Fernie Alpine Resort is a ski resort

Ski resort

A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...

, located on Lizard Range

Lizard Range

The Lizard Range is a mountain range south-east of Fernie, British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies. This range is home to the Fernie Alpine Resort and parts of the Mount Fernie Provincial Park....

, near the town of Fernie, British Columbia

Fernie, British Columbia

Fernie is a city in the Elk Valley area of the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located on BC Highway 3 on the eastern approaches to the Crowsnest Pass through the Rocky Mountains...

 in Canada

Canada

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. It is known particularly for its high annual snowfall, reportedly the highest of any resort in the Canadian Rockies

Canadian Rockies

The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...

, and for its powder skiing. The resort also operates a mountain bike park in the summer months.

The resort has 10 lifts servicing 140 named runs plus 5 alpine bowls and tree skiing with a vertical drop of 1082 metres (3,549.9 ft). The resort has over 10.1 square kilometres (2,495.8 acre) of skiable terrain. The average annual snowfall is 875 centimetres (28.7 ft).

Fernie Alpine Resort is owned by Resorts of the Canadian Rockies which also owns ski areas, Kimberley Alpine Resort

Kimberley Alpine Resort

Kimberley Alpine Resort is a ski resort located in Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada.It is located in the Purcell Mountains, on the east face of North Star Hill...

, Nakiska

Nakiska

Nakiska is a ski resort in the Kananaskis Country region of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is located from Calgary, west on Highway 1 and south on Highway 40 ....

, Mont Sainte-Anne, and Stoneham.

History

Fernie Alpine Resort was originally called "Fernie Snow Valley" before being sold in 1997 to RCR (Resort of the Canadian Rockies). RCR saw some financial trouble under owner Charlie Locke

Charlie Locke

Charlie Locke is a Canadian businessman. He is the majority shareholder and president of the Lake Louise Ski Area located in Banff National Park....

, and after a period in bankruptcy protection, was bailed out by Alberta billionaire N. Murray Edwards

N. Murray Edwards

N. Murray Edwards is a Canadian businessmen and a co-owner of the Calgary Flames hockey team. With an estimated net worth of $US 2.2 billion , Edwards was ranked by Forbes as the 14th wealthiest Canadian and 540th in the world.- Background :Edwards studied at the University of Saskatchewan,...

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During spring 2009, Fernie Alpine Resort was temporarily transformed into the fictional Kodiak Valley ski resort, circa 1986, for exterior location shots for the Hollywood film Hot Tub Time Machine

Hot Tub Time Machine

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. The film was released in March 2010.

Bowls

Fernie Alpine Resort has 5 legendary bowls along the Lizard Range. Siberia Bowl, Cedar Bowl, Timber Bowl, Currie Bowl, and the Lizard bowl. Fernie is known for its amazing powder and thats why it is rated one of the top 5 resorts in Canada

Lifts

Fernie alpine resort has 10 ski lifts, on the old side of the mountain there are 5 ski lifts, the Deer Chair which is a 3 person chair, the Elk chair is a four person chair, the great bear chair is a high speed quad, the boomerang is a 3 person chair, and the haulback is a t-bar. On the new side of the mountain there are two chairs The Timber Express Chair which is a high speed quad, and the White Pass chair which takes you to the highest.
New in the 2011.2012 Ski Season, Fernie Alpine Resort added a lift to the Summit in Currie Bowl called the NEW Polar Peak lift.

Lost Boys

Fernie, BC – September 15th, 2006 – The views will take your breath away at the new Lost Boys Café, Fernie Alpine Resort’s newest on-mountain addition for the 2006-2007 ski season. The Lost Boys Lungbuster is the ultimate challenge for hard core climbers. This challenging mountain bike race starts at the base area of the Fernie Alpine Resort & climbs to the top of the Timber Express Chairlift - 640 vertical metres (2,100 ft).

External links

• Fernie Alpine Resort
• http://www.skircr.com/
• Fernie
• http://www.ferniefix.com/