RIDING AREAS

Fernie is a true sledders playground offering endless powder-filled riding opportunities for all abilities and styles of snowmobiling. Through land-use agreements with government and private landowners, the Fernie Snowmobile Association is able to offer access to five distinct riding areas across the Elk Valley. Annual membership and day-use fees support provision and maintenance of 5000km a year of winter trail grooming, 3 warming shelters, signage, events, and trailhead facilities.

There are several different types of Motor Vehicle Closure Areas (MVCA’s) in place throughout the Elk Valley to preserve non-motorized recreation opportunities, sensitive ecosystems, and wildlife habitats. Please watch the video here and click the link provided to learn more including trail maps and applicable closure dates.

NOTE: No overnight camping, fires, or dumping is permitted in the staging area. Groups of 10 or more riders must notify the FSA prior to using the area for courses, events organized rides, etc as special permitting and regulations apply.

email info@ferniesnowmobile.com for more information.

  • Coal Creek

    Fernie’s most popular family riding zone and our largest staging area. Enjoy 16km of impeccable grooming to the Rolling Hills cabin and access to incredible cutblock and open meadow riding. Connects with Morrissey.

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  • Morrissey

    Access to Fernie’s best intermediate technical riding zones and the new Wrangler’s Cabin. Enjoy sub-alpine meadows, cutblocks, the pipeline and stunning vistas from the Notch ridgeline. Connects with Coal Creek.

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  • Hartley

    Gateway to Fernie’s iconic Three Sisters alpine zone and the rugged Bull River / East Sulphur. Popular with sled-ski-tourers. Advanced skills and experience required for this complex zone. Road to staging area not suitable for trailers.

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  • Ram

    Strikingly beautiful scenery make the ungroomed 55km trip into the Flathead and some of BC’s most rugged wilderness a worthy adventures for advanced riders with suitable skills. Ride old burns and bowls set among towering , craggy limestone peaks.

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  • Corbin

    Located just over the ridge from Alberta, this deep valley gives quick access to a maze of scenic sub-alpine bowls and superb glade riding. It’s high elevation produces excellent early and late season riding conditions. Suitable for all abilities.

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TRAIL MAPS