Trail Conditions in Fernie

Trail Conditions – March 18, 2024

The trails of the golf course are once again CLOSED because of the watery soaked trail conditions.

groomed trails

Elk Valley Nordic Centre

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

Cedar & Lizard Lookoutgreen easyGroomed & tracksetMar 17
From Hut to bridgegreen easyGroomed & trackset Mar 17
Runt & Gruntblue challengingGroomed & tracksetMar 17
Galloway loopblue challengingGroomed & tracksetMar 17
Lizard Creek loopblack more difficultGroomedMar 13
FAR connector & Boomeranggreen easyGroomed & tracksetMar 17

All skate lanes except for the Lizard Creek Loop were groomed on Sunday evening. The trails are soft in the afternoon.

Fernie Golf Course

The trails are now CLOSED to skiing.
Level of difficulty: Easy green easy

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

Maps and directions are shown here


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 Saturday 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 trails from the backcountry north of the golf course to James were last groomed on March 8. Enjoy the views!

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 green easy

Montane

No recent report. The trails are groomed regularly.

Find map and directions to trails here

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