Silver Star Mountain Resort
| SilverStar Mountain Resort | |
|---|---|
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | Vernon |
| Coordinates | 50°21′35″N 119°03′29″W / 50.35972°N 119.05806°WCoordinates: 50°21′35″N 119°03′29″W / 50.35972°N 119.05806°W |
| Vertical | 760 m (2,500 ft) |
| Top elevation | 1915 m (6,280 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1155 m (3,780 ft) |
| Skiable area | 3,282 acres (13.3 km2) |
| Runs | 132 Designated Trails 15% Beginner 40% Intermediate 35% Expert 10% Extreme |
| Longest run | 8 km (5 mi) |
| Lift system | 12 Total (1 six-pack express, 2 detachable high-speed quads, 2 fixed grip quads, 1 double chair, 1 t-bar, 3 beginner magic carpets, 2 tube lifts) |
| Lift capacity | 14,000 boarders/skiers per hour |
| Terrain parks | Terrain Park |
| Snowfall | 700 cm (23 ft) /annually |
| Snowmaking | None |
| Website | SilverStar Mountain Resort |
SilverStar Mountain Resort (SilverStar) is a ski resort located near Silver Star Provincial Park in the Shuswap Highland of the Monashee Mountains, 22 km northeast of the city of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. SilverStar's snow season runs from late November to mid-April weather permitting. SilverStar provides summer lift access for mountain biking and hiking from the end of June through to September.
SilverStar has an annual snowfall of 700 cm or 23 ft (7.0 m) There are a total of 132 marked trails, with a vertical drop of 760 m (2,500 ft). The elevation of the village is 1,609 m (5,280 ft) whilst the summit is 1,915 m (6,280 ft) above sea level. With access to nearby Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre, SilverStar offers some of the best and most extensive Cross Country skiing in the world, with more than 105 kilometres (60 miles) of daily groomed trails – the largest daily groomed XC trail network in Canada.
SilverStar has a total of 12 lifts: one Six-Pack Express chairlift (Comet Six-Pack Express), two detachable high-speed quads (Silverwoods Express, Powder Gulch Express), two fixed-grip quads (Silver Queen Chair, Alpine Meadows Chair) one T-bar (Home Run T-bar), three beginner magic carpets, and two tube lifts, on 3,269 acres (13 km2) of skiable terrain.
The resort spans over four mountain faces, giving it four distinct areas :
Vance Creek offers most of the beginner and intermediate runs on the mountain. Therefore it is usually the busiest face of the mountain and has mostly groomed runs along with intermediate and expert runs. Vance Creek is serviced by the "Comet Six-pack Express" which ferries skiers all the way from below the Village base and Silver Woods areas all the way to the summit at 1,915 m. The "Summit Chair" is a Mueller double chair that takes skiers directly from the Village to the summit as well.
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