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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Nope never will be. I would love it to because my father owns property there but it's too far from Calgary, has no amenities, run down, turns into a ghost town in the winter, etc. If you love snowmobiling, hiking, fishing, or skiing in Fernie it's all right but otherwise it's got nothing.
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With Lethbridge growing so quickly, Crowsnest will become a bigger weekend retreat for Southern Albertans. 2.5 hours from Calgary, and real estate 2-3X cheaper than Canmore. 71 km from Blairmore to Fernie.
BC has strict rules and high fees for Alberta fisherman - great fishing around Castle and Oldman/Livingstone. Castle Mountain is an undiscovered gem.
It probably will never rival Canmore/Banff, but I see it becoming the poor man's Rocky Mountain weekend retreat. The Bow Valley has only so much capacity, and Banff can't have further growth at all.