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Silver Star Skiing Holidays
The ski resort of Silver Star is located in the Okanagen Valley, in southern British Columbia, and offers excellent skiing for beginners, families and experts alike. Silver Star has a charming ambience, as this 1890’s mining town is full of colourful Victorian architecture, and the pedestrian streets house elegant hotels, restaurants and shops. The resort is the fourth largest in British Columbia and the first ski resort in the area to open each year. Silver Star is known for its’ great snow coverage, receiving about 6m per year, creating a snowpack of 2.5m, and is used as the annual training ground for the Canadian Cross-Country Ski Team.
Skiing in Silver Star – The Mountains
Silver Star is home to two very different mountain faces – Vance Creek, the south face, which is perfect for families with its’ nicely groomed gentle slopes, and Putman Creek, full of steep challenging terrain. The resort is situated at a height of 1,609m, with 11 lifts carrying skiers around the 107 marked trails and up to the highest point at 1,914m. The ski school at Silver Star has an excellent reputation, with some of the best professionals is the country offering instruction here. Beginners have 20% of the runs here, and both the Powder Gulch Express and the Silver Queen Chair take skiers to some nice long confidence- building runs on Vance Creek. Intermediates can choose from 50% of the trails, with the Summit Chair and the Comet Six-Pack Express leading to some lovely long cruising blues, the longest of which is 8km. There are some single black runs on Putman Creek, but in general this area is reserved for expert and advanced skiers, with 60 challenging trails, full of steep, narrow chutes. Snowboarders are served in Silver Star by a new terrain park and a half-pipe, and will enjoy freeriding on Putman Creek. Neighbouring Big White Mountain, Canadas’ highest resort is also available on the same lift pass, for skiers who would like a change of scene, and Silver Star offers night skiing from the Summit Chair. The resort has over 100km of cross-country trails to explore and there are plans to expand the Vance Creek area to offer an additional 50% more terrain, creating even more trails for all abilities.
Skiing in Silver Star – The Après-ski
Silver Star caters for everyone, with a great choice of restaurants, bars, pubs and lounges to be found in the village, which is especially pretty at night when the buildings are lit up. Some favourites for après-ski entertainment are Vance Creek Saloon, Charlies’ and the Wine Cellar Lodge and Silver Star is home to some clubs and a casino. All the accommodation is centred around the village with some offering ski-in/ski-out lodging. Other activities to enjoy whilst skiing in Silver Star are tubing, showshoeing, ice-skating, sleigh rides, and the indoor fitness centre with its’ climbing wall.
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