Skiing on Christmas is a deliberate disconnect with the norm. Everyone has a story on why, this is mine.

It’s a new season and we’re in Fernie turning left and turning right.

The snow packed on the front walk and hard on the streets. Slippery, yet with caution, a hidden grip accompanies the right pace.

In mid-October the first North American ski areas opened for the season.

I wonder where Fernie sits on the spectrum of “small towns”?

A few days ago I dug around until I found a pair of jeans. My shorts came off and jeans […]

But don’t delay. Easy Street will only be open two more weekends. The ride ends Sept 6th and then it’s the anxious wait for snow.

Any question of the Winter Olympics relevance to skiing as a competitive sport can be put to rest with today’s […]

Today the Elk River Valley crosses an annual threshold for the cutthroat trout living out a winter in the benign […]

This winter is kind of like going on a date with the Prom Queen when you’re from the wrong side of the tracks.

I think we can sagely say that Santa is no longer saying Ho Ho Ho and enthusiastically switched over to Pow Pow Pow.

We’re going skiing. Friday. At 9am, Fernie Alpine Resort opens.