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winter sports school MONTHLY offers

Start 2026 off strong! Elevate your performance with our hand-picked highlights.

PRIVATE LESSONS

Late Day Private Lessons

Finish your day strong with a great-value private lesson. These late-day sessions offer focused, personalized coaching for skiers and riders of all ages and abilities — perfect for refining skills, building confidence, or simply enjoying quieter slopes.

$209 (2-hour lesson)

• Available 2–4 pm only
• Up to 3 guests included
• Lift line priority
• Additional guests may be added for a fee

CARV Private Lessons
Data-Driven Coaching, Smarter Skiing

Take your skiing to the next level with CARV — combining real-time digital feedback with expert coaching from CARV-trained pros. Using pressure sensors and motion analytics, CARV delivers clear, measurable insights into your technique, turn by turn.  Perfect for skiers wanting focused improvement, technical clarity, and modern performance coaching.

  • Real-time metrics + expert coaching
  • Up to 3 guests
  • Lift line priority
  • Bring your own CARV or rent a set for $49.99/day

Lesson Options:

  • 2 hrs – $359
  • 3 hrs – $459
  • 6 hrs – $659

Weekly Winter Activities

Discover Fernie’s winter landscape beyond the ski runs with guided fat biking, snowshoeing, and Nordic skiing experiences.

Weekly group tours and private adventures are available throughout the season.

FAT BIKING TOURS

SNOWSHOE TOURS

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING

NO SCHOOL RIDE DAYS!

Turn school days off into mountain days on. No School Ride Days combine fun, skill-building, and social skiing in a lively group environment.  For ages 6-17.
Please book 48 hours in advance, as spots fill up!

• Half Day - $79  |  Full Day – $109
• Lift ticket included
• Lessons at 11 am & 2 pm
• Supervised lunch add-on available
• Available Jan. 16, Feb. 13 & 27, April 3 & 6

Griz Kids Drop-In Lessons

Affordable, flexible options for local families in Fernie, Sparwood, Elkford, Elko & Jaffray.

Proof of residency required.

  • Group Ratio: 1:4
  • Ski lessons only
  • Morning (10 am – 12 pm): $69
  • Afternoon (1 – 3 pm): $69

Griz Kids Centre - Ages 3-5

Our Griz Kids Centre offers fun, structured ski & play programs designed especially for our youngest guests. January includes regular lesson packages plus local drop-in options throughout the month.

A safe, supportive environment that builds confidence, independence, and a love for winter.

PERFORMANCE ACADEMY Upcoming Camps

January 5 & 6

Instructor: Karlyn Renwick (Ski)
Camp: From Basics to Brilliance - Ski

Instructor: Peter Stewart (Ski)
Camp: CARV Break (125 IQ) On Piste - Ski

January 10

Instructor: Bridget Hemsted (Ski)
Camp: Mindful Skiing — Ski

January 10 & 11

Instructor:  Performance Academy Team (Ski)
Camp: Steep & Deep - Ski

Instructor:  Performance Academy Team (Snowboard)
Camp: Steep & Deep - Snowboard

Instructor:  Katie Anderson (Snowboard)
Camp: Carving for Power & Precision - Snowboard

January 13

Instructor: Lucy Harrup (Snowboard)
Camp: Big Mountain Riding — Snowboard

January 15–16
Instructor: Karlyn Renwick (Ski)
Camp: The Effortless Edge: Expert Carving

January 17

Instructor: Julie Bernasconi (Ski)
Camp: Off-Piste Progression

Jan 20
Instructor: Lucy Harrup (Snowboard)
Camp: All Mountain Performance

Jan 29–30 
Instructor: Karlyn Renwick (Ski)
Camp: The Black Diamond Project: All-Terrain Performance

ABILITY LEVELS

SKI ABILITY CHART

LEVEL 1
First Time Skier

01

Never Skied Before. Or is not yet able to stop with confidence on a gentle slope.

LEVEL 2
Novice

02

Learning to turn in control on gentle slopes. Usually rides magic carpet. May progress to chairlifts and other easy green runs.

LEVEL 3
Comfortable Novice

03

Can link strong snowplow or wide stance parallel turns on green runs. Occasionally skis a blue run, but cautiously. Has experience riding chairlifts (while skiing). (Introduce poles for Children)

LEVEL 4
Intermediate

04

Able to ski parallel turns with pole plant. Can ski most blue runs, more advanced blues remain a challenge. Would like to explore more varied terrain including the occasional black run.

LEVEL 5
Advanced

05

Strong parallel turns with a pole plant on all blue runs and easy black runs. Learning short turns, off-piste, moguls, powder and more difficult terrain.

LEVEL 6
Expert

06

Skis in control in all conditions and terrain. Looking to refine skills in carving, performance off-piste skiing, and mogul skiing using expert terrain.

PARTNERS
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