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tequila
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Couple of questions for anyone near fernie...

1) When do the lifts close in the spring?
2) Which are the nearest airports?
3) Whats the easiest way to get there from the airports?

My friend's bumming a season over there and I'm hoping to visit for a week or two at the end of the European season.....I'll be stone cold broke and need to save now for travel and lift pass.
Jul 24 2007 3:18PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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not sure about number 1 but
fernie is stuck in the stone age...im gonna say the nearest airport is in calgary.

and prolly a greyhound bus or something if they even go there.
Jul 24 2007 3:25PM
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tequila
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wow that sucks. Would have been easier to visit my mate in Banff instead....
Jul 24 2007 3:26PM
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tequila
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bump
Jul 24 2007 4:25PM
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Shorton
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Travel from the airport-

Rocky Mountain Sky Shuttle
3 return trips daily between Calgary International Airport and Fernie. Service between Cranbrook Airport and Fernie available 2 times daily.
Website: www.rockymountainskyshuttle.com
Email: info@rockymountainskyshuttle.com
Toll free in Canada: 1-888-762-8754
Telephone: 403-762-5200 | Fax: 403-762-1090

Mountain Perks
Mountain Perks daily service between Calgary International Airport and Fernie.
Website: www.mountainperks.ca
Email: info@mountainperks.ca
Toll Free: 1-888-823-4023
Telephone: 250-423-4023 | Fax: 250-423-4093

Panorama Connector Service
Panorama Connector Service operating between Cranbrook and Panorama Note: This service is available only through your tour operator and requires an overnight stay. Operated by Panorama Mountain Village.

Fernie to Kimberley Day Trip Shuttle
Thursdays throughout the season. Contact Guest Services at Fernie Alpine Resort for further information and to book your seat.
E-mail: info@skifernie.com
Telephone: 250-423-4655 | Fax: 250-423-6644

Bighorn Heli-Taxi Ski Resort Service
Bighorn Heli-Taxi Ski Resort Service for the ultimate in airport and inter-resort transport. Reservations required through Fernie Alpine Resort Guest Services Department.
Click for Details
Website: www.bighorn.ca
E-mail: info@skifernie.com
Telephone: 250-423-4655 | Fax: (250)423-6644

Exotic International Travel & Tours
Weekend or day trips from Medicine Hat, Lethbridge & Calgary to Fernie
Email: skotch@la.shockware.com
Telephone: 403-320-9999

Airports-

Calgary International Airport (3.5 hour drive) is serviced from most major North American and European cities.   Cranbrook B.C. (1.25 hour drive) is accessible by regional air service of Air Canada Jazz and Pacific Coast Airlines.   Kalispell, Montana (2 hour drive) is accessible by Delta and Northwest Airlines.   Spokane, Washington (4 hour drive) is accessible by Delta and Northwest Airlines.

Jul 24 2007 4:42PM
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tequila
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ooh thankyou verily muchly
Jul 24 2007 4:43PM
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Shorton
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it was all on their website, pitty easy to find
Jul 24 2007 4:45PM
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tequila
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yeah I've been looking for past season dates

Jul 24 2007 4:47PM
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garettnorthey
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No I'm pretty sure it not open spring cause they have mountain biking.
Jul 24 2007 5:20PM
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tequila
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Hmmm not at all? My friends are bumming the season there, and the apartments are all for until april may time....
Jul 24 2007 5:33PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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its open in the spring prolly till sometime in april...mountain biking wont start until all the snows gone and that takes a while, prolly not till late june but skiing id say untill mid april, check the regional forums
Jul 24 2007 5:39PM
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tequila
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I want it to last longer than europe....or i wont get out to canada :(
Jul 24 2007 5:51PM
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lunchmeat
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i live in kimberley. halfway between kimbo and cranbrook theres a very small airport- its called the cranbrook airport;)-from cranbrook is about an hour to an hour and half drive to fernie and it closes in april sometime.
Jul 24 2007 6:21PM
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tequila
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cheers
Jul 24 2007 6:24PM
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___ASP___
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closest international airport would be in calgary, but its only about a 3 hour drive away, and the season there ends around late april
Jul 24 2007 6:50PM
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