jANUARY 12, 2026 FSA Grooming Report
CONDITIONS:
This morning temperatures are 0°C at cabin elevation with gusty winds. 4cm amounts of new snow overnight and currently snowing. 36cm in the past 7 days at cabin elevation. Total snowpack heights are around 216cm.
Today: Cloudy with fog patches and occasional rain/snow. Snow level 1600-1800 metres, minor or light accumulation of snow possible. Windy at times. High near 2.
Tonight: Cloudy. Cloudy with occasional rain/snow. Snow level 1600-1900 metres, light to moderate accumulation of snow possible above. Windy at times. Low 1 or 2.
GROOMING:
Corbin: Groomed from the staging area to the McClatchie Dec 10.
Coal Creek: Variable conditions on lower trail up to about 1500m (Paige’s Draw) - few open water in lower sections. Good winter riding on all upper Coal Creek trails. Coal Creek, Doug Dean, Summit Trail and Matheson groomed last night. Martin groomed Dec 11.
Morrissey: Staging area to 1500m (graffiti rock) has low snow mixed with rock but good riding quality overall. Good winter riding on all upper trails. McEvoy, upper Morrissey groomed last night. Notch groomed Dec 10 to the peak.
Hartley: Dec 10th, groomed from the staging area to just before the lake - had to stop and turn around as operator encountered more new trees down on the trail and could not pass. Last Friday the trail was groomed from staging to just before the East Fork of the Sulphur. Crews continue to deal with the massive volume of trees down on the trail from holiday windstorms.
Ram: Open. No grooming.
Wranglers Dec 10th, 2026
Notch Peak, Dec 10th 2026
Corbin, Dec 10th 2026
FSA Partner Spotlight
Fernie Fox Hotel
Operated by the Pauw family, The Fernie Fox Hotel is an independent hotel managed by an experienced team of hospitality professionals.
The hotel is run with value and convenience in mind and we invest regularly to ensure our guests have the best experience possible. Most recently we have renovated many of our rooms, added a great barbeque and sun deck as well as a modern kitchen and dining room for guests who want to cook their own meals.
With great parking, next to fuel / food, and conveniently located next to the highway the Fox is Fernie sledders hotel of choice.
