Swine Flu Chute

A super fun feature close to town with moderate slopes, but a mild bushwack at the bottom. Best as a mid to late season day.

1942 Chutes

Via Tunnel Creek and a slide path created by a recent size 3+ avalanche. Awesome terrain with an easy exit if you find the old logging road. Bring a rope for ski/cornice cutting.

4 Bowl Traverse

A traverse of Fish, Liverworst, Steep Mother and Orca bowls. Lots of options to ski along the way. I would give this tour a 3-star rating if there was more of a snow pack to cover the willows down into Orca Bowl.

Fernie Ski Touring Maps Updated Feb. 2020

Hey folks, I really hope you enjoy the maps.

Fernie Overview Ski Tours 02-19-20

Thunder Meadows & FAR Ski Tours 02-21-20

Tunnel Creek Ski Tours 02-19-20

Harvey Pass Touring Map 11-29-19

I use Avenza on my phone to bring maps with me.

Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for anything. The above are merely arbitrary lines on a map with no absolutely no meaning whatsoever and are for my personal use only.

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Trespass Ridge

Via Tunnel Creek. A seldom skied area that is sure to deliver great turns if the usual Tunnel Hut lines are skied out or if you are looking for a safe tour.

Mammoth Head

Via Fernie Alpine Resort’s Whitepass chair and Lost Boys Pass. A fun slack-country objective that provides good skiing away from the crowds of the resort.

Heaven’s Gate

Via Fernie Ridge’s southwest slopes. A strange Fernie ski tour, made stranger by the sounds of gunshots from a nearby shooting range, cornice collapses, wind-hammered terrain, and plans to develop the area into a ski resort and pedestrian community sharing the name of a suicidal UFO cult from the 70’s.

Tunnel Ridge

Via Tunnel Hut. A great Fernie backcountry ski area for making safe, mellow tree laps. Snow quality was unreal.

Orca Bowl

Via Island Lake Lodge and Orca Road. Our chosen route up Orca’s drainage prevented this one from getting 3 stars. Stick to Orca Road. Wait for mid-season.

2000 Peak

Via Gorby mountain bike trail and 2000’s north ridge.