Freeway at Fernie Alpine Resort
Advanced · 475 m long with 180 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 33° at its steepest, facing NE.
33°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
475 mlength
180 mvertical
1499 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Freeway is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Freeway
Lifts that reach the top: Great Bear Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 23 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Elk Quad
- Ski Deer Trail (easy)
- Ski Lizard (intermediate)
- Ride Great Bear Express Quad
- Ski Weasel (intermediate)
- Ski Lizard Traverse (intermediate)
- Ski Dancer (intermediate)
- Ski Freeway (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Deer Trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Great Bear Express Quad (2 min), Deer Chair (4 min), Mini Moose (5 min).
See Freeway on the 3D mapAll runs at Fernie Alpine ResortMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.