Fernie Alpine Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Fernie Alpine Resort is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada. Its 120 mapped downhill runs add up to 82 km, which ranks it #6 of 403 ski areas in Canada and gives it 2.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 686 m long.

Slopes at Fernie Alpine Resort

About 23% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 48% intermediate and 29% advanced or expert, which makes Fernie Alpine Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 10 lifts: 7 chairlifts, 1 t-bar, 1 button lift, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,058 m up to 2,097 m, a vertical drop of 1,039 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Fernie Alpine Resort

The nearest airport is Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC), about 52 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 8 min by car; Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) is 142 km away. Nearby ski areas include Fernie Golf Course, Island Lake Cat Skiing, Allison-Chinook Cross Country Ski Trails (Crowsnest Pass) and Pass Powderkeg ski (8.6 km), which together add 72 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.