Silver Star Mountain Resort Facts

Silver Star British Columbia Photo: Tourism BC

Silver Star Mountain Resort
Box 3002
Silver Star Mountain, BC
Canada V1B 3M1
Call (250) 542-0224 or 1-800-663-4431
Fax (250) 542-1236
Email:  star@skisilverstar.com
Web:  www.silverstarmtn.com

Location:  
22 km (12 mi) northeast of Vernon, BC on Silver Star Road. Shuttle available from Kelowna Airport to Silver Star.  
        
Winter Hours of Operation:  
Day skiing  8:30am – 3:30pm 
Night skiing  3:30pm – 8:00pm 
Thursday to Saturday. Night skiing times vary at different times of the season. 
  
Length of Season:  
Winter: mid-November - mid-April
Summer: June 26 - Sept 5, 2004  
 
Area:  2,725 Skiable Acres  
 
Elevation:  
Top   1,915m (6,280 ft.) 
Bottom   1,155m (3,780 ft.)
Village   1,609m (5,280 ft.)
Vertical Drop    760m (2,500 ft.) 
  

Silver Star Photo: Tourism BC

 Average Snowfall:  
Over 700 cm (23 ft) annually  
 
Lifts:  
10 lifts including
 
Chairlifts:
1 Six Pack Express
1 Detachable Quad
1 Fixed Grip Quad
1 Double Chair

Surface:  
2 T-Bars
2 Beginners Magic Carpets

Tubing:
2 Tube Lifts
 
Total Uphill Capacity:  
13,000 skiers/boarders per hour  
 
Runs:  
   107 marked downhill trails   
   20% Easiest
   50% More Difficult
   20% Most Difficult
   10% Extreme
   longest run 8 kms (5 miles)  
  

Silver Star BC Snowboarding Photo: Silver Star/Don Weixl

Snowboarding:
1 Half Pipe, 1 Boardercross track, aerial training site, race centre, and a terrain park  
 
Cross Country:  
55 km of trails groomed and track set daily with state of the art grooming equipment. 4 km lit track for night skiing. Optional lift-access to upper trails. Two fully certified biathlon ranges.   
 
Ski and Weather Conditions:  
Vernon (250) 542-1745
Salmon Arm (250) 832-1181
Kelowna (250) 860-7827