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Trail Conditions – December 29, 2025

Happy Holidays to all skiers! Several nordic trails are being groomed around Fernie. The snow cover is still thin in places. Access the other trails at your own risk. Please check this page often.

Please stop by the warming hut of the Nordic Centre. An ambassador is on hand every day during the Holidays.

Elk Valley Nordic Centre

Most trails are now open. The entire network was groomed and trackset on Monday morning. The Lizard Creek Loop is still closed. A few wet spots are present in places. Ski with care and enjoy!

No dogs, snowshoes, biking or walkers on the trails please.

Cedar & Lizard Lookoutgreen easyGroomedDec 29
From Hut to bridgegreen easyGroomedDec 29
Runt & Gruntblue challengingGroomedDec 29
Evergreen Loopblack more difficultGroomedDec 29
Galloway Loopblue challengingGroomedDec 29
Lizard Creek Loopblue challengingClosed
FAR Boomerang Way connectorgreen easyNot groomed
FAR Highline Drive connectorgreen easyGroomedDec 29

Fernie Golf Course

The trails are now open and they were groomed and trackset on Monday morning.
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 on Sunday Dec 28. The Silk and Manchuria trails were also trackset.

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

Fernie Dyke and City Trails

The multi-use dyke trail from James White Park to the river’s edge past the golf course was groomed on Monday morning. Enjoy the views!

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 nordic trails were groomed on Sunday afternoon.
Access to the trails is from the trailhead.

Additional Information

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

No more grooming at the Nordic Centre

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The groomers of the Fernie Nordic Society have decided to stop any further grooming of the trails of the Elk Valley Nordic Centre. This is due to the effect of the recent rains on the condition of the snow on the trails. Skiers are reminded that they are now using the trails at their own risk.
The Fernie Nordic Society wishes to thank all our members and visitors for their past and current interest in the activities of the club. Watch for a survey coming your way by email sometime in May.

The Flying Vikings were back at the Nordic Centre

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The Flying Vikings were back at the Nordic Centre

The sixth edition of the Fernie Flying Viking Challenge event took place on Sunday March 9 at the Nordic Centre. Many of the participants set out on the trails on costumes. Thirteen Mini-Vikings completed one of the 1.3, 3.4 or 7.5 km courses. A total of 51 Flying Vikings rushed out in a noisy mass start just before 11 am. Several of them did two loops of 25 km starting from the warming hut to the trails and a chair lift ride at the Fernie Alpine Resort, and back again.

Skiing on the soft and mushy snow required more effort than usual. Volunteers were on hand at two refuelling stations and two ski patrollers were monitoring the progress of the participants. Each Mini-Viking was rewarded with a cookie medal. Each Flying Viking received a custom wooden medal and a delicious crepe at the finish line.

Here are a few photos taken during the event. More photos on our photo album page.