jANUARY 30, 2026 FSA Grooming Report
CONDITIONS:
This morning temperatures are -1°C at cabin elevation with light winds. 10cm amounts of new snow overnight. 15cm new snow in the past 7 days. Total snowpack heights are around 205cm.
Note: Fernie has had a mixed bag of weather over the last 2-3 weeks. Rider can generally expect low snow at all valley bottom trails (lowest elevation), that January surface crust across most riding areas, now under a new 15cm of snow from this recent storm. All trails above 1540m are in good winter condition.
Today: Cloudy with occasional snow. Snow level rising to between 1400 & 1600 metres. Light accumulation, possible 4 to 8 cm. Slight chance of freezing rain during the morning. Windy at times. High near 1.
Tonight: Occasional snow and possible snow showers during the evening, easing off overnight. Snow level trending lower. Light accumulation, possible 3 to 8 cm. Windy at times. Low -1 or -2.
GROOMING:
Corbin: Groomed from the staging area to the McClatchie Jan 23.
Coal Creek: Variable conditions on lower trail up to about 1540m (Paige’s Draw) - few spots with open water or ice in lower sections (image below show the worst sections of trail approx 2-4km up from staging area). Coal Creek and Matheson groomed last night.
Morrissey: Staging area to 1540m (graffiti rock) has variable conditions. Morrissey groomed last night.
Hartley: Trail last groomed Jan 10th - note there has been considerable challenges this year with blowdown and windfall from timber harvesting activities and storms. It seems each week, when we go out to groom, there are a significant number of new trees down. The FSA has invested more than 100hours at this point clearing trees from the trail since mid-December. We are anticipating being able to groom from the staging area to the East Fork of the Sulphur this week after a final push late last week to remove the last of the trees blocking and overhanging the trail.
Ram: Open. No grooming.
photos: Lowest coal creek approx 2-4km up from staging area (worst sections of trail). After junction with old Coal Creek trail, conditions are snow-covered and good condition (last image).
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