Fernie Alpine Resort
Ski resort · British Columbia, Canada
Fernie Alpine Resort is a ski resort in British Columbia (Canada) with 82 km of runs and 10 lifts. You can ski between 1,059 m and 2,097 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,038 m. Its longest run is Falling Star (3.6 km) and the steepest, Barracuda, reaches 95% on its toughest stretch.
See Fernie Alpine Resort on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 82 km
- Lifts
- 10
- Elevation
- 1,059–2,097 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,038 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue19 km
- Red39 km
- Black24 km
The steepest runs at Fernie Alpine Resort
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Barracuda Black95% · 44°
- Easter Bowl Black94% · 43°
- King Fir Black87% · 41°
- Snake Glades Black86% · 41°
- Currie Glades Black86% · 41°
The longest runs
- Falling Star Red3.6 km
- Summer Road Red2.5 km
- Cedar Trail Blue2.4 km
- Tower 6 Trail Blue2.2 km
- View Trail Blue1.9 km
Lifts
7 chairlifts · 1 T-bar lift · 1 platter lift · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Fernie Alpine Resort
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,561 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,578 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Fernie Alpine Resort
- Pass Powderkeg50 km · 8.6 km of runs
- Castle Mountain Resort52 km · 55 km of runs
- Wapiti64 km · 8.9 km of runs
- Kimberley Alpine Resort71 km · 60 km of runs
- Turner Mountain102 km · 16 km of runs
- Fairmont Hot Springs111 km · 13 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fernie Alpine Resort?
- In British Columbia, Canada. The nearest resort is Pass Powderkeg, 50 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Fernie Alpine Resort have?
- 82 km: 19 km of blue runs, 39 km of red runs, 24 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Fernie Alpine Resort?
- You can ski between 1,059 m and 2,097 m: a vertical drop of 1,038 m.
- How many lifts does Fernie Alpine Resort have?
- 10: 7 chairlifts, 1 T-bar lift, 1 platter lift, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Fernie Alpine Resort?
- Barracuda (black), at 95% (44°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Fernie Alpine Resort?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Fernie Alpine Resort?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.