Well it's a year since I was in Fernie. But that doesn't mean I don't check the ski hill website pretty much every day to see what's going on. It's been a winter of discontented skiers I think, made glorious spring by some heavy late season snow. But at least they've tried to keep spirits up on the website with some comedy snow reports. Today for instance:

And a veritable potpourri of conditions on the lower mountain: a medley, a pastiche, a hodgepodge, a smorgasbord, a salmagundi - well you get the idea: It’s variable.

Salmagundi ! Nice