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Hike-A-Biking Heiko’s Trail
Heiko’s Lake to Mountains trail has been a world class hike since it was first established in the early 2000’s. The trail has three distinct passes and takes you from valley bottom to high alpine. It is also a popular route for accessing the Three Sisters hiking trail. On Saturday a group of us decided […]
Porky Blue Success – Return of the Pig
The weather threatened us with dark clouds but the Fernie Trails and Ski Touring Club pulled off the 4th annual bike ride on Porky Blue Trail. One hundred and eighteen riders and a dozen volunteers were all accounted for at the end of the ride and all had a great time at the FERNIE HOTEL […]
Porky Blue Registration
As of August 1st we now have 85 people registered and just have 15 places left for the shuttle up to the start of the Porky Blue Ride. After the first 100 signups the additional bikers will have to get to the start of the ride with their own vehicle or cycle the 19 km […]
Counter Assault
This stuff actually works, had to use it on the Coal Discovery Trail on July 19th. Two of us had just cycled past Loose Change and were approaching the Little Chain Ring intersection. We had just finished riding Porky Blue Trail and were cycling back the last 5 km to Fernie. Cycled around a corner […]
Porky Blue 2013 Bike Ride
We will be hosting this event again on Saturday, August 3, 2013. Shuttle from the Fernie Hotel at 10 am and biking from Coal Creek Summit at 11 am. This mountain bike ride is a 4 hour, 26 kilometer return back to Fernie (last 9 km on Coal discovery Trail) and is for strong adult […]
Fernie Trails & Ski Touring Club Meeting
Fernie Trails & Ski Touring Club Meeting
The directors of the Fernie Trails & Ski Touring Club are meeting Thursday May 23 8:00 P.M. @ Freshies. All members or interested people are invited to attend. Discussion will be about Island Lake, Thunder Meadows, Tunnel Creek and summer activities.
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Fernie Goes To Moab
With the ski hill closing and Fernie trails still under the snow, what could be better than loading up the bikes and going on a road trip to Moab Utah. That is exactly what we did last week, as a matter of fact it seems like half of the mt. bike crowd in Fernie did. […]
How and when to Book the Cabins views: 5790
How and when to book the Cabins are frequent questions and this post is intended as an overview to assist you. Thunder Meadows and Tunnel Creek cabins are bookable as a whole cabin only online for overnight stays by members. This is not exclusive as the cabins are also available for day use. Day use […]
Orca Road and Orca Bridge Volly Party views: 130
The Fernie Trails and Ski Touring Club spent a day clearing Orca Road and clearing a more obvious route to Orca Bridge. We’re stoked for another great ski touring season!
New Ski Touring Hut Survey views: 939
The Fernie Trails and Ski Touring Club is currently in the assessment and pre-feasibility phase in planning an additional backcountry ski touring hut for the club and its membership. The New Ski Touring Hut Survey will help gauge general interest in determining if an additional hut is viable and refine location criteria that suit the […]
2024 Summer Cabin Improvements views: 151
Every spring, the Fernie Trails and Ski Touring Club reviews the cabins and plans improvements for the summer and fall. These upgrades go above and beyond the annual cleaning and restocking of supplies, such as firewood, propane, and other essentials. Preparing the firewood involves bucking and splitting, followed by several helicopter flights to each cabin […]
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