Hi all!

I have been looking through existing topics but couldn’t find answers to some of my questions so hopefully you all can help! We are two americans (20-30 yrs old) coming the second week in January for snowboarding in the day and dinner/drinks at night.

From what I can tell, Fernie Alpine Resort is a nice place to stay but if you want to go out to eat, you will most likely have to travel Downtown which will cost you about $3 each way via cab. So, does this mean it’s a better idea to find a place to stay Downtown? If so, where do you suggest? We would like to spend no more than $250/night and would love to be within walking distance of all the restaurants and shopping. And are there regular shuttles that go from FAR to Downtown? We are also considering renting a car when we fly in from Calgary. Is it a problem to find places to park?

I also have a couple questions about conditions. I read in a topic that Fernie isn’t snowboard friendly. I assumed this to mean that there are many flats and that the runs are very thick and not easy to maneuver through on a snowboard. Is this true? We love wide, open areas with tress but we don’t want to be walking most of the time!

Thanks in advance for all of your help! Fernie looks like a wonderful location and I look forward to visiting!

Oh! One more question. Are there many places to shop? We might have to pick up a few things (helmets, backpacks, etc) before we board and were wondering if we could do our shopping there.

JR