Ski Fernie to be in one of the fastest growing ski resorts in Canada. Over 100 wide and well-groomed pistes offers good skiing and snowboarding for all levels and incredible powder - and some really steep slopes.
Where
For Rockies holidays, ski Fernie in British Columbia and for less than a 5 hour drive from Calgary international airport you access great skiing and snowboarding with some amazing powder conditions. The ski resort area itself is about 3 miles from the town, making for simple transfers to the white stuff. The skiing and boarding are great for everyone from learners through to powder specialists, and the accommodation ranges from basic through to out and out luxury.
Essentials |
Suitable For |
Slopes |
RESORT ALTITUDE : |
1065m |
TOTAL PISTE : |
220 km |
LONGEST RUN : |
5 km |
START SEASON : |
November |
END SEASON : |
April |
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OVERALL |
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SKIING |
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BOARDING |
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APRÉS |
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FAMILIES |
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Beginners
23 / 22% |
Intermediates
36 / 34% |
Advanced
35 / 33% |
Experts
12 / 11% |
TOTAL RUNS : |
112 |
SNOW CANNONS : |
200 / 40ha |
SNOW PARKS : |
1 |
CROSS COUNTRY : |
15 km |
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On the slopes
Ski Fernie and the terrain you'll find lends itself perfectly to off-piste powder skiing holidays thanks to the five alpine bowls. With well groomed pistes, a third of the ski trails are classes as green (easy) and they offer wide open spaces to practise your turns! There's a good terrain park and half-pipe for boarders and 14km of cross-country tracks. There's also good ski schools & private instruction.
You also need to think about your lift pass as you can buy one that enables you to ski or snowboard in the other Canadian Rockies Super Pass ski resorts Kimberley, Lake Louise, Mount Norquay, Panorama and Sunshine Village (Banff).
Off the slopes
With 9 good on-slope restaurants, the Fernie ski resort also has a complete range of eating places and some great bars with live music and dancing. Generally speaking for non-skiers and apres-ski Fernie is great. With a fitness centre, spa cinema and lots of outdoor activities like sleigh rides and dogsledding, the non skiers are well catered for This is a good family-friendly resort as well as offering superb skiing - no wonder it's constantly in the top 10 North America resorts.
WE LIKE
- Good snow record, with less chance of rain than at Whistler (and less chance of Arctic temperatures than at resorts up in the Rockies)
- Great terrain for those who like it steep and deep, with lots for confident intermediates too
- Some good on-slope accommodation available
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WE DON'T LIKE
- Mountain resort is very limited - although what's there is pretty good
- Still too many slow, old lifts which means queues and delays at busy times
- Limited groomed cruising for timid or average intermediates
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Tourist Office
Worldwide cover from £60.48
or Single trip Europe cover from £22.98 - get covered before you arrive!
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