Replying to Big Mountain Info for a Canadian

Hey me and some buddies are planning a trip for our reading break from Uni in two weeks, we are going to be in the Fernie area in BC but are curoise about heading south for something different, is Big Mountain worth going down or are we doing the opposite of what most people do and come up to fernie. Also is there anywhere else with some good terrain (big mountain riding, steaps and a lot of snow) below the border that isn't that a far of a drive like in Idaho?