Fernie getting slammed by snowfall today
it is snowing hard in fernie today! don't miss powder day for sunday enjoy! powder matt
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Fernie was chosen as a top City in Canada
Fernie – Canada's Next Most Livable City Fernie was chosen as #2 in this livable cities article. There's a beer company, a great ski hill, a lake filled with cutthroat trout, and Rocky Mountain views that draw people to this small coal mining town of around 5,000 people. The town, situated between Cranbrook, B.C., and Lethbridge, Alta.,
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Calgary Couple returns from Yukon Journey to enrich relationship
HI All I felt bad for not being able to update each day but a combination of limited internet access (or not enough band-width when other media following event do their uploads) to being flat out worn out each day which made it physically impossible to update. We had an amazing trip and have taken
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Katy Perry 'Fireworks', setting sun and Maureen's cheers ignite spirit for long run
As i am not a runner and have never even entered in a 10k event so i was dreading the run to the Arctic Circle. From Eagle Plains, an ice encrusted lodge and truck stop where the temp was minus 40 we started the day. The ice road truckers said it is only colder and
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Frozen fingers will not stop the flow of love in the Yukon
We are locked in the frozen grip of the Yukon but the warmth of the communities, local people, the Fulda Challenge team and most importantly Maureen keeps me going. I listen closely to the native elder as she explains that moose meat soup is going to be better for me than my manufactured energy bar
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Relax, Dance, Love in the Yukon
Leaving Whitehorse we headed North to start the first adventure. Dog sledding with MUKTUK Adventures and giving us Dance lessons is the legendary Yukon Quest Champion, Frank Turner. Frank is well built to survive the worst of weather and challenges that one would face on the toughest seld dog race in the world. He is
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Heavy Snowfall Hits Fernie again
Now with over 14 feet of snowfall, Fernie Alpine Resort is in the top 3 snowiest ski resorts in Canada. The list includes Mt Washington, Fernie Alpine Resort and Whistler Blackcomb. Fernie is leaps ahead in snowfall total and snow base over any other ski resort in the Canadian Rockies. We have cooler air in
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Heading North to compete in the Yukon Challenge
Most Canadians go to warmer climes in the middle of January, the most un-friendly weather month in Canada. What do we do? We go north to the Yukon. In January, we depart Calgary for what many say is the world’s toughest winter adventure race, the Fulda Challenge. It's a 1,000-mile journey from Whitehorse, Yukon, to
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