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Fernie BC 01/25/2017

nepa
This post was updated on Jan 27, 2017; 4:21am.
At Fernie today with a friend from back East.  Unfortunately, it hasn't snowed more than a few centimeters over here in a couple of weeks.  Although the snow quality is a bit disappointing, the scenery is spectacular.



We rode groomed snow most of the day.... fast and firm



but were able to find some pockets of untracked (slightly wind effected) snow with a 15 to 20 minute hiking effort...



Lots of surface hoar



The snowpack is pretty thin down low...There were about 6 or 7 guns pumping on the lower mountain.



Overall, this seems like a really cool place to live...



The town is very small, The ski area is huge (3000 acres, 3,000 vf).  The layout works pretty well for both skis and snowboards.  The vibe seems very laid back.    

Decent local beer too



Riding here again tomorrow, and then heading over to Castle Mtn in Alberta.
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Re: Fernie BC 01/25/2017

PeeTex
Beautiful! Thanks
Don't ski the trees, ski the spaces between the trees.
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Re: Fernie BC 01/25/2017

takeahike46er
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Looks beautiful! Thanks for sharing. I look forward to checking it out in a couple weeks.
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Re: Fernie BC 01/25/2017

campgottagopee
Great pics!
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Re: Fernie BC 01/25/2017

MC2 5678F589
Nice.

I spent a week in Fernie in college. It was really cool. Great mountain, fun, slightly rednecky town.

Might be a fun place to live one day. Although if I was really going to move to BC, I think I might target Pemberton.
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Re: Fernie BC 01/25/2017

Danzilla
In reply to this post by nepa
Awesome thanks for the TR. Bummer you struck out on the pow. You never know I guess. I'll be out there in March. Great to get some stoke.
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Re: Fernie BC 01/25/2017

Brownski
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Beautiful pics as usual. That first one especially makes me feel very small.
"You want your skis? Go get 'em!" -W. Miller
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Re: Fernie BC 01/25/2017

x10003q
Beautiful, another for the must ski list.