Mountain Layout—Snowboarding

Most riders come here for the freeriding. Off the Knob Chair, a 600-foot hike accesses freshies in Upper Basin. Or choose Peak Run to scoot over to the gully off High Traverse or Thunder Bowl (carry your speed on this traverse). Don't skip Charlie's Bowl—there are so many lines here, it's possible to spend all day. Again, carry your speed from the top of Knob Chair to the entrance of Charlie's Bowl. There's a rather flat runout at the bottom, so you might have to hoof it a bit on both ends.

Chalet Slope off the Eagle Ridge Chair is a vast area of glades that will keep you challenged—and grinning. Powder lasts the longest over here. The chutes, bowl and glades on Eagle East are a challenge with important warning signs. Off the back side, is true backcountry terrain. The drop-ins to this area can be intimidating and often require vertigo-inducing traverses. Pay attention to boundary signs funneling you back toward the trails or you'll have a long hike out.

The Outer Limits area off the back of Paradise Chair, the Whistler Creek Trail is mainly flat, with some short uphill sections so be forewarned. An adventure in this area may be more strenuous in the hiking than the sliding.

There's excellent glade riding off Paradise Chair on Caribou Ridge. Off to skier's the right enjoy the trees in the black Milk Run area and Caribou Knoll. Further down the mountain, drop into woods off green-circle Old Road.

Intermediates have great choices all over the mountain. There's very nice beginner terrain at the base of the mountain, served by a Platter lift which can be difficult for snowboarders. Head higher up the mountain via the Paradise and Kiefer chairs for the Marmot Terrain Park located on Marmot Run in the Upper Area.

Parks and pipes
The terrain park is on Marmot Run in the upper area of the mountain with tabletops, hips, spines, rails, rollers and a quarterpipe. There's also a natural quarterpipe on Marmot Run.

During early season, Marmot terrain park staff installs a smaller rail park on an old road, just above the loading station of the Eagle Ridge quad.