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Fernie Ski Touring Resources

Information for planning your trip and preparing for your avalanche course.

Resources

ARFI – an exhaustive datalogger, weather station, & webcam location resource in graphic format for easy navigation
Weather station list – text list of weather stations from avalanche canada, BC moti, kananaskis, and parks canada
Parks Canada Weather Stations – Hourly weather actuals for the mountain parks
Washington State Forecast Discussion – get a heads-up on what’s coming our way
U OF W weather loop – good graphic overview of the forecast weather systems for north america, including wind, precipitation, and surface freezing level

Fernie Trails and Ski Touring Club – Information on Tunnel Creek & Thunder Meadows cabins, route information, photos, avalanche education bursary, & membership purchasing
Fernie Ski Touring Map – Can be purchased locally from The Guides Hut and most ski shops and from the Fernie Tourism Center
Fernie Snowmobile Association – Access information, grooming report, & pass purchase
Fernie ski touring facebook group – find partners, ask questions, get info
Avalanche Canada South Rockies Field Team – a valuable instagram account to follow. Get frequent updates on the local avalanche conditions. They also have a facebook page.
Avalanche Canada MIN Reports – browse the local Mountain Information Network reports on the Avalanche Canada map. The blue location indicators are individual reports. Make your own MIN posts too!

Avy Savvy – and excellent, free, online learning resource from avalanche canada. Prep for your AST course, or refresh your knowledge. Highly recommended
NY Times case study – interactive case study of the avalanche at tunnel creek (USA), very much worth your time
The Human Factor by Black Diamond – A multimedia presentation of the errors in human decision making that contribute to avalanche accidents
Rescue at Cherry Bowl – another excellent product from Avalanche Canada. A multimedia presentation of an avalanche accident near Smithers BC
Route Planning with Google Earth – a step-by-step guide for planning a route that can be transferred into your gps.