The Fernie Nordic Society is exploring the possibility of kicking off an Adaptive Nordic Skiing Program this winter for individuals with disabilities!
This program would aim to provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities to learn and engage in cross-country skiing in a supportive and fun environment! We believe that individuals of every ability should have the opportunity to experience Fernie’s winter through this wonderful sport.
We want to hear from you! Are you interested in participating, volunteering or supporting this initiative? We have a short survey for you. Any and all feedback is welcome, your input is essential in helping us shape a program that fits the needs of our community.
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If you or someone you know might be interested in this initiative, please send us a message.
Contrary to our Sunday post, the Galloway Loop of the Nordic Centre is not ready for skiers yet. Much dirt is showing in several areas. Some new snow is needed to cover the construction rough spots.
Elk Valley Nordic Centre
No dogs, snowshoes, biking or walkers on the trails please.
The trails were groomed on Thursday morning. The new 1.5 km Evergreen trail above the Runt is now open and groomed. More fresh snow is required before the Galloway Loop is skiable. Sorry for the delay.
Access to the Nordic Centre from FAR will be through Boomerang Way since the usual path from Highline Drive is still closed due to construction work.
Fernie Golf Course
The trails are being groomed and trackset on Friday morning. Grooming is done daily every morning. Enjoy the views! Level of difficulty: 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, Manchuria, Scandia and Timber Landing trails were groomed on Tuesday morning.
Off-leash dogs are now allowed on the trails if they are still under ‘vocal control’. A map and directions to trails are found here The FAR snow report is here
Fernie Dyke and City Trails
The backcountry area north of the golf course and the dyke to the boat launch are being groomed on Friday morning. The dyke is groomed regularly.
It is a multi-use trail for walking, snowshoeing, snow biking and skiing with your dog. Grooming of the dyke to the north bridge will start at the same time as the grooming on the golf course. 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
Montane
The nordic trails were groomed on Wednesday. Regular grooming continues. Access to the trails is from the trailhead.
Find map and directions to trails here . Grooming updates may be found here .
Anyone may send text updates to 250-430-2719 at any time.
Last weekend was a busy one at the Nordic Centre. A dozen volunteers were on hand on a rainy Saturday and on Sunday morning with a long to-do list of tasks. Fantastic work by all and with no incident … Nice!
Among the many things done, we got the stadium gully by the Cedars houses and lower kiosk area cleared out so that the snowcat can get through more easily for grooming and snow harvesting. Out on the trails, we cleared many of the favourite snow harvesting spots out to the Teck Bridge and then up along the Runt to the Grunt top.
One team worked to get lots of fire wood split, filling the wood shed to the top. Another team had the cable and lights hung up all around the stadium area. In addition we did an overall tidying up of logs around the stadium and a cleanup/sorting of supplies in the Warming Hut.
The Fernie Nordic Society wishes to thank Mark C. for doing the repairs to the roof of the hut damaged by a falling tree recently. And another Thank You! to Alisha who organized the snacks and refreshments for the occasion.
Now it is up to Mother Nature to send us loads of snow!
We are in the initial stages of planning our programming for Masters skiers for the upcoming Nordic ski season. If you are an adult (18+), you qualify as a Master – that is the only requirement!
Your feedback is important to us and helps us plan programming that will benefit as many members as possible. If you could take a few minutes to consider what activities you would like to see provided by the Fernie Nordic Society’s qualified coaches and instructors, we would greatly appreciate it!
