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Knot Chutes at Fernie Alpine Resort

Expert · 1311 m long with 421 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 39° at its steepest, facing NE.

39°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
1311 mlength
421 mvertical
1910 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Knot Chutes is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Knot Chutes

Lifts that reach the top: White Pass Quad (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 23 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Timber Bowl Express Quad
  2. Ski 100 % (intermediate)
  3. Ski Heartland (intermediate)
  4. Ride White Pass Quad
  5. Ski Knot Chutes (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Summer Road, Diamond Back. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Timber Bowl Express Quad (4 min), Deer Chair (5 min), Mini Moose (6 min).

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Measured 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.