RIDING AREAS
Through land-use agreements with government and private landowners, the Fernie Snowmobile Association provides access to five managed snowmobile recreation areas across the Elk Valley. Annual membership and day-use fees are used to offset operational costs related to the provision of grooming, parking lot maintenance, signage, shelters and more.
To protect non-motorized recreation areas, sensitive ecosystems, and wildlife habitats, several Motor Vehicle Closure Areas (MVCAs) are in place throughout the Elk Valley. Please watch the video here and follow the link for more information, including trail maps and closure dates.
NOTE: Camping, fires, and dumping are prohibited in the staging area. Commercial operators and organized groups wishing to host events must notify the FSA in advance as special permits and regulations apply.
For more details, email info@ferniesnowmobile.com.
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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 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.
