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
Resort Info
SilverStar Mountain Resort offers four distinct mountain faces and 132 runs and over 3,200 acres of varied terrain on mainly tree-lined slopes. The colourful mid-mountain village offers a true ski-in, ski-out access to the slopes and Silver Star is now British Columbia’s third largest ski area.
As well as the gladed ski terrain in both Putnam Creek and Silver Woods, the main ski area around the village has some fabulous long, wide groomed trails ideal for novices and intermediates and a new Winch Cat groomer was also added last season, adding to the vast fleet of machines that keep Silver Star’s beautifully groomed runs in great condition.
Putnam Creek also has good cruising, but there is also plenty of challenging terrain too, with 1,900 acres of black and double black diamond runs and some of the best moguls anywhere on the backside of the mountain. SilverStar also has a progressive terrain park, kiddie terrain park and a snow-cross course, and the new gondola that opened last season now provides quicker access to Alpine Meadows, Vance Creek and Powder Gulch for beginners and offers the added bonus of night skiing on Friday and Saturday from mid-December to mid-March.
Off the slopes
The vibrantly coloured buildings set among the trees of SilverStar’s mid-mountain village make the village one of the prettiest in Canada. Accommodation ranges from luxurious lodges to Victorian-styled vacation homes as well as fabulous slopeside condos, and there are many bars, such as the unique, lively Saloon and restaurants serving everything from tapas to steaks. A selection of shops complete the line-up on the charming main street which is themed after an early 1900s mining town.
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 choice of a sleigh ride, which weaves through snow-covered trees to a log cabin for dinner.
Another great fun family activity is the Pinheads Bowling Alley, just steps from Brewers Pond – a natural outdoor skating pond that is ideal for a classic Canadian game of hockey or your attempt at a triple axel.
A SilverStar 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 also an indoor climbing wall, the Elevate at SilverStar Spa, a fitness centre and plenty of family events including movie nights, bingo and even fireworks for those looking for things to do away from the slopes.
The resort also provides a FREE wi-fi network available throughout the village.
Resort Stats
| 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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