Trail Conditions – January 22, 2025

Elk Valley Nordic Centre

No dogs, snowshoes, biking or walkers on the trails please.
The area around the hut will be lit every Saturday from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

Cedar & Lizard Lookoutgreen easyGroomed & tracksetJan 21
From Hut to bridgegreen easyGroomed & tracksetJan 21
Runt & Gruntblue challengingGroomed & tracksetJan 21
Evergreen Loopblack more difficultGroomed – no tracksetJan 19
Galloway Loopblue challengingGroomed & tracksetJan 21
Lizard Creek Loopblue challengingGroomed & tracksetJan 19
FAR Boomerang Way connectorgreen easyOpen and groomedJan 13
FAR Highline Drive connectorgreen easyOpen and groomedJan 13

All trails except for the Lizard Creek and Evergreen Loops were groomed on Tuesday evening. The Kids Loop and stadium area were also groomed on Wednesday morning. The FAR connectors were not groomed – but watch for construction equipment. Enjoy!
Access to the Nordic Centre from FAR is through Boomerang Way or from Highline Drive – now open.

Fernie Golf Course

The skate lanes were refreshed on Wednesday morning. Grooming is done daily every morning. Enjoy the views!
Level of difficulty: Easy green easy

No dogs, snowshoes or walkers on the golf course please.


Other locations where one can ski in the Fernie area are listed below. Please note that these trails are dog-friendly and operated by other organizations.

Fernie Alpine Resort

The Silk, Scandia and Manchuria trails were groomed and trackset on Monday morning.

Off-leash dogs are now allowed on the trails if they are still under ‘vocal control’.

Fernie Dyke and City Trails

The backcountry trail was groomed on Wednesday morning. The dyke is groomed regularly when snow conditions are good.

It is a multi-use trail for walking, snowshoeing, snow biking and skiing with your dog. Additionally the dyke from the north bridge to the boat launch will be groomed and trackset after a sufficient new snow fall.
Level of difficulty: Easy green easy

Montane

The trails are snowmobile groomed daily when conditions allow.
Access to the trails is from the trailhead.

Additional Information

Anyone may send text updates to 250-430-2719 at any time.