Japser / Advanced

The Knob Chair takes you to the highest lift-served terrain and from the top of that lift you have to hike the last part up to Marmot Peak. Peak Run awaits —or drop into the fine powder in the massive Dupres Bowl, with Dupres Chute dividing it from Charlie’s Bowl and Wendy’s Choice which is ludicrously steep and stays untracked longer. Chalet Slope and Eagle East are tough, due to their northeasterly aspect which holds the snow really well for powder skiing. Eagle Ridge is a mixture of open bowls (with even one long novice trail) cascading down into tree-lined gullies.

The Chutes at the Knob and Charlie’s Bowl are also challenging and most of this area is double black diamond terrain. Chalet Slope has several steep sections with lots of powder through the trees. Rope closures indicate the area boundary and there are only two points of access into the backcountry from the ski area. Snowcat and heliskiing are on offer also: the cat will take you to untracked powder on bowls and

glades with trails to 3,000 feet (900 m) vertical for intermediate and advanced skiers. The heliski locations are some distance away: two hours from Jasper with Robson Helimagic (Valemount, B.C.) or three hours away at Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing.