Fernie Dunbar Summer Series Canada Cup / BC Cup Downhill Mountain Bike Race 2025

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Registration:

Registration for the event is now open.  Click the button below to register

Accommodation:

Please book your accommodation early as hotels and campground do fill up in the summer months.

Hotels:

There are a number of hotels both on mountain and in the town of Fernie (which is a 5 minute drive from the resort).

Racers can book hotels via RCR Central Reservations. You can browse and book hotels online HERE or call RCR Central Reservations at 1-800-258-7669

Camping:

There are several options for camping for the event. Fernie has several campsites in town and close by. You can reserve spots in the following campgrounds:

The Fernie RV Resort and Mt Fernie Provincial Park campgrounds are a short drive and located within 7km of the resort and venue.

Fernie RV Resort (full serviced sites and amenities including internet and laundry)
https://tourismfernie.com/accommodations/camping-rv/fernie-rv-resort

Mt Fernie Provincial Park (un-serviced sites but has washrooms, shower facilities and proper campsites with picnic tables and firepits)
https://tourismfernie.com/accommodations/camping-rv/mt-fernie-provincial-park

Camping is also just outside of town at both Mountain Shadows Camping in Sparwood (approx 25min drive to the resort) and Kikomun Provincial Park near Lake Koocanusa (approx 30min drive from the resort)

Mountain Shadows Campground (serviced sites)
https://www.mountainshadows.ca/

Kikomun Creek Provincial Park – 3 separate camping areas (mostly un-serviced sites with a limited number of sites with electrical hookups.  Shower and washroom facilities available on site)
https://tourismfernie.com/accommodations/camping-rv/kikomun-creek

On-Site Camping

On-Site Camping at Fernie Alpine Resort

Limited basic parking lot camping may be available at the resort during the event. Since the resort does not operate a dedicated campground, this option serves as overflow once other accommodations in town are fully booked. On-site camping spaces are extremely limited, and reservations may be required. The opening date for reservations will depend on the availability of accommodation in the surrounding area and has not yet been announced. For a guaranteed camping spot, we strongly recommend securing a site early at one of the campgrounds listed above, as on-site camping availability cannot be guaranteed.

Lift Tickets:

Racers will receive discounted lift tickets for July 11, 12 & 13. To receive the discount, racers must be pre-registered for the event and pay for and pick up their tickets in person.

Discount is as follows: 20% for July 11th, 50% for July 12th & 13th (racers can purchase multi-day ticket).

Racers can pick up lift tickets during the following times:

EARLY PICKUP Thursday, July 10th 
Lift Tickets will be available at Guest Services from 3pm – 7pm.
(For those in the resort early, beat the lineups and rush on Friday morning and pick up your lift tickets for Friday, Saturday and Sunday early)

REGULAR TICKET PICKUP: Friday, July 11th through Sunday, July 13th
Please go to the designated Lift Ticket Window outside Guest Services for the following times:
Friday, July 11th – 8:30am- 8:00pm
Saturday, July 12th – 9:00am – 5:30pm
Sunday, July 13th – 8:00am – 11:00am

All racers must complete an RCR Bike Park Waiver online before purchasing their ticket.  Please do this online ahead of time via the following link – https://passes.skircr.com/waiverNSSummer/signupFull.aspx?w=bike

Once the waiver is complete, you will receive a confirmation page with a unique ID code. Save a screenshot of the confirmation page or the confirmation email to show the guest services/ticket window staff member that the waiver has been completed.

Please have the confirmation ready ahead of time to speed up the ticket purchasing and pickup process.
**Racers 15 years of age and younger must have their parent or legal guardian fill out the waiver for them.  Please ensure the waiver is in the Racer’s Name (not the parental name).

Course Map:

Course map coming soon

Tech Guide:

2025 Tech Guide is available soon

Schedule:

Friday, July 11th – Course Walk and Informal Practice (course marked but not marshalled)
Saturday, July 12th – Racer Practice & Seeding Runs
Sunday, July 13th – Race Day

Full 2025 schedule is available soon

Volunteers:

Volunteers are needed for the event to help as course marshalls along the course.  If you’re interested in volunteering please fill out this jotform link.

Team Tents:

The team tent setup will be in the upper parking lot near the finish line.  Team tents can be set up to the left of the sponsor tents and along the back of the lot. See the team tent area map HERE

Team Tent Rules:
– All tents must have weights to tie down their tents.  That area does get quite windy with large wind gusts.
– Open alcohol is not allowed
– All garbage and attractants MUST be removed each evening. We have large garbage bins on site to take your garbage to (Please do not leave garbage bags beside any of the bins, please deposit them INSIDE the bin).  Fernie Alpine Resort lies within active bear habitat, so please help us keep the area attractant (and bear-free) for the weekend.

THANK YOU

Thank you to SE Racing and Dunbar Cycles for supporting this event.