Fernie Ski Holidays | Canada

Tailor-made ski holidays to Fernie 2026/2027

A ski holiday to Fernie, Canada offers an incredible winter escape for skiers and snowboarders chasing world-class powder. Renowned for receiving up to 37 feet of legendary snow per season, Fernie Alpine Resort features five massive alpine bowls that serve up unforgettable terrain for every ability level especially intermediate to advanced riders. We highly advise hiring a car when visiting Fernie, as it is the easiest way to access the resort.

At the base of the mountain, a classic ski village provides excellent amenities and slope-side convenience or just 15 minutes away, the historic town of Fernie immerses visitors in authentic Canadian mountain culture. With an exceptional selection of accommodations both on and off the hill, it is easy to see why this vibrant powder destination continues to grow in popularity.

About This Resort

Skiable Terrain: 2,504 acres

30%

Expert
40%

Intermediate
30%

Beginners

Resort Features:

Ideal For Experts
Off the Beaten Track
True Canadian Town

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Fernie is a powder hounds’ paradise, with five great bowls of snow that, according to legend, are due to Griz, the Powder King. True or not, the snow in the Lizard Range that surrounds Fernie is indeed legendary, with up to 37 feet per season; that’s a lot of snow for your ski holiday in Fernie.

Due to Fernie’s location, we advise hiring a car from Calgary Airport. Due to the transfer timings and costs this is more cost effective and also means you could arrive into the resort on the same day of arrival into Canada. With car hire you can also visit other resorts on a tailor-made ski safari.

The ski resort has a modest but growing mountain village and the lovely town of Fernie is just 15 minutes away by car or bus. Being so close to the town you can either stay in town if you want a taste of a real Canadian life or stay on the hill for the convenience of being closer to the slopes. Both are great options for a Fernie ski holiday.

Fernie has something for everyone; novices will find a few gentle slopes, with some confidence boosting cruisers on the lower parts of the mountain. Intermediates will enjoy exploring some of the trails in the Timber and Lizard Bowls. Experts should head towards Currie and Cedar bowls for the resort’s more extreme terrain.

With steep chutes, expansive bowls and plenty of ungroomed terrain, Fernie is a dream destination for adventurous skiers and snowboarders. The surrounding mountains are also renowned for exceptional cat skiing, while the resort’s terrain park offers a range of features for freestyle enthusiasts. If you’re looking for deep powder, varied terrain and an authentic Canadian mountain experience, Fernie is hard to beat.

Off the slopes

The base village is compact on your Fernie ski holiday, with a good selection of stylish lodge-style hotels, condos and some lovely large town homes.

There are a few dining options on the hill including fine dining with beautiful mountain views at Cirque Restaurant & Bar or Legends Restaurant for family friendly dining. For evening après head to The Griz, Fernie’s number 1 bar since 1962.

For more variety head to downtown Fernie, just 15 minutes away on the local shuttle which runs until 11pm for most of the season. Tickets are $4 each way or $35 for a book of 10 tickets. The town of Fernie, has more restaurants and nightlife some highlights here include Yamagoya for great sushi, Nevados for Tapas and Tequlia and The Brickhouse Bar & Grill for laid back dining. For a lively evening head to Kodiak Lounge and The Central if you have any energy left after your day shredding the slopes of Fernie.

For a taste of Canadian culture the local ice hockey team, the Fernie Ghostriders, play their home matches at the Fernie Memorial Arena – well worth an evening away from the slopes. Cat-skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling and fat-biking are also on offer in Fernie along with several spa options in resort and town, perfect for those aching muscles.

Resort Stats

Transfer / Driving Time Calgary (3 hrs)
Base elevation 3,450 feet		Terrain Park spine, tabletops, quarter-pipes and rollers
Top elevation 7,000 feet		Avg annual snowfall up to 360 inches
Vertical drop 3,550 feet		Lift capacity 14,916 skiers per hour
Number of runs 142 trails, 5 alpine bowls and tree skiing		Ski season December 1 to mid April
Number of lifts 10- including 4 quads and 3 triples		Skiable terrain 2,504 acres – 30% advanced, 40% intermediate & 30% beginners

Frontier's Personal Experience

“A real Canadian resort, great skiing in a rustic mountain setting. You go to Fernie for the fantastic powder and the varied challenging terrain. Fernie also is a great resort to combine with Banff & Kicking Horse for a perfect self-drive ski trip”
Michael Williamson-Giles,
Frontier Ski

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"Fabulous , hassle-free trip."

Michael and his team arranged a fantastic two centre stay for us in Fernie and Kicking Horse. The pre trip admin was faultless and Michael’s knowledge of the country and ski conditions was greatly appreciated. There was real attention to detail in the holiday pack with all the necessary information for a fabulous , hassle-free trip.

Mr Smith, Travelled to Fernie & Kicking Horse

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Charlotte Bevins

1 week ago

I have booked through Jeanette Dembrey 3 times now and she never fails to amaze me! Jeanette tailors our trips to what we want and ensures we experience once in a lifetime opportunities! Jeanette will work with your budget offering numerous options. I can’t thank her enough for the vacations and memories she has given us! I look forward to booking with her again!

Annie Hamer

I just wanted to take a moment to thank Jeanette from Frontier Travels Ltd for all the time and effort she put into arranging our recent travels. Everything she organised, from the car hire and ranch arrangements through to the various travel details, went absolutely without a hitch. All the arrangements were to a very good standard, and it was reassuring to know that everything had been so carefully thought through and organised. The attention to detail and the smooth way in which Jeanette orchestrated everything made the whole experience so much easier and more enjoyable for us. It was a real pleasure having her take care of the arrangements. I have already recommended Frontier Travel to a number of friends, and I would have absolutely no hesitation in using Frontier Travel Ltd again in the future. Thank you once again for making the trip such a success. It was very much appreciated. The experience was fantastic, wonderful memories and lots of photos.

Paul Wilkins

2 weeks ago

We discussed want we wanted from this trip with Joanne at Frontier Canada. Joanne then put together a great plan that worked in every detail from flights, car hire , routes and accommodation. Every detail was on the Vamoos app down loaded from Frontier and kept us fully updated with all aspects and was particularly useful when we had a slight delay on our return flight. That's two trips with Frontier Travel , both were planned and delivered by them to a very high standard...look forward to a third.

Rebecca Peake

2 months ago

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Phil Gilbert

We had a wonderful holiday -we thoroughly enjoyed it all. We were impressed with all the arrangements and organisation you did for us especially linking the ferries and the train which could have been tricky. We had no complaints about any of the hotels or activities – all worked extremely well. Thank you to Joanne Moores for doing such a great job planning it all for us. We would thoroughly recommend Frontier Travel.

Hannah Allan

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ARB4957

3 months ago

My wife and I had a fantastic time on our holiday - going around the USA and Canada by train – from start to finish. Thank you very much for organising such a grand adventure for us. We will be coming back to you for our next adventure for sure.

Alwen

Highly recommend using Frontier to help make your dreams come true!! Joanne Moores was AMAZING!! During the planning it felt she knew what we wanted better than what we did! We saw/did everything off our (long) bucket list, it was an incredible, once in a lifetime holiday!! We kept on putting it off, hoping to find some time to plan our trip one day but months turned to years and I fear we simply wouldn’t have gone if we hadn’t reached out to Joanne which now we’ve been, would be a total tragedy!! Just give them a call, you won’t regret it!!! xx

John Tyas

4 months ago

Had a wonderful time in beautiful mountain scenery, all arrangements were impeccable, thank you Jeanette!

Becky Robertson

Joanne Moore was the absolute best agent for arranging my trip! I have dreamt of going to Montana my whole life and I had a huge wishlist for the trip. I had a really bad start to the year and knew that I needed this trip. I phoned Frontier and spoke to the lovely Jo, I gave her my long wishlist and budget and she just jumped to it! The most hassle free trip I have organized or not as it were, Jo was always at the end of the phone and whenever I called to see if I could add things on to the trip, nothing was ever too much trouble, she always settled my nerves as this was a solo trip and I often called her in the weeks leading up to my trip. We stayed in touch during the trip and it was everything I ever dreamed of, the places I stayed were wonderful, the scenery was breathtaking. The best part of my trip was definitely the ranch stay at Circle Bar ranch where I made some life long friends. I had my own cabin, we had 3 meals a day in the main dining room, it was rustic, wholesome and idyllic. I went on two rides a day as well as participating in other activities and had drinks and s'mores by the fire in the evening. I also went to Whitefish which was lovely and all the accomodation Jo booked for me was brilliant. I went to Glacier national Park, Yellowstone National Park and glamped in Paradise Valley (very deserving of its name), Yellowstone was absolutely amazing and I would highly recommend getting to a point in the park called Lamar Valley for dawn to see all the native bears, wolves and buffalo. From there i went to Cody for the rodeo and finally onto South Dakota for 2 nights as the last leg of my trip to see Mt Rushmore with many stops on the way including the Battle of Little Big horn and the Badlands National Park. I couldn't have arranged the trip better myself! Thank you so much to Jo and Frontier Travel.

Andrew Lindsay

5 months ago

We had the most amazing time in Canada thanks to Joanne and the team at Frontier Canada. All hotels were in great locations to explore the areas and had good facilities. The Canadian Train was a great experience. The Icefields Parkway and Columbia Icefields were brilliant, some lakes were still frozen in May so we never got to experience the blue waters of Lake Louise. The Rocky Mountaineer train was fantastic with amazing views, food drink were plentiful and staff on board were brilliant. I can't praise Frontier Canada enough, this was a fantastic experience. Highly recommended.

Jane Baker

8 months ago

I cannot recommend Joanne enough in helping us plan the most phenomenal honeymoon! Joanne took so much time and care in listening to our wild ideas and making our trip such a success. Despite a few bumps in the road, namely my new husband forgetting his driving licence (on our fly-drive trip around BC) every experience was top notch. The highlights of our whale watching boat trips and champagne and caviar afternoon tea over looking the rockies will now always remind us of the most special start to our married life. Thank you, we are already discussing our next Canadian Adventure.

anne headland

11 months ago

Very good travel agents. Dealt with my Canada plans very well. Thorough itinerary to give me a brilliant trip. One bad hotel which I advised shouldn't be used by them anymore ann received slight compensation. But out of 20 hotels over 7 wk that was the only issue- great service by Jeanette in UK. Would thoroughly recommend using for CANADA 🇨🇦

Jackie purnell

Hi Joanne Just want to let you know how amazing our holiday to the ranch, Las Vegas and grand canyon was absolutely amazing!! Thanks to you we had a trouble free amazing experience!

David Leck

12 months ago

Absolutely superb service from Jeanette at Frontier Travel and I cannot offer my recommendation more strongly. Not only was her level of knowledge superb, she was full of ideas, suggestions and recommendations and - most importantly - no amount of tweaks to the itinerary [or questions] we're ever met with anything but patience and supreme professionalism. I was especially struck when she gently talked out of something and suggested an alternative she felt was "more me" - and cheaper. And, in the end, the trip delivered...and [so much] more. What a pleasure dealing with such a first-class tour operator and such a fantastic consultant.

Graham Toy

1 year ago

We have used Jeanette Dembrey at Frontier Travel for 2 holidays - British Columbia and Montana and Wyoming. Both holidays were amazing and exceeded our expectations. Jeanette’s knowledge and experience are first class. She is engaging, personable and professional and the perfect choice to help curate the most memorable holidays.

Daniel Birch

Fantastic experience from first contact to the holiday itself. Booked our first family ski trip to Banff and was absolutely faultless. In fact so good we booked again to a different hotel next winter within weeks of getting home. The folks at Frontier are so knowledgeable and helpful, highly recommended.

Lisa Griffiths

Just back from Canada. Calgary stampede, banff horse riding,jasper icefields tour,rocky mountaineer train,vancouver and victoria whalewatching. Trip organised by Jeanette from Frontier travel was seamless. We had the best time and it couldn't have been done as well without them. Would 100%recommend to anyone who is organising a canada trip. Thank you very much!!

Ian Fendell

Recently returned from a trip to Canada across the rockies and a cruise to Alaska. Jeanette and the team at Frontier Travel took our wish list and translated it into a fantastic itinerary and had some great ideas on how to enhance our holiday. They seem to know the great places to stop at and can work to accommodate your needs and budget. If you're usure on what you want to do and go exactly, but have a rough idea, these guys are able to turn that into a memorable experience.

Tim Anderson

We have just returned from a 3 week trip to Banff, Jasper, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, including a trip on the Rocky Mountaineer (Jasper, Kamloops, Vancouver). It was an outstanding, memorable time. Great hotels, wonderful wildlife, friendly welcome wherever we went. The weather was warmer and drier than we expected which was a bonus! Jeanette from Frontier Canada gave us all the help and advice we needed from start to finish. Freedom to explore different options with helpful suggestions. Thank you to Frontier Canada!

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