{
  "name": "Fernie",
  "alternateNames": [
    "ファーニー",
    "퍼니",
    "弗尼"
  ],
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/fernie/",
  "summary": "A resort near the town of Fernie in southeastern British Columbia, known for its five alpine bowls along the Lizard Range.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Canada",
    "region": "British Columbia",
    "latitude": 49.46,
    "longitude": -115.09
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 2134,
    "village": 1052
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Early December",
    "closes": "Mid-April"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://skifernie.com",
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "status": "out of season",
    "resumes": "October"
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 10.8,
      "february": 11.6,
      "march": 11.6,
      "april": 10.2,
      "may": 3.9,
      "june": 1,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0.1,
      "september": 0.8,
      "october": 6.2,
      "november": 11.5,
      "december": 13.5
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 13,
      "february": 14,
      "march": 14,
      "april": 10,
      "may": 4,
      "june": 2,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 1,
      "october": 8,
      "november": 14,
      "december": 19
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -10.7,
        "high": -4.5
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -12.2,
        "high": -4.6
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -7.1,
        "high": 1.8
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -3.5,
        "high": 6.3
      },
      "may": {
        "low": 1.3,
        "high": 13.1
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 5.7,
        "high": 17.6
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 10,
        "high": 22.7
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 9.5,
        "high": 22.5
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 5.3,
        "high": 16.7
      },
      "october": {
        "low": -1.8,
        "high": 6.9
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -6.5,
        "high": -0.5
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -10.7,
        "high": -4.8
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 112,
      "2017/18": 123,
      "2018/19": 89,
      "2019/20": 101,
      "2020/21": 91,
      "2021/22": 124,
      "2022/23": 80,
      "2023/24": 97,
      "2024/25": 85,
      "2025/26": 98
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Fernie Alpine Resort mountain stats",
      "url": "https://skifernie.com/discover-fernie/mountain-stats/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Fernie Alpine Resort getting here by air",
      "url": "https://skifernie.com/discover-fernie/getting-here-by-air/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernie_Alpine_Resort"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}