January 07, 2008 A holiday season to remember… During the holiday season in 1996 my wife, Susan, and I decided to end our arduous travel from Calgary and […] Read more
December 17, 2007 Mogul Smoker secures great skiing… The Mogul Smoker party has been a Fernie tradition since 1976. Started by Barry Hulbert and Ian Stokie, they initially […] Read more
December 08, 2007 Opening day smiles everywhere… When the skiing is better than anticipated, smiles abound! I reported a few soft turns and yes, they were there. […] Read more
December 07, 2007 Extreme Rain leaves crusty valley… Two days of rain this Monday and Tuesday have taken the Powder out of the legend’s opening. Saturday’s opening will […] Read more
December 02, 2007 Fernie snow at last… Just when I was forgetting why… it snowed. And it snowed. Nice light -13 snow – in my face and […] Read more
November 28, 2007 A nice little snow… And the town smiled. Happyness in a ski town is directly related to snow and being able to play. Well […] Read more
November 19, 2007 Skiing Harvey Pass with the moms… Yesterday I skied Harvey Pass with two mums. I wish the skiing had been as good as the company! The […] Read more
November 12, 2007 Until the snow flies… Work continues on building the Castle Rocks trail at a feverish pace. With Winter being close, the drive to complete […] Read more
October 29, 2007 Another weekend of great riding… Saturday felt like Winter with an early morning temperature of -8c however the sunny skies prevailed and the biking was […] Read more
October 16, 2007 Fernie Autumn is calming… Autumn is a calming period before the first storm of Winter. The storms of Winter bring an excitement to the […] Read more
April 02, 2007 Fernie April 1st Surprise April 1st and who would have predicted such great powder. Surprise! Well – all locals were expecting winter to return […] Read more
March 14, 2007 Extreme Spring, Back to Winter…. High winds, 30+mm of rain, warm temperatures and daylight savings time brought the town close to Spring. Today we’re back […] Read more