Real-Time Fernie Alpine Resort Lift & Run Alerts

What is FARAlerts?

FARAlerts monitors every important lift and bowl at Fernie Alpine Resort and sends you push notifications the moment something changes. Open lifts, standby holds, closures — you'll know as soon as FAR makes an update.

Built by a Local, for Locals

I've been skiing Fernie for almost 20 years. I've always found it frustrating when I miss terrain and lift changes. Even today, you still have to pull your phone out, look at FAR's mobile website or web app and scan all the lifts and trails to see what has changed.

I never wanted to ski with a patrol radio. But I still wanted to know when lifts and runs were about to open. So about 12 years ago I built a private desktop app that scraped the lift status page and pushed alerts to my phone via text. It worked great, but only for me.

Now that I'm retired, I decided to learn some new skills and turn it into something other people could use. This isn't a corporate product. I hate enshittification and I didn't do this to get rich. There's no tracking beyond anonymised Cloudflare web analytics which you are free to block, no ads, no data selling. I want this site to run fast and clean on your phone. If FAR decides to somehow add this functionality to their app and makes this website obsolete I won't be mad.

I am planning on charging a modest fee to pay for server costs and beers. But for a limited time and a limited number of signups it is free. All I ask in return is feedback.

Cheers,
Stan
[email protected]

How Notifications Work

• Choose which lifts and runs you care about — exclude the rest
• Get instant alerts on your phone lockscreen and smart watch
• Two notification options: Pushover (more reliable, has viewable history) or web push (no extra app needed)
• One tap to turn alerts on in the morning; they auto-reset at 4 PM; your previous choices are saved until you change them

See It in Action