About This Resort
Skiable Terrain: 3,282 acres
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45%Expert
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40%Intermediate
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15%Beginners
Resort Features:
- Fantastic For Families
- Off the Beaten Track
- Off the Slope Activities
- Charming Village
Skiable Terrain: 3,282 acres
Resort Features:
Silver Star Mountain Resort offers four distinct mountain faces with 132 runs and over 3,200 acres of varied terrain on mainly tree-lined slopes. Being located in the interior of Canada means it gets the dryer snow as it travels over the mountains before falling on this colourful mid-mountain village. Being a mid-mountain village means Silver Star offers true ski-in, ski-out access to the slopes and is now British Columbia’s third largest ski area.
There are some great blue cruiser runs at the top of the Comet Express along with there being some great long winding runs for beginners over on this part of the mountain. Another good spot for the intermediates is over in the Silver Woods area with more winding greens and blues. Vance Creek along with Putnam Creek is where to head for plenty of challenging terrain, with 1,900 acres of black and double black diamond runs there is plenty here for the advanced skier.
Silver Star also has a three terrain parks spread over 16 acres for those wanting to hone their tricks and flips. One of which is open until 8pm on night skiing evenings.
New for 2023/24 are 21 additional Gondola Cabins to increase the uphill capacity along with two new groomers to further improve the grooming in resort.
On Friday and Saturday nights there is a substantial amount of night skiing with trails accessed by the Gondola, Silver Queen Chair and The Zone Magic Carpet all flood lit offering 4kms of beginner and intermediate terrain available for night skiing.
The vibrantly coloured buildings set among the trees of Silver Star’s mid-mountain village make the village one of the prettiest in Canada. Accommodation ranges from Victorian-styled vacation homes as well as fabulous slopeside condos.
There is a great selection of bars and such as The Red Antler (we were very impressed by the portion sizes!) The unique lively Long Johns along with the European themed Bulldog Grand Café.
Plenty of varied dining options can be found in Silver Star serving everything from tapas at Di Vine Cellar to upscale dining with views overlooking the village at Black Pine Social. The Den is one of our favourites serving Canadian food with Asian influences. A great selection of shops complete the line-up on the charming main street which is themed after an early 1900s mining town complete with boardwalk.
If you or the family still have any energy after a busy day on the slopes, there is tubing, snowmobiling (for children and adults), fat biking and snowshoeing available. More relaxing is the snowcat ride out to Paradise Camp to the backside of the mountain for a 3 course lamp lit dining experience.
Then there is Brewers Pond – a natural outdoor skating pond that is ideal for a classic Canadian game of hockey or your attempt at a triple axel. If you would rather watch the hockey that take part then in nearby Vernon you can watch the six-time national champions the Vernon Vipers with transportation included. A great night for all the family.
A Silver Star ski holiday also has some of Canada’s best cross-country skiing on its many groomed, Nordic runs, which combine with the trails of the nearby Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre to offer over 105km of daily groomed trails.
There is Elevate at Silver Star Spa, a fitness centre and plenty of family events including for those looking for things to do away from the slopes. Silver star is ideal for families with the good mix of terrain along with the great ski-in/ski-out access with lots of great condo accommodation make it ideal for your ski holiday to Canada.
| Transfer / Driving Time Kelowna (1 hr) |
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| Base elevation 3,789 feet |
Terrain Park 16 acres of beginner, intermediate and advanced lanes with rails and jumps |
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| Top elevation 6,283 feet |
Avg annual snowfall 275 inches / 700 cm |
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| Vertical drop 2,500 feet |
Lift capacity (pax/hour) 14,000 |
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| Number of runs 132 + bowls |
Ski season Nov 23 to early Apr |
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| Number of lifts 12 including 1 Six-pack & 4 Quads |
Skiable terrain 3,282 acres – 10% extreme, 35% advanced, 40% intermediate & 15% beginners |
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“I love the brightly coloured village which has a really vibrant feel to it. I really liked the fact that you can easily access the slopes from Snowbird along with the modern accommodations at Firelight. I had a great evening at The Den Bar and Bistro – can highly recommend!
Michael Williamson-Giles,
Frontier Ski
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