The Question
Which clock does Fernie keep?
Fernie voted 72 per cent for Alberta's clock. The rest of BC went the other way.
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The Hill
The Elk chair is finally going.
A high-speed detachable replaces the Elk Quad this winter, cutting the ride to mid-mountain by close to half. Cedar Bowl gets one the year after.
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What Fernie says so far
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Why we’re asking
On Monday, May 11, Resorts of the Canadian Rockies announced four new Leitner Poma chairlifts across Fernie Alpine Resort, Kicking Horse and Kimberley, to be built across 2026 and 2027.
Fernie gets two of them. The Elk Quad is being replaced by the Elk Express, a high-speed detachable, for the 2026/27 winter. It cuts the ride to mid-mountain by close to half. After that comes the Cedar Bowl Express, a high-speed quad running from the bottom of Cedar Bowl up to near the Great Bear Express, set to open for 2027-28.
The resort currently runs ten lifts across more than 2,500 acres, with 142 named runs and five alpine bowls.
Sources: Lift Blog · Powder Canada · Fernie Alpine Resort
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TashRidgemont
Anyone who has ridden the Elk in February in a north wind voted yes before finishing the question.
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