Location
22 km (14 miles) from Vernon to Silver Star
65 km (40 miles) from Kelowna Airport to Silver Star
Winter Season
2011/12: November 24 2011 to April 8 2012
Average: Late November to early April
Mountain Bike Park
June 2012 to September 2012
Winter Hours of Operation:
Day skiing: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm 7 days a week
Night skiing: 3:30 pm to 8:30 pm Friday and Saturday December 16th to March 31st
Elevation
Top 1,915 m (6,280 ft)
Bottom 1,155 m (3,780 ft)
Vertical Drop
Vertical Drop 760 m (2,500 ft)
Annual Snowfall
700 cm+ / 23 ft +
Average Temperature
Average winter daytime temperature -5 °C (23 F)
Ski and Weather Conditions
Snow Report
Online Mountain Forecast
Current Weather Conditions
Skiable Area
3,065 Skiable Acres (1,240 hectares)
12 Lifts
| |
Length of Lift |
Vertical of Lift |
| Metres |
Feet |
Metres |
Feet |
| Comet 6 Pack Express |
1,568 |
5,143 |
475 |
1,560 |
| Powder Gulch Detachable Quad Express |
1,840 |
6,035 |
582 |
1,910 |
| Silver Queen Fixed Grip Quad Chair |
286 |
938 |
75 |
246 |
| Silver Woods Detachable Quad Express |
1,200 |
3,936 |
325 |
1,066 |
| Summit Fixed Double Chair |
1,000 |
3,280 |
292 |
958 |
| Alpine Meadows Fixed Grip Quad Chair |
750 |
2,460 |
226 |
742 |
| Home Run T-Bar |
230 |
754 |
48 |
160 |
| Discovery Carpet |
340 |
1,115 |
91 |
300 |
| Star Kids 1 |
80 |
262 |
24 |
80 |
| Star Kids 2 |
180 |
590 |
54 |
180 |
| Tube Town Lift, 2 Tube Lifts |
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Total Uphill Capacity
14,000 people per hour
Trails
115 marked trails totaling 93km (58 miles)
Terrain Type
15% Easiest
40% More Difficult
35% Most Difficult
10% Extreme
Longest Run
Longest Run is Eldorado 8 km (5 miles)
TELUS Park
Beginner, intermediate and advanced lanes with rails and jumps
Course that can be tuned for regional, national, and World Cup events
Nordic
100 km (60 miles) of trails including Sovereign Lakes
4 km lit track for night skiingLift access to upper trails
2 certified biathlon ranges
Night Skiing
3:30 pm to 8:30 pm Friday and Saturday, December 16th to March 31st
4 km’s of lit trails accessed by the Summit and Silver Queen Chairs
4 km’s of lit Nordic trails 7 night a week
Heli Skiing
NEW! For Silver Star for 2011/2012 Winter Season
270,000 Skiable Acres (109,265 hectares)
Closest heliskiing to an airport in Canada
More Info
Comet Runs
Brewers Pond
Tube Town
Alpine Meadows Area
Top of Comet
Village Cam
