The riding in Fernie is great. They have a trail system of about the same size and quality as we have in Missoula. The forest is much wetter, with different tree species, and the trails are mostly mountain biker built, so it's a very different type of trail. After a season of Missoula riding, it's refreshing to ride some new terrain.
We rented a condo up at Fernie Alpine Resort through vrbo, rented a trail bike for Alex, and did a bunch of mountain biking around the area. For the first few days we did trail rides together, and then on the last day, Jen and the kids got lift tickets and rode at the resort. Here's Jen's edit containing mostly footage from that day.
I loved the trail riding. Our first ride was in the Ridgemont area, which is accessed from downtown Fernie, and then we did several rides in Mt. Fernie Provincial Park. This park was only a 3 mile ride from our condo and contained some really great trail. I explored the park fully, but we didn't get around to riding Castle Mountain or Swine Flu, which came highly recommended by many. I'm glad to be leaving something for next time.
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| mountains of Fernie |
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| At the dirt jump park. Alex was bummin' not to have his dirt jump bike. |
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| Jen raced in the local DH Thursday night series. |
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| a rare picture with me in it. |
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| Fernie Alpine Resort. We stayed at the base. |
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| adjusting Ellie's fork |
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| Final Fernie mountain shot. |
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