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winter summer winter summer close shop now history legend of the griz ktunaxa homelands when hiking or skiing in the rocky mountains it s not about where you re at but who you re on discover the ktunaxa creation story and connect to ktunaxahomelands to see the rockies in a whole new light mountains pierce the sky in all directions their ranges and ridges command your attention urge your respect and seduce your sense of adventure many know this rocky mountain resort town as fernie bc but to ktunaxa people who have occupied the area for more than 10 000 years this is the land of the raven for ktunaxa it s not about the mountain itself but the connection to the mountain and everything drawn from it the wind the smell the temperature of the air and textures of the forest explains janice alpine tourism engagement lead for ktunaxa nation council it s about taking time to take a look around and see sense hear experience that connection to the land is who we are jody jacob from zenseekers read more here hike and connect to the ktunaxa rockies when hiking or skiing in the rocky mountains it s not about where you re at but who you re on discover the ktunaxa creation story and connect to ktunaxahomelands to see the rockies in a whole new light the legend of the griz experience the legend we at fernie alpine resort have not always been graced with the excellent snow conditions we now enjoy not until recently did we come to realize how we became the beneficiary of some of the best packed and powder conditions in western canada as the legend goes a baby boy was born back in the year 1879 amid a cruel and bitter winter it is said that the baby was born in a grizzly bear s cave high in the mountains sometime later the resident bear awoke mean and ravenously hungry a terrible battle ensued between the two one fighting for his life and the other for his dinner well folks as the story continues the town s people went into the mountain that very next day to discover the source of all the noise from the previous night they looked high and low on the mountain then known as snow valley once one of the men thought he saw a little boy wearing a bear coat and hat nimbly leaping from rock to rock on the lofty peaks his friends all laughed at him and jokingly accused him of seeing things and the incident was soon forgotten recently some of our avid ski tourers were ascending the peaks above the resort area in the midst of a massive snowstorm while taking a short breather they happened to glance upward upon the peak they were climbing there on the very summit stood the most fantastic sight while of standard height this man had shoulders six feet wide and carried an enormous musket eight feet long the bulk of this man s 300 lbs was made to look even more impressive by the bristly grizzly coat he wore a bear hat was pulled down shadowing his eyes as the skiers watched he stood shooting that giant musket into the clouds and still more snow fell from the clouds this of course delighted the skiers who loved that particular brand of powder snow the skiers schussed down the mountain and excitedly told everyone they met of their experience some of the town s elders remembered the sighting of a little grizzly clad boy so long ago and the discovery of massive bare footed tracks high upon the snow covered peaks in recognition and admiration of the man who became known as griz the town s people held a festival all week sporting events competitions parades and gatherings marked the gala week the citizen who best embodied the spirit of griz through that week was made honorary griz for the rest of the year to this day this festival continues every february in tribute to our powder king the best powder and packed snow conditions in the west also continue to blanket our mountains this winter you owe it to yourself come and experience legendary ski conditions come and experience the legend history coal was discovered in the crowsnest area of southeastern british columbia more than 100 years ago by prospectors looking for gold in 1897 william fernie reported a major discovery which led to the formation of the crows nest pass coal company the mining community which emerged in 1897 was named fernie in honour of the miner whose efforts helped to establish the new industry william fernie founder of the city met a tribe of first nations during one of his prospecting trips he noticed one of the chieftain s daughters was wearing a necklace of shining black stones knowing that these stones were coal william fernie asked as to their source the chief agreed to show fernie where these had been found upon condition that the prospector would marry his daughter after learning the location of the coal deposits william fernie refused to marry the first nations princess the chief was angered by this and he laid a curse upon the valley stating that it would meet with fire flood and famine as a reminder of the curse the ghost of mount hosmer can be seen each sunny summer evening on a rock face high above the city the ghost is a spectacular shadow in the form of a rider on horseback the first fire which occurred in 1904 destroyed a large portion of the wooden business section of the city the largest disaster however came on august 1 1908 when a forest fire practically destroyed the city of fernie soon fernie was rebuilt in 1916 disaster struck when the elk river overflowed its banks and flooded sections of west fernie the near famine conditions of the great depression made fernie people believe the curse would never end on august 15 1964 members of the kootenai tribes headed by chief ambrose gravelle known as chief red eagle assembled in fernie for the ceremonial lifting of the fernie curse mayor james white made amends with the chief by smoking the pipe of peace with chief red eagle partners signup for the latest news resort specials from fernie alpine resort sign up contact us information skircr com 5339 ski hill road fernie bc v0b 1m6 canada about 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