Fernie Alpine Resort is just minutes from the history-rich and "happening" old-time mining town of the same name. With spectacular scenery - The Lizard Range is as unusual and striking in appearance as its quirky name suggests - long, sun-drenched summer days, and full slate of high-energy activities, it's not hard to understand why Fernie was voted "Best Little Town in the Rockies" two years in a row.

Fernie really is synonymous with adventure. For starts, there's the mountain biking - 35 scenic trails ranging from rolling cross-country routes to adrenaline-eliciting downhills. Mountain hosts offer guided tours, beginner clinics and Canada Cup biking are available, and the chair provides the lift up.

If biking's not your thing, Fernie's Mountain Adventure Centre also offers tennis, horseback riding, fly fishing, whitewater rafting, "float trips", and various educational and ecological experiences, such as Geology and Wildflower Walks and Wildlife Education Day.

If you're an armchair adventurer, Fernie's ideal for that too - luxurious lodging, sinfully sensuous spa facilities, and the finest of fine dining, notably at the Lizard Creek Inn, make the perfect counterpoint for all that heavy-duty active stuff. Any mountain vacation that you can dream, we can create!

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