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| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest major city | Fernie |
| Coordinates | 49°27′45″N115°05′13″W / 49.46250°N 115.08694°W /49.46250; -115.08694 |
| Status | Operating |
| Owner | Resorts of the Canadian Rockies |
| Vertical | 1,082 m (3,550 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,149 m (7,051 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,068 m (3,504 ft) |
| Skiable area | 2,500 acres (10.1 km2) |
| Trails | 142 |
| Longest run | 5 km |
| Lift system | 7chairlifts 3surface lifts |
| Website | skifernie |
Fernie Alpine Resort is aski resort, located onLizard Range, near the town ofFernie, British Columbia in Canada. The resort also operates a mountain bike park, hiking, guided hikes, and sightseeing in the summer months.
The resort has 10 lifts servicing 142 named runs, 5 alpine bowls, and tree skiing with a vertical drop of 1,082 meters (3,550 ft).[1] The resort has over 10.1 square kilometres (2,500 acres) of skiable terrain. The average annual snowfall is 875 centimetres (28.71 ft).
Fernie Alpine Resort is owned by theResorts of the Canadian Rockies, which also owns ski areasKimberley Alpine Resort,Kicking Horse Resort,Nakiska,Mont Sainte-Anne, andStoneham.[2]
Fernie Alpine Resort was originally called"Fernie Snow Valley"[3] before being sold in 1997 to RCR (Resort of the Canadian Rockies).RCR saw some financial trouble under its owner, Charlie Locke, and after a period inbankruptcy protection, was bailed out by Alberta billionaireN. Murray Edwards.[4]
During spring 2009, Fernie Alpine Resort was transformed into the fictional Kodiak Valley ski resort, ca. 1986, for exterior location shots of the Hollywood filmHot Tub Time Machine. The film was released in March 2010.[5]
Fernie Alpine Resort has five bowls along theLizard Range. Siberia Bowl, Cedar Bowl, Timber Bowl, Currie Bowl, and the Lizard bowl.[6]