Hey there,
Just to answer a couple of your questions…you have access to two restaurants on the hill (Kelsey’s, The Wood) plus the Griz Bar for apres ski, but for going out you’ll definitely want to head downtown.
On the hill there is a liquor/small grocery store but to do a good shop you’ll need to come downtown. However the prices at the ski hill liquor store are actually pretty good.
Some of the bars downtown have had a facelift and look really good. To get downtown, you’ll need to take either a taxi or possibly a free shuttle which people are working on right now (they had one last year).
When you say booking a shuttle, if you’re refering to an airport shuttle try Mountain Perks — http://www.mountainperks.ca. Otherwise you’ll need to try Greyhound – not sure again what you mean by shuttle. There isn’t really a local shuttle bus though you could try Kootenay Taxi.
If you’re here for five days you can try all of Fernie’s bars! The Fernie, The Northern, The Central, The Royal, The Eldorado and The Pub.
Cheers
