We're for families

Your family will fall in love with Silver Star’s warm hospitality and fairytale village -  where service and friendliness are as honored as the values of a time gone by. It’s the size of your smile that counts at Silver Star.

From daily events and activities like “Family Games Night” and “Carnival Night” complete with special guest appearances from our famous Mascots, to our unique kid friendly ski runs like ‘peanut trail’ and enless activities including horse drawn sleigh rides, snow cat dinner tours, snowshoeing, snowmobiling and mini snowmobiles!

Enjoy our champagne powder, world class grooming and friendly atmosphere in a true winter wonderland. Silver Star is blessed with a variety of terrain to satisfy everyone from cruisy groomers to the steep and deep of our famous ‘backside’.

Our Star Kids center is renowned for keeping your little ones happy with programs designed especially around their needs and ages – a guaranteed way to have them in your ear “Please just one more day mom”.

TELUS Park is guaranteed to keep your teens testing their skills and learning as they go for days on end in a safe and progressive terrain park environment. From there it’s movie night or straight to the private hot tub in your condo, while you enjoy your pre-ordered and delivered grocery service complete with a well deserved glass of wine – Or perhaps our Guest Services team have arranged a babysitter and dinner reservations at the Silver Grill for some ‘mom and dad time’ - After all it’s tough keeping everyone happy… right?

BEATON FAMILY (pictured above)
February 11th, 2011
What's not to love?
Dry silky powder, cruisey groomed to steep and deep double blacks,
awesome terrain parks (where our kids love to hang),
a family friendly winter wonderland,
intimate, kiddie-safe, it has it all,
that's why we'll be back!
"Mark, Brigitte, Isabelle and Charles Beaton of Jindabyne"

How do I get to Silver Star?

It's so easy to get to Silver Star, located in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, 22 km (12 miles) northeast of Vernon in BC, Canada. See our location map here. If you're driving, click here for maps. Getting to Silver Star is easy. If you're flying, we're the closest ski resort to Kelowna International airport. Click here for more info on flying.

Where can I get trail and village maps?

We have all our maps on our website - just click here

Do you have night skiing?

We do! On most Friday and Saturday nights during the winter season. Click here for more info

What temperatures can we expect? 


Our average temperature is -5 celsius although it can get down to -20 celsius.

What size are the group lessons? 


Our maximum for group lessons is 8, although the average group size is 5.

Is there public Internet access?

You can check your webmail, the stock reports, the forecast, and anything else from the public Internet stations at Bean to Cup Café and the lobby of The Bulldog Hotel. Wi-Fi is also available at The Saloon and Bean to Cup Café.

Where are the ATMs located?

ATM machines are located in the lobby of the Vance Creek Hotel, the lobby the Lord Aberdeen Hotel, the lobby of The Bulldog Hotel, the Town Hall Cafeteria and in The Saloon.

We are traveling a long distance, can we hire ski clothes instead of bringing ours? 


Yes, we do rent outerwear at Ski Dazzle, their phone number is (250) 558-6010. for other rental equipment including skis, boots, poles, snowshoe's, nordic gear, helmuts and more click here

Are there places to eat on the mountain

Yes! We have many different restaurnats, bars and cafe's to choose from. For a complete list click here

The perfect way to become more intimate with the mountain

Meticulously groomed trails and stunning views

A favorite pastime for winter enthusiasts

Fun for all ages!

Your dream day awaits

Take a magical tour along Silver Star’s pristine wilderness trails

Experience the magic of Brewer’s Pond

Silver Star's Mini Sleds are perfect for your young ones!

Experience the Silver Star back country like never before

We supply BIG inner tube sleds with safety handles, you supply the camera

Canada's highest altitude art gallery

For some 'you' time

Enjoy the boardwalk and shops of our quaint village

Strengthen, Unwind, Relax

We are pleased to announce the return of our My1Pass for the 2013/14 season, Canada's first all-inclusive season pass and lift ticket.

In addition to unlimited skiing and snowboarding on more than 3065 acres of incredible terrain, all purchased Silver Star alpine lift tickets now include FREE upgrades allowing unlimited access to…

• 55 km of Pristine Nordic trails,
• 16 km of marked snowshoe trails,
• Tube Town Adventure Park and;
• Ice skating on Brewer’s Pond.

The Fine Print: Unlimited access to Silver Star snowshoeing trails, Nordic trails, Tube Town Adventure Park and Brewer’s Pond skating rink are included in all 2013/14 alpine season passes and all regular single day and multi-day alpine lift tickets. Regular Nordic day tickets and Nordic season passes do NOT include any free upgrades.Passes are non-transferrable and non-refundable (without the purchase of optional insurance with the refundable pass option). Season passes must be paid in full before using facilities