I woke up this morning with my windows shaking from the avalanche bombing at the ski hill.

Fernie Alpine Resort is opening for the season this Saturday, December 2nd, and Fernie locals are excited, some more than others.

Snowfall with total amounts near 15 cm is expected near Fernie. With the Fernie Factor this could mean up to 50 cm at elevations.

After reading some bickering by dedicated resort skiers on whose skiing is the best, I concocted this Ski Fernie Top […]

The current Fernie snowpack as of May 1 is well above the historical average and raises flood concerns. The Automated […]

Fernie delivered another epic Powder Monday that that followed a Powder Sunday and lead into a Powder Tuesday and a Powder Wednesday.

Powder Tuesday has been the big powder day for years, has it changed to Powder Monday?

The South Rockies Field Team is three avalanche technicians who travel through the region on snowmobile and skis collecting weather, snowpack and avalanche observation data.

With the Arctic front moving in the conditions are prime for the Fernie Factor! Early season skiing in Fernie is delivering as expected.

Fernie confirms the December 2nd opening with the added bonus of Polar Peak Chair operating for the first time ever on opening day!

The skiers are trying to get as much lift accessed skiing in as possible before the lifts close and are counting down the days to the end of Fernie’s lift service

Sometimes there are friends to be found on a powder day after all. To celebrate such camaraderie often found over […]