Window Chute #1 at Fernie Alpine Resort
Advanced · 409 m long with 151 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 35° at its steepest, facing NE.
35°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
409 mlength
151 mvertical
1449 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Window Chute #1 is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Window Chute #1
Lifts that reach the top: Great Bear Express Quad (skiing advanced 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)
- Ski Window Chute #1 (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Deer Trail, Giggly Gully. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Great Bear Express Quad (2 min), Deer Chair (4 min), Mini Moose (5 min).
See Window Chute #1 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.