Snake Main at Fernie Alpine Resort
Advanced · 745 m long with 350 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 39° at its steepest, facing NE.
39°steepest 50 m
25°average pitch
745 mlength
350 mvertical
1613 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Snake Main is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Snake Main
Lifts that reach the top: Great Bear Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Cedar Bowl Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 20 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Boomerang
- Ski Alpine Way (intermediate)
- Ski Cruiser (intermediate)
- Ski Emily's (intermediate)
- Ride Cedar Bowl Express
- Ski Cedar High Traverse (intermediate)
- Ski Snake Main (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Tuck Out, Steep & Deep, Snake Glades. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Haul Back (1 min), Cedar Bowl Express (1 min).
See Snake Main 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.