Thanks! Most of the hotels in Jasper are similar. It's got basic comfortable rooms with TV, pool etc. Its right on the main street. Jasper is generally VERY quite during ski season as the ski hill is located well inside a national park. FANTASTIC ski area. PS Don't tell your friends about Marmot Baisn ski area. We don't care for line ups and rude Europeans, unless you are a really rude german skier. they're funny as hell. You'll have a good time... Hey, thanks! I've lived in Edmonton for 24 years and have not ONCE set foot in Jasper (Born and raised in Calgary so it was always Sunshine, etc). This is going to be a blast!! Its my favorite ski hill. They have very dry powder when it gets snow. Last year was very good. I would definitely check conditions beforehand, because Jasper is in the lee side of the mountains and can have low snowfall winters. They are also not terribly honest about reporting snow conditions on their website. For example, "Good conditions, packed powder, some natural hazards exist" means 'skiable snow between zillions of rocks'. In other words, don't bother. I would not spend money to go there unless they have AT LEAST 120 cm base and are reporting fantastic conditions. That means the skiing can range from reasonably good to exceptional. The problem they have is that Jasper has no radar coverage with Environment Canada, so they can get a fabulous dump of powder overnight, and there is really no way of knowing what's on the hill until 8am that day, or when you get there. You will love the terrain...the night life in Jasper is 'OK' but not too many choices... |
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"stuart" wrote in message newsrjue.79323$9A2.35020@edtnps89... Its my favorite ski hill. They have very dry powder when it gets snow. Last year was very good. I would definitely check conditions beforehand, because Jasper is in the lee side of the mountains and can have low snowfall winters. They are also not terribly honest about reporting snow conditions on their website. For example, "Good conditions, packed powder, some natural hazards exist" means 'skiable snow between zillions of rocks'. In other words, don't bother. I would not spend money to go there unless they have AT LEAST 120 cm base and are reporting fantastic conditions. That means the skiing can range from reasonably good to exceptional. The problem they have is that Jasper has no radar coverage with Environment Canada, so they can get a fabulous dump of powder overnight, and there is really no way of knowing what's on the hill until 8am that day, or when you get there. You will love the terrain...the night life in Jasper is 'OK' but not too many choices... This is really good info! I went to Banff last season and it was great but after what I heard Jasper was getting there was just no other option for next season. We are heading up at the beginning of March on the basis of what the rest of Alberta is doing for snow and also that by the beginning of March there should have been enough snowfall already to make a somewhat decent base. Sound about right to you or is Jasper an anomoly? Thanks Stuart for you time with this! |
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"Slaughterhouse" wrote in message news:fXrue.1778870$Xk.1526219@pd7tw3no... "stuart" wrote in message newsrjue.79323$9A2.35020@edtnps89... Its my favorite ski hill. They have very dry powder when it gets snow. Last year was very good. I would definitely check conditions beforehand, because Jasper is in the lee side of the mountains and can have low snowfall winters. They are also not terribly honest about reporting snow conditions on their website. For example, "Good conditions, packed powder, some natural hazards exist" means 'skiable snow between zillions of rocks'. In other words, don't bother. I would not spend money to go there unless they have AT LEAST 120 cm base and are reporting fantastic conditions. That means the skiing can range from reasonably good to exceptional. The problem they have is that Jasper has no radar coverage with Environment Canada, so they can get a fabulous dump of powder overnight, and there is really no way of knowing what's on the hill until 8am that day, or when you get there. You will love the terrain...the night life in Jasper is 'OK' but not too many choices... This is really good info! I went to Banff last season and it was great but after what I heard Jasper was getting there was just no other option for next season. We are heading up at the beginning of March on the basis of what the rest of Alberta is doing for snow and also that by the beginning of March there should have been enough snowfall already to make a somewhat decent base. Sound about right to you or is Jasper an anomoly? Thanks Stuart for you time with this! Yes, March/April are generally the best months at Marmot. I was at Banff and Jasper this past season and there wasn't a big difference in conditions, albeit I was at Sunshine later in the season. Marmot basin is notoriously bad for painting a much rosier picture regarding conditions because they are so out of the way, and desperately need skiers. They can have fantastic conditions and no skiers, which is great if you are the skier, but not so good if you are the resort. I remember the crappy seaon we had two years ago, when, just before X-mas they were reporting "Vastly improved conditions" I decided to stop over coming back from Kamloops, and I made the mistake of bringing my new Salomon skis. I literally hit a rock every second turn and ruined the bases. It was the most god-awful skiing conditions I had seen in over 40 years. I emailed then and suggested they should have been ashamed of themselves for their reporting. They replied that they wouldn'y want to paint such a picture as to discourage folks from coming out. I can understand their sentiment, but it bit them terribely later offset the damage to their credibility. The following year when conditions were actually good, nobody believed them, so they were saying things like "best conditions in 10 years!!!" on their website to lure the skiers back. |
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"stuart" wrote in message news:ZNBue.72677$HI.11953@edtnps84... "Slaughterhouse" wrote in message news:fXrue.1778870$Xk.1526219@pd7tw3no... "stuart" wrote in message newsrjue.79323$9A2.35020@edtnps89... Its my favorite ski hill. They have very dry powder when it gets snow. Last year was very good. I would definitely check conditions beforehand, because Jasper is in the lee side of the mountains and can have low snowfall winters. They are also not terribly honest about reporting snow conditions on their website. For example, "Good conditions, packed powder, some natural hazards exist" means 'skiable snow between zillions of rocks'. In other words, don't bother. I would not spend money to go there unless they have AT LEAST 120 cm base and are reporting fantastic conditions. That means the skiing can range from reasonably good to exceptional. The problem they have is that Jasper has no radar coverage with Environment Canada, so they can get a fabulous dump of powder overnight, and there is really no way of knowing what's on the hill until 8am that day, or when you get there. You will love the terrain...the night life in Jasper is 'OK' but not too many choices... This is really good info! I went to Banff last season and it was great but after what I heard Jasper was getting there was just no other option for next season. We are heading up at the beginning of March on the basis of what the rest of Alberta is doing for snow and also that by the beginning of March there should have been enough snowfall already to make a somewhat decent base. Sound about right to you or is Jasper an anomoly? Thanks Stuart for you time with this! Yes, March/April are generally the best months at Marmot. I was at Banff and Jasper this past season and there wasn't a big difference in conditions, albeit I was at Sunshine later in the season. Marmot basin is notoriously bad for painting a much rosier picture regarding conditions because they are so out of the way, and desperately need skiers. They can have fantastic conditions and no skiers, which is great if you are the skier, but not so good if you are the resort. I remember the crappy seaon we had two years ago, when, just before X-mas they were reporting "Vastly improved conditions" I decided to stop over coming back from Kamloops, and I made the mistake of bringing my new Salomon skis. I literally hit a rock every second turn and ruined the bases. It was the most god-awful skiing conditions I had seen in over 40 years. I emailed then and suggested they should have been ashamed of themselves for their reporting. They replied that they wouldn'y want to paint such a picture as to discourage folks from coming out. I can understand their sentiment, but it bit them terribely later offset the damage to their credibility. The following year when conditions were actually good, nobody believed them, so they were saying things like "best conditions in 10 years!!!" on their website to lure the skiers back. THAT explains the "best in 10 years" statement in all the articles! Thank you very much! |
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