Where to stay in Fernie: hill, town, or in between

Historic downtown is for people who want dinner, coffee, and a stroller-friendly street. Condos and suites trade ski-in access for a walkable week.

Fernie Alpine Resort and Lizard Creek are for ski-home mornings and views of the bowl. You will drive or shuttle to town for the better restaurants.

Riverside and the Annex sit in between: more house, more yard, still a short hop to either world. Large groups often land here because the dining tables are real.

There is no single best neighbourhood — only a best match for the week you are actually taking. That is the work Fernie Central Reservations has been doing as a licensed local call centre.