Rental Shops

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    • #7523
      sunshine81
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      Hi Folks,

      I am comming to Fernie in a couple of weeks from the UK with a group of mates to check out this infamous powder and cant wait for it.

      However there are some of the group that need to hire ski’s and boots. Can anyone recommend a rental store? We are staying at the Stanford Inn.

      Oh, I should also add that we will not get into Fernie untill approx. 6:00PM on a Saturday so it would be great if someone could recommend a rental shop that will still be open on the Saturday so we can hit the pow first thing on Sunday morning.

      Thanks in advance :D

    • #15774
      rudy-admin
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      I recommend renting on mountain for convenience and your options there are:

      The Quest – Lizard Creek Lodge

      Top Shelf – The Griz Inn

      FAR – ticket office

      The Quest and top shelf are private and possibly have superior equipment and service.

    • #15775
      seasonsgreetings
      Participant

      Rudy has already given you all the rental places on the hill, and I agree that will be your best option to get going on your first day if time is an issue. Top Shelf were recently (within the last 3 years anyway, I forget exactly when it was) voted the best bootfitters in Canada by Ski?? magazine, and Quest rentals at Lizard Creek are the nicest bunch of people you’re ever likely to come across.

      Just wanted to mention that unlike Europe, you don’t need to generally need to book, you just show up, they kit you out in 10 minutes and off you go – the lifts are about 23 seconds away, and there’s generally no queue. Also, if you are used to Europe, Fernie doesn’t open until 9am, so plenty of time to get organised if you are flying in from the UK the day before – chances are the jetlag will have you up at 5am anyway! Bear in mind though that Feb 16th weekend is school holidays across 4 provinces and will be nuts that weekend, if that’s when you are coming.

      Enjoy, you’ll have a blast!

    • #15776
      sunshine81
      Participant

      Hi Folks,

      Thanks for the information :D

      Bring on the POW!

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