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2017-02-24
I escaped the questionable Rockies snowpack this week and headed down to Fernie for some average powder skiing. I’m told turns like this...
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2017-02-25
2014-02-19
Andy and I had been talking about this one for a while, so when good weather, cool nights and enough remaining snow came together we put the plan...
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2014-02-25
2014-02-19
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The Lizard Range is a popular early season destination for the Kimbo/Cranny crowd due to copious snowfall. Sunny weather added to the early season...
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2014-02-19
2013-07-05
Imagine getting attacked by a Grizzly Bear and surviving it to tell your tale, thats just what happened recently to two men near Fernie...
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2013-07-05
2013-02-28
Last week was my reading break. Instead of taking full advantage of my time to study for midterms and write papers, I left the coast and headed...
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2013-02-28
2011-11-30
This from fernietrails.com: New Tunnel Creek Cabin Tunnel Creek Cabin is sitting in its permanent home at 5700ft in the Lizard Range just south...
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2011-11-30
2011-10-18
This just out from the Fernie Free Press: Plans for a second ski resort in Fernie, with a $100 million gondola running from downtown to the...
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2011-10-18
2010-11-20
A Mountain Conditions Report for the Lizard Range: A couple of friends and I spent a chilly day skiing some runs in the western Lizard Range...
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2010-11-20