Summer Projects Will Enhance Winter Skiing Conditions
· Blasting: Fernie Alpine Resort is focusing on blasting a couple areas to improve cat track access and open up terrain. Areas of focus include the Lizard Bowl lower traverse, and the top and bottom of Currie Bowl.
· Summer Brush Cutting / Glading: $200,000 has been invested in summer glading projects, making Fernie’s terrific tree skiing even better. Targeted areas included: Steep and Deep, Siberia Ridge Trees, Big Bang/Mitchy Chutes, Lynda’s Run, Surprise Trees, Cedar Bowl, Currie Glades, Alligator Glades, and Currie Gully.
Snowmaking Enhancements: The addition of two new tower mounts on the Timber Bowl side will provide excellent early and late season coverage from the Timber Trail and Meadow ski runs near the base.
Lost Boys Café – Additional New Washrooms: Last season we welcomed The Lost Boys Café, Fernie’s mountaintop lodge with spectacular scenery and a great atmosphere. This year, look forward to expanded, heated washroom facilities at this popular on mountain meeting point.
Fernie Alpine Resort Launches $150,000 Community Summit Fund: The Resort has committed to supporting and developing the local community with the launch of a $150,000 fund that provides cash grants to local community organizations and groups over the next 5 years. Learn more about the Fernie Alpine Resort Community Summit Fund at www.skifernie.com/summitfund
Canadian Rockies International Airport – Runway Is Complete! The Canadian Rockies International Airport, located just over one hour from Fernie Alpine Resort in Cranbrook, has completed the expansion of its runway, with the newly expanded and renovated Terminal to be complete in January.
Fernie is a Favourite Resort for Kids!
· Fernie Alpine Resort is home to one of the largest youth ski teams in the country – the Fernie Alpine Ski Team (FAST). Come see why so many kids have fun in Fernie!
· Local community kids can learn to ski for just $25. Fernie’s local school group program is helping to get kids out on the slopes!
Get Your Starbucks Fix
We are pleased to be extending our Starbucks service inresort for our guests. In addition to the Slopeside Coffee kiosk, which currently features Starbucks drip coffee and espresso drinks, we look forward to now featuring Starbucks drip coffee at all of our food and beverage outlets.
New Kids’ Lunchroom: This year, a kids lunchroom for the Fernie Alpine Resort Winter Sports School program participants is being built at the Winter Sports School. This facility will allow even more kids to get involved with the program, and provide them with their own space to call “home” at the mountain.
Mountain Signage: With over 2500 acres of spectacular terrain, Fernie has lots to explore! Continued investment is being made in mountain signage, so that you can make your way around the mountain as easily as the locals! (Well, almost).
What’s Hot at Fernie Alpine Resort
Sunday Welcome Nights at the Slopeside Café
We take warm, Canadian hospitality to a whole new level! Fernie Alpine Resort offers Sunday Welcome Nights. Enjoy a glass of wine and meet a number of activity operators and winter sports school staff and get the inside scoop on all of Fernie’s events and programs.
First Tracks Program
Ever wished you could have the whole mountain all to yourself? Fernie’s First Tracks program provides guests with the opportunity to experience untouched powder or corduroyperfect
groomed runs before anyone else is on the mountain, while being guided by one of the Winter Sports School’s top pros.
Winter Celebrations
Whether it be the après ski scene, the extensive range of on mountain events
and activities, or the ever popular annual Griz Days Festival, your social calendar in Fernie is always full!
Women’s Programs
Fernie has been gaining a reputation as the place to learn how to rip! Clinics and
camps for the upcoming season include the White Room Sessions and Powder
Girl Camps.
WorldClass Avalanche Safety Program
· Training ground for CARDA (Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Assocation)
· Addition of an overhead safety line from Polar Peak to the Cascade Buttress on
the Lizard Headwall will give Fernie’s snow safety teams the ability to do
avalanche control work on the ridge during most weather conditions. This will
reduce closure times in the Lizard Bowl during big powder days and continue to
keep Fernie’s Avalanche Safety Program on the leading edge.
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