GETTING TO FERNIE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

Fernie is located in the extreme South East of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a three-and-a-half hour drive from Calgary International Airport, two hours from Kalispell, Montana, and an hour and 15 minutes from Cranbrook, B.C. Most major airlines serve Calgary, while Delta and Northwest fly to Kalispell and Time Air and Air B.C. serve Cranbrook. All three airports offer car rental and the ski resort can arrange shuttles from Calgary and Cranbrook airports. Traveltown Charters has two trips from the Calgary airport daily. Fernie also gets twice-daily service from Greyhound Bus Lines.

The ski hill itself is about 5 km from the town of Fernie, population 4,700 and it is about 10 km from the Island Lake Lodge cat skiing operation.

 

Most people come by car with Calgary being the most common origin. People arriving by air can go to either Cranbrook or Calgary and then rent a car, take a shuttle or the bus. I have no experience with the shuttle, but the bus is a miserable trip whose tediousness is only exceeded by the remarkably inconvenient departure and arrival times. Note that if you are staying in town, the ski hill is about a five minute drive away, so you will need to take the ski shuttle if you do not have a car. Check out Kootenay Taxi for information on the shuttle and bus rates and times.

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