Fernie Season 2021/2022

[FernieHawk]

Must be good snow in Fernie? On the Global ski reports they have caught Revelstoke in total cms and guys are struggling to get around out there?

It’s looking a lot like winter in town finally.

Hope to head out for a short ride this afternoon.

 

[busted2x]

Sooooo… who knows who to call for sled recovery? One of our group ate a rock today. Had to leave the sled in Corbin as it’s a ways back and not where it would be towable without significant effort.

 

[team dirt]

Sooooo… who knows who to call for sled recovery? One of our group ate a rock today. Had to leave the sled in Corbin as it’s a ways back and not where it would be towable without significant effort.

Call bighorn heli out of fernie

 

[ryanb40]

It’s looking a lot like winter in town finally.

Hope to head out for a short ride this afternoon.

Did you end up getting out for a ride?

 

[FernieHawk]

Did you end up getting out for a ride?

Yup...went out and rode south of Harvey Pass. We stayed on the roads/trails as the snow depths were mostly between 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 feet. The base was fairly good and it was good to get out and smash some pow...over the hood in a few places, but I would be skeptical of hitting any cut-blocks right now. Tore my track in a thin cut-block in the middle of last winter and don't want to repeat that scenario.

Ran into a group of guys at the McLatchie/Lodgepole intersection that had staged at Corbin and come up around from the Flathead FSR and intended on looping back on the McLatchie FSR...turned out the bridge near the McLatchie/Flathead junction was washed out and they couldn't find a way across the river and had to head back on the McLatchie FSR. Two of the guys were waiting at our trucks when we got back from riding and said they were super low on fuel...we were trying to figure out how to get them some gas from our trucks or sleds when the remaining 4 sleds showed up. No way we were going to be able to gas up six sleds that probably had 50 Km or more to get back to their trucks. They ended up riding down Lodgepole FSR towards highway 3 and one of them ran out of fuel 5 or 6 Km from the highway, we gave him a ride to the Morrissey turnoff at Highway 3 where we met the rest of his group. One of the guys from our group gave 3 of the 6 guys a ride to the Corbin staging area so they could pick up their 3 trucks. They then had to drive back to Morrissey and pick up the other 3 members of their group and the sled that was left on the road up on Morrissey...hope the 3 that were left at Morrissey didn't get to cold as it was probably 2 hours for the round trip to Corbin and back. $hit happens.

 

[LUCKY 7]

Sooooo… who knows who to call for sled recovery? One of our group ate a rock today. Had to leave the sled in Corbin as it’s a ways back and not where it would be towable without significant effort.

Let us know how it turns out

 

[LUCKY 7]

The cold spell is on the way. Might change by then but could be colder

 

[busted2x]

Let us know how it turns out

Looks like ascent is going to get it Wednesday. $800 is not as bad we figured.

 

[LUCKY 7]

Looks even colder in Sparwood

 

[LUCKY 7]

Looks like ascent is going to get it Wednesday. $800 is not as bad we figured.

Going today might not happen. It's almost a whiteout right now. The winds in Sparwood are strong

 

[FernieHawk]

Warnings​

3:50 AM PST Wednesday 22 December 2021
Snowfall warning in effect for:

• Elk Valley

A long period of snowfall with total amounts of 20 to 30 cm is expected.

Locations: Elk Valley.

Timespan: Today through Thursday.

Snowfall accumulations: 30 cm near Fernie.

Remarks: An approaching Pacific system is bringing snow to the B.C. Interior. Light snow began last night and will intensify this evening. Snow will become light late Thursday. Although most of Elk Valley should expect 10 to 20 cm of snow, Fernie will receive close to 30 cm.


Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow.

 

[wideman12]

Got out on Monday.
Good conditions, Uncovered a few stumps with ski taps. Enough to make me leave certain areas and play it safe. I’m guessing it’s one good snow fall from full game on?

 

[Jared.Gulaga]

Anybody riding tomorrow? Not super familiar with the Fernie area, looking for some riding buddies.

 

[LUCKY 7]

Anyone actually out riding? Even if I was home I wouldn't be going out. Not worth the risk anymore.

 

[catrutt]

Had a friend loose a diamond drive in the rolling hills @ -23 . Taught everyone a lesson on how cold it really is out there .

 

[Flick]

Yea it's very cold. We canceled a trip to Blue River in the name of safety. How were the snow conditions for you? Hoping to get out this weekend in Fernie.

Had a friend loose a diamond drive in the rolling hills @ -23 . Taught everyone a lesson on how cold it really is out there .

 

[ferniesnow]

Had a friend loose a diamond drive in the rolling hills @ -23 . Taught everyone a lesson on how cold it really is out there .

Blew a motor in the Rolling Hills on a new Doo, and by the time we did the trouble shooting, we were quite cold. It was -27 and even though we were sheltered in deep trees, the cold was penetrating. We got the blood flowing when we had to hand bomb the sled up an incline because we couldn't get the snow to pack enough to pull up hill with another sled. Good thing there were 5 of us in the group. Got to that lovely cabin and it didn't take long to get the fire stoked up and get warm for the ride down.

That's when I changed the temperature parameters for my riding limits.

 

[cdnredneck_t3]

Was out on Friday. It was -15 at the tin shack. Coldest was Doug Dean down the McEvoy to the pipeline by feel. As I get older I don't find it fun in the cold any more.

As for the snow it was awesome early conditions. Once this sets up and gets another storm cycle on it should make a good base. Be interesting to see what that rain crust does over the winter though.

 

[cdnredneck_t3]

 

[wheels]

Can you unload at the tin shack and go down the pipeline from there? No logging in there this year?