New Zealand’s venerable Coronet Peak was scheduled to open for the season. Didn’t happen. Despite the presence of snow-hungry skiers […]
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Ski Bum Book Scores Gold
Instant Karma: The Heart and Soul of a Ski Bum was chosen by ForeWord Magazine as the winner in the […]
Bureaucrats against electric cars, and progress
In these times of high petrol prices and worries about climate change, you might think that any country would be […]
The Photo File: A Photography Exhibit
Don’t miss what is sure to be one of the most colourful exhibits at the Fernie Arts Station this season-Steve […]
$19,000 for a Pair of Skis?
For the kind of money most skis bums would pay to rent a room for four winters, small batch US […]
100 Ways to Spend $100 Climate Action Dividend
Wildsight Gives 100 Ways to Spend $100 Climate Action Dividend Reducing Climate Change and Contributing to Community the Central Goals […]
Spring Runoff is Fun For Surfers
Land locked surfers are celebrating spring runoff in Fernie. Ghostrider rapid, named after the shadow legend on Mt Hosmer, is […]
Yeah, Chile! Portillo Opens Early
The ski season at Ski Portillo, Chile is starting one week early due to epic conditions after six feet of […]
Tanner goes Carbon-Neutral through “Play it Cool”
Warren Tanner is the first freestyle skier to go Carbon-neutral thanks to David Suzuki’s ‘Play it Cool’ program. ‘Play It […]
FAR Gets Set for Summer 08
Fernie Alpine Resort will kick off its summer operations on June 28th. With a summer full of exciting activities, Fernie […]
Fernie Secondary Trash Bash
For the past seven years, Fernie has enjoyed great community support for its annual “Trash Bash”. Originally organized by Marella […]
Man Who Skied Everest Climbs it Again… at 75
Seventy-five-year-old Japanese skier Yuichiro Miura has started his latest bid to climb Mount Everest. Famed as the skier in the […]








