It’s opening weekend at Fernie Alpine Resort, but crews need a little help from Mother Nature to stay on schedule.
Spokesman Powder Matt Mosteller says the slopes are tentatively set to open on Saturday, December 4 for the resort’s 60th season – but they could use a bit more snow to ensure they can open the hills on that day.
He says crews are taking a day by day approach to see if they can get the slopes ready by Saturday.
“The team is doing everything they can, they’re out there, they’re working hard,” Mosteller says. “We need support from Mother Nature. Each day, we’ll provide an update on the snow report.”
He says the opening date could change if conditions don’t improve, recent storms have left very little snow for crews to work with.
Image provided by Fernie Alpine Resort: Lizard Run as of 2:50 pm, Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Find a link to FAR’s snow report here, updates are posted each morning.
As of Wednesday evening, the report indicates a base of 70 cm, with 66 cm accumulated this week.
View a statement from FAR on Wednesday’s snow report below:
Wednesday, December 1st Update
Hello everyone – thanks for tuning in to Fernie Alpine Resort’s Opening Day update.
The recent storms have left us with very little to work with on the mountain. We are switching our planned opening from December 4 to day-by-day as temperatures cool and the snow starts to fall.
We are looking to open as soon as possible, with our sights currently set on mid-week, next week if conditions allow.
Snowmaking will resume Thursday night, and we expect small accumulations throughout the weekend and into early next week.
We will update our status regularly as the week progresses. Please check our snow report for these updates. Once our opening decision has been made, we will announce it on our social media, website and snow report.
We appreciate your patience during these unprecedented weather events.
Stay safe, and well and we’ll see you on the mountain soon.
– ‘Powder’ Matt Mosteller – Spokesman, Fernie Alpine Resort (Article includes photos from Fernie Alpine Resort’s snow report for Wednesday, December 1, 2021)
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