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This Saturday and Sunday, August 21^st and 22^nd, the Full Throttle Mountain Bike Festival will take place here in Fernie, British Columbia. It will include not only plenty of mountain biking, but hiking and sight-seeing as well. Saturday will feature an all-mountain downhill race incorporating singletrack with speed and endurance aspects as well. There will also be a Dirt Jump Jam and a kid's race. Sunday will host a short loop race, as well as a dual slalom race.

Here in Fernie, British Columbia, one of the main areas for backcountry skiing is the Lizard Range. Located just to the south-east of Fernie, the range is 19 miles wide and 27 miles long. This well known range reaches elevations as high as 7,743 feet and keeping up with the B.C. standards, also gets lots of dry, fluffy snow each year. The snowfall is usually about 350 inches annually, which means there is always plenty of fresh powder. If you're looking to go backcountry this year, you can't do better than a snow cat tour of the Lizard Range.

Fernie, British Columbia, is an ideal place to go snowcat skiing. The backcountry is epic, the town is quaint, and, of course, there is that B.C. champagne powder to salivate over. Now, just because the snow is great, and the mountains are big, doesn't mean that just any catskiing operation will do. If you want the best of the best, visit Powder Cowboy. Their terrain is spread over 6,000 acres of steep chutes and great lines. The only problem with all that terrain is that you'll get tired, especially over a four day tour.

This weekend saw the opening of the Porky Blue downhill trail here in Fernie, British Columbia. World renowned for its backcountry skiing in the winter, Fernie is also a great place for mountain biking and other outdoor summer activities. One of the great things about mountain biking in Fernie is that there are so many trails, meaning there is something for everyone. Porky Blue continues in that spirit, and has cross country sections as well has the downhill part. The trail is a diversion of the Porcipine Rim trail, and lasts about four hours.

The month of July is coming to an end soon, which means one less month until the gloriously white champagne powder of Fernie, British Columbia, is available to be skied. In just five months time, Powder Cowboy  will start giving their famous backcountry tours of the spectacular Lizard Range of the Canadian Rockies. If you're ready to experience the majestic openness of the backcountry, now is the time to book, as Powder Cowboy's tours are filling up fast.

Due to the failure of a lift tower on a gondola in 2008 (Blackcomb's Excalibur Gondola), the British Columbia Safety Authority has implemented some new regulations to prevent a repeat incident. The BCSA concluded after its investigation of the incident that the tower failed due to ice jacking. This occurs when water enters a lift tower and freezes. As the water expands, the tower becomes unduly stressed and then buckles.

Fernie, British Columbia is located in the Canadian Rockies near the Lizard Range. Offering plenty of fluffy powder on tap every year, Fernie is a premier destination for snowcat skiing and snowboarding. One of the best operators in town is Powder Cowboy. Their tenure consists of over 6,000 acres spread across nine distinct zones. Any company can buy a snowcat and head into the backcountry, but not every company has access to Powder Cowboy's terrain.

Fernie B.C. is a perfect winter paradise. Lots of fluffy champagne powder falls here year after year. This brings many visitors looking for a great backcountry session of skiing or snowboarding. But on those days that the weary muscles just don't work, consider going ice fishing. Enjoy a relaxing day in the seclusion of the wilderness as you wait for something to bite. Many operators offer guided excursions to local fishing spots. You can expect to find cutthroat and eastern brook trout and rainbow during the season. Catskiing Canada

Island Lake Catskiing is one of the premier backcountry cat skiing operators in Western Canada. As one of the original operators in the area, Island Lake has been selling out each season for over 20 years, so make sure to book the adventure of your dreams now. If you don't, you will be kicking yourself when you're standing in line for the lifts again, when you could be out laying fresh tracks. Cat Skiing