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Shale Slope at Fernie Alpine Resort

Expert · 553 m long with 234 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 37° at its steepest, facing SE.

37°steepest 50 m

23°average pitch

553 mlength

234 mvertical

2098 mtop elevation

SEfaces

Snow and sun

Shale Slope is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Shale Slope

Lifts that reach the top: Polar Peak Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there).

Where it ends

Joins Polar Circus, Currie Powder. Nearest lifts from the bottom: White Pass Quad (5 min), Timber Bowl Express Quad (7 min), Deer Chair (7 min).

See Shale Slope on the 3D map All runs at Fernie Alpine Resort

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.