Silver Star Mountain Resort

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Silver Star Mountain Resort
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city: Vernon
Coordinates: 50°18′09″N, 119°13′06″W
Top elevation: 1,915 m (6,280 ft)
Base elevation: 1,155 m (3,780 ft)
Skiable area: 1.24 km² (3,065 acres)
Runs: 112
Longest run: 8 km (5 mi)
Lift system: 11
Snowfall: 700 cm (23 ft)/year
Web site: Silver Star Mountain Resort

Silver Star Mountain Resort (Silver Star) is a ski resort located near Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. It opened its 2005-2006 season on November 14, 2005. It has an annual snowfall of 700 cm or 23 ft. It has 6 chairlifts, 3 surface lifts (T-bars and magic carpets), and 2 Tube lifts, which cover 3,065 skiable acres.

The elevation of the village is 1,609 m or 5,280 ft whilst the summit is 1,915 m above sea level (6,280 ft). It has a total of 112 marked runs, with a vertical drop of 760 m (2,500 ft). There is also 60 km of Cross Country trails.

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[edit] Night skiing

Silver Star has 4km of Cross Country trails lit for night skiing as well as a small selection of the normal alpine skiing (one two-man chair) on Tuesdays through Saturdays.

[edit] Accommodation

Silver Star Village
Silver Star Village

There are 8 hotels and over 100 vacation homes available for hire on or around the mountain village.

[edit] Retail

Silver Star, like its sister resort Big White Ski Resort, has a limited number of on mountain stores - only four. There are also rental and repair shops.

[edit] Dining

There are 14 food and beverage outlets on Silver Star.

[edit] Snowsport school

There are over 100 qualified instructors at Silver Star.

[edit] On-mountain activities

Apart from skiing and snowboarding, there are several other on-mountain activities. These are:

[edit] Annual events

[edit] Terrain park

The new terrain park on Silver Star consists of one half-pipe, an aerial training site, a dual moguls race course, a race centre, and a progressive terrain park. The terrain park is currently sponsored by TELUS, and so is officially named Telus Park.

[edit] Trivia

  • Len has written a song about the Silver Star resort called, "I Love Silver Star". It will feature in their new album which is due to be finished at the end of April 2006.
  • Shred and Shred 2, snowboarding movies starring Tom Green and Dave England, are currently filming at Silver Star as well as Big White.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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