Winter is powder time in the Fernie and the Elk Valley. Huge snowflakes
float down from the heavens, blanketing the Elk Valley and creating our winter
playground.
Fernie Alpine Resort boasts five alpine bowls and it has a total of 1500 acres of epic terrain.
Advanced riders and novices will never get board at Fernie from dropping off ridges, checking out chutes, tree skiing, utilizing natural gullies, making first tracks or trying all the trail systems this resort has it all!
There is also an array of beginner runs that are extremely scenic and the kids love the mighty moose or the animal adventure trails through the trees!
Also amazing back country skiing is very accessible from the resort for the more adventurous and experienced back country rider!
Fernie Alpine Resort is set admit the backdrop of the spectacular Lizard range and it is renowned for superb natural snow.
The Resort averages over 29ft of annual snow fall!!
For more information call (250) 423-4655 or visit www.skifernie.com
Snowcat Skiing (www.islandlakecatskiing.com)
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Snowcat skiing is the ultimate powder experience:
several thousand acres of untracked powder, small group sizes, professional
guides, glorious meals and luxurious accommodations. Operators in the area
cater to both intermediate and expert skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts. From
day to multi-day packages, the adventure is endless. Fernie is situated on the
powder highway and is the epi centre for
powder! Three high quality cat ski operations are situated out of
Fernie:
1. Island Lake Lodge
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Island lake Lodge is a world renound cat skiing operation. Ride 7,000
acres of privately owned bowls, valleys and gladed meadows, the
scenery is unbelievable and this particular cat skiing operation is
rated #1 on our scale for the ultimate powder adventure.
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2. Powder Cowboy
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Boasts 6,000 acres of powder waiting to be ripped up by a lucky group
of friends!
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3. Fernie wilderness adventures
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Let experienced guides give you back country tips and get off the
beaten track to explore the untamed wilderness of the Fernie area -
you wont be disappointed!
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Snowmobiling
Cross-country Skiing
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Explore over 15 km of groomed trails at Fernie Alpine
Resort. The trail system promises to lead you to panoramic vistas and through
snow draped forests. The Fernie Golf & Country Club offers their 'white'
greens to cross-country skiing enthusiasts desiring a relaxing stride close to
town. For those who wish to discover the back-country, the Elk Valley's
mountain terrain provides a variety of excellent touring opportunities.
While you are in Fernie please be sure to try the amazing cross
country ski trail through the old growth cedar forest (mind blowing)
and have lunch at Island Lake! Feel like your on top of the world!
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Dog sledding (www.ferniedogsledding.com)
Do you want to feel like you're on Northern Exposure? Let some absolutely
gorgeous husky dogs take you on an exhilarating tour through the
spectacular elk valley wilderness, these guys also operate in summer
with carts...hilarious, a must do whilst you are in Fernie
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So much to do and so little life to live. Stay at the Raging Elk Hostel and
live an exciting mountain adventure. Nature is calling.
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