The Best Kept Secret
Pros and Cons
- Pros:12 Feet of Powder per Year
- Cons:Winter Driving - Mountain roads, Prairie drivers
- In a nutshell:Less crowded and commercial than Whistler-Blackcomb
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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... more travel advice
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Don't let your vacation end in tragedy. Stay on marked trails. Do not ski out of bounds. Test a new slope for snow... more travel advice
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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... more travel advice
Not the highest peaks
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Not the highest peaks, but with 12-feet of powder each year, certainly some of the nicest to ski. You cannot measure a... more travel advice
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- 14 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Apr 15, 2012 - Barbara Lynn's Country Inn
- 8 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Dec 9, 2011 - Travelodge Three Sisters
- 15 Reviews & Opinions
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Latest: Feb 28, 2012 - Polar Peak Lodges
- 1 Review & Opinion
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Latest: May 8, 2012 - Powder Mountain Lodge
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Comments (6)
gimme powder, powder powder, i'm a powder hound. luv' it
we have been through Fernie in the summer, teach me to downhill ski and I'll meet you there in the winter.
A beautiful place and some very helpful tips. Carole.
fernie, huh?? I love BC!! and what does mtncorg mean by "fatties"...i heard my humans snickering about those
Good friend in Eureka who also swears by the snows of Fernie. Yeeeahhh! Remember to take along the fatties!
12 feet of powder!! Dang! They wouldn't find me until Mid-Summer if I crashed in that! Cool snowy page Bill!
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