LOCALS SNOW REPORT
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November 12, 2006
Skiing has returned to Fernie in fine form. Finally I'm not missing my mountain bike....
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April 4, 2006
On the one hand it’s hard to believe it is already April. On the other, it’s a relief it is here at last....
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March 30, 2006
Hot Dog Day went off with a bang this year. A warm, sunny day and a ski hill covered in brightly adorned skiers of all shapes and sizes...
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March 21, 2006
Skiing this past weekend definitely fell into the spring category. Sunny days, goggle tans, beer on the deck, hikes to Polar Peak and the Free Ski Competition...
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March 14, 2006
After receiving mass amounts of snow this week, the valley sparkled in the sunlight and the streets and mountains were packed with cheerful people all weekend long...
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March 7, 2006
After enjoying the Griz Celebrations and Events all weekend, skiing felt like a task Sunday morning...
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February 23, 2006
I awake to my alarm at 7:30 am and go through my ritual before work. Ready to go in my business attire (okay, business casual for Fernie) I take a look out the window and am shocked...
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February 8, 2006
The sky is full of snowy clouds, teasing Fernie residents with a few flakes here and there &.. but this doesn t stop Kirk: snowboarder by day. designer by night...
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February 6, 2006
I made the choice this weekend to take in the cross-country trails at Fernie Apline Resort Having skied them often, I got into a rhythm and became lost in thought...
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January 23, 2006
The town of Fernie is surreal Friday night. Flakes of snow illuminate the skies and cover trees, vehicles, buildings and people...
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January 20, 2006
Three years of average snowfall has finally been forgotten as Fernie Alpine Resort celebrates the best base in BC, over 300 cm!...
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January 10, 2006
With 27cm in the last 24hrs getting home at a reasonable time last night was a must...
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January 7, 2006
It might have been the Ghostrider hockey game that made me sleep in that Saturday morning...
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January 4, 2006
I had little sleep on a snowy Tuesday night as I knew I would be up at the crack of dawn on my way to cat snowboard at Island Lake Lodge...
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December 14, 2005
Both Fernie Alpine Resort and Fernie Wilderness Adventures opened their slopes this past weekend...
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December 5, 2005
T'is the season... to ski dry light powder. This morning I awoke to the sound of avalanche bombs bringing down wind slabs at Fernie Alpine Resort...
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December 2, 2005
The resort is looking great for opening day. The coverage is excellent up high and adequate on the lower mountain...
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November 17, 2005
The powder cycled as usual – great to bad to great. Living here lets me ski the great days...
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November 7, 2005
It is the beginning of April and the snow now is better than it has been all winter...
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April 4, 2006
Snowfall
24 Hour: 0cm (0in)
48 Hour: 0cm (0in)
7 Day: 4cm (2in)
Snow Pack: 341cm (134in)
Text and photos by Krista Turcasso
April Lungs
On the one hand it’s hard to believe it is already April. On the other, it’s a relief it is here at last. Sunshine and warm weather are definitely warranted in Fernie as mass amounts of snow have been falling since October. And while everyone is thankful for the much-anticipated season of powder, the appreciation for the sun was evident on every smiling, tanned face on the slopes at Fernie Alpine Resort this weekend.
FAR was host to the Big Air Competition and live bands, beer gardens and competitors all made the mountain alive. Our trip to the hill on Saturday was for one reason only: practice the first leg of the Powder Pedal Paddle race. As this is my first year skiing in the PPP, I recruited a seasoned competitor to show me the course. The big air comp worked to our advantage as competitors and spectators remained on the “new” side of the hill, leaving our course in Cedar Bowl clear.
Having skied at the Fernie ski hill for over 23 years, I am almost too familiar with the Cedar Bowl “tuck out.” Back in the day, there was not a haul back at the bottom of Cedar Bowl, leaving all to tuck and skate ski to the Triple Chair. But prior to this weekend I was not familiar with the Cedar Trail traverse, and for good reason.
We started my first run of the course from the gun tower, traversing to Blueberry and racing through an imaginary course to the gully, then straight lining to the beginning of the Cedar Trail. I followed my barely visible companion along the traverse, losing site of him at the top of Wallaby (hey, he had the advantage of 223 cm skis!) I continued on my way, skating with all my might across Kangaroo, Lower North Ridge, Linda’s Run, Boomerang Ridge, Boomerang, Kodiak, Lower Bear, Holo Hike, Holiday, Elk and Power Trip to finally the Dipsy and Conerstone Lodge. When I reached my partner, he was standing with a smile on his face and said “one more time, but give it your all.” I laughed……on the inside.
Last year at the PPP I stood waiting for my team member to pass me his necklace, watching and wondering why the skiers were so short of breath. I now know. After running half way up the Face Lift to your skis, skiing through a course set up on Blueberry, tucking it out to Cedar Trail and skate skiing all the way across the mountain, any oxygen left in your lungs is there by pure fluke.
During my second and last run Saturday, I decided that I need one of two things before the actual race: longer skis or a whole lot of wax…..maybe both! Stay tuned for the results and stories of the upcoming PPP race, and watch out for a skier wearing a borrowed Canadian Alpine Ski Team race suit.
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