SilverStar is in BC’s Okanagan, 22 kilometres northeast of Vernon. Its village sits at 1,609 metres (5,279 feet) and is ski-in, ski-out. The resort lists 3,304 skiable acres, 133 marked runs and 760 metres (2,493 feet) of vertical. The terrain spreads over four mountain faces: Vance Creek, Attridge, Silver Woods and Putnam Creek.
SilverStar averages 700 centimetres of snow a year and says it makes no artificial snow. The alpine season usually runs from late November to early April, with night skiing until 8:30 pm.
Top of Comet and Top of Silver Woods show the tops of those lifts, and Attridge and Putnam Creek look at two of the mountain’s faces. Comet Runs looks at the runs off the Comet chair. Village Cam, Brewer’s Pond and Tube Town cover the village.
Pow Cam is a snow stake marked in inches and centimetres. The resort clears it at about 3 pm each day, so it shows what has fallen since then. The resort says it doesn’t use it for the snow report.
SilverStar is about 20 minutes from Vernon by Silver Star Road. Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is 55 minutes away, Kamloops 1 hour 40 minutes and Vancouver about 5 hours. A shared shuttle runs from Kelowna International Airport.
BC requires winter tires or chains on Highway 97 through the Okanagan from October 1 to March 31. DriveBC shows road conditions.
SilverStar is on the Ikon Pass with 7 days, the Ikon Base Pass with 5 days and the Ikon Session Pass.