Fernie Secondary School

First glide. First fall. First big laugh in the snow. This winter, many young people at Fernie Secondary School stepped into cross-country skis for the very first time, learning to glide, tumble, and get back up again on the Nordic trails right beside their school and out into the mountains.

Thanks to the incredible support of the Emily Brydon Foundation, the Abi Moore Foundation, the Fernie Nordic Society, Fernie’s Guides Hut, the Lions Club of Fernie, North Coal, and Elk Valley Resources, more than $20,000 was raised to build a ski fleet so youth in Fernie can experience winter in the Elk Valley.

It truly takes a village. 💙