Fernie Travel Guide

 
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Hotels  

Park Place Lodge

 36 Opinions

Best Western Fernie Mountain Lodge

 1 Review and 54 Opinions  Had 3 days at this place. However, the spa and pool were out of order the whole time. Nice rooms, we... 

Restaurants  

Boston Pizza: Great Pizza and pasta

Boston Pizza: Great Pizza and pasta, Fernie

 sam_was_here Says:  The big Boston Pizza chain, but do fantastic pizza and pastas, almost something for everyone. The resturant was pleasant, and pizza's well priced. Service was good and just an all around good experience. Had the sports bar next door, which we went to on game night, but no... 

Mojo Risin': Cajun in Canada???

Mojo Risin': Cajun in Canada???, Fernie

 CDNgirl Says:  This was a place I went with an old travelling friend who highly recommended the place. Its a small(seats about 20) cajun restaurant in Fernie, BC. Yes, the ski town. It was so great! One waitress, one chef, great antiques, great artwork on the walls, all adds to great... 

Transportation  

Rent a Car

Rent a Car, Fernie

 MrBill Says:  Likely you will have to fly to Calgary and then rent a car to get to Fernie. It is about a 3-hour drive. Going through the Crow's Nest Pass can be a little hairy during the winter if there is snow and ice. The roads can be extremely slippery, as the temperature will hover... 

Shopping  

Fernie Arts Co-op: Fantastic local Artists displaying work

Fernie Arts Co-op: Fantastic local Artists displaying work, Fernie

 sam_was_here Says:  A quaint shop with squeeky floorboards and hundreds of pieces or art on display, at reasonable prices. All the artists ban together to pay for the shop and I spent quite a while looking at various pieces before i decided what I wanted to buy. Very well worth a visit if... 

Local Customs  

Take a lesson

Take a lesson, Fernie

 MrBill Says:  I try to take a ski lesson everytime I am at Fernie even though I am a ski instructor myself. However, I do most of my skiing in Europe and we do not have the steep and deep stuff like in Fernie. Therefore, the local instructors can really bring you up to speed on powder... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Avalanche Danger

Avalanche Danger, Fernie

 MrBill Says:  Don't let your vacation end in tragedy. Stay on marked trails. Do not ski out of bounds.Test a new slope for snow pack stability before cutting fresh tracks. If no one else has skied it, it may not be safe. Look for typical avalanche signs, like strewn boulders and broken... 

Off The Beaten Path  

World's Biggest Truck

World's Biggest Truck, Fernie

 Camping_Girl Says:  The World's Biggest Truck is an old mining truck, now retired and on display in Sparwood, BC. Sparwood is about a 15 minute drive east of Fernie, near the Alberta border.This truck is just huge, take a look at my 6' 2" hubby next to the tire in the photo, to give you a... 

Acres & Acres of Powder

Acres & Acres of Powder, Fernie

 MrBill Says:  Acres & Acres of Powder and very few to share it with, which suits me just fine. 

Sparwood, B.C. Coal Mines

Sparwood, B.C. Coal Mines, Fernie

 rmdw Says:  This photo was taken in August 1986 when my UBC Mining Engineering class went on a field trip through B.C., Alberta, and Saskatchewan.As Sparwood isn't in the VT system, I chose the neighbouring town of Fernie instead.I believe that many of the mines offer tours, especially... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Hounding Powder

Hounding Powder, Fernie

 MrBill Says:  It's not just a past time, it is a calling. 

Favorites  

Not the highest peaks

Not the highest peaks, Fernie

 MrBill Says:  Not the highest peaks, but with 12-feet of powder each year, certainly some of the nicest to ski. You cannot measure a mountain in verticle feet alone. link: http://ski.keep-exploring.ca/us/bc/fernie.html 

The Place

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Fernie, British Columbia

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Fernie. I'd love to share with you the 6 tips I've written, the 10 photos uploaded, and 1 travelogue I've created. 

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All Season Vacation Spot

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 Fernie is best known as a winter ski destination, but there are also plenty of things to do here in the summer months. Fernie is a short 30 minute drive west of the Crowsnest Pass, Alberta. 

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Fernie, the Unknown BC Crown??

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 Such a beautiful place, seems to have been left behind with regards to other "ski" places in BC and AB. But this leaves it some charms, a not so developed place to visit, which is not as touristic as... 

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Overview

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 Very cold; great skiing; nice town with very friendly locals 

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Fernie and Sparwood...gateway to Crowsnest Pass

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 Sparwood is the coal mining area of the Crowsnest. At one time, the huge Terex Titan truck was the world's largest, carrying 360 tons. It has however, been superceeded by the Cat 797B which was... 

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