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There are over 2,700 acres at Silver Star
and two distinct areas - Vance Creek and Putnam
Creek. Vance Creek looms protectively over
the village, which is situated mid-mountain - so
that it is possible to ski-in and ski-out from
your accommodation wherever you are in resort 30
minutes from Vernon,
BC.
Most people will start the day by skiing down to
the Vance Creek Express chair; this will take
you to the summit and your choice of blue, green
or black terrain. Beginners and those fond of a
green run to find their ski legs in the morning
should take 'Far Out' to awaken the reflexes -
after this long swoop through the trees you
should be limber enough to enjoy the day. There
are many spirit-lifting blues and competent
intermediates will have a whale of a time on the
'Gopher Glades,' 'Walt's Run' and 'Big Dipper.'
If by the end of the day you haven't managed to
get your fill of swishing and swaying down the
white stuff - do not fear - Silver Star has a
night skiing operation, so you can keep on
racking up the vertical till as late as 9pm.
Over on Putnam Creek, despite one long green run
- the feel of the terrain changes quite
dramatically. Here we're talking steep, fast
downhill on well-maintained trails. Or vast
bumps, squeezed into narrow couloirs that await
the faint of heart - 'Head Wall' and 'Kassanova'
have this sort of gnarly terrain in spades. This
is an enormous area - which the trail map fails
to do justice. Advanced skiers will be in hog
heaven here. There are also some blue trails on
Putnam Creek - so it is entirely possible for
groups with very different ideas of what a
'good' run is to ski together taking different
routes and meeting for the chair-ride back to
the top.
Silver
Star Trail Map | Reservations
| Maps
| Photo
Gallery
| Alpine Skiing: |
Yes |
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| Night Skiing: |
Yes |
| Heli-Skiing: |
No |
| Snowcat Skiing: |
No |
| Cross Country: |
95 km |
| Snow Tubing: |
Yes |
| Terrain
Park: |
Yes |
| Number
of Parks: |
1 |
| Half
Pipe: |
Yes |
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| Base
Elevation: |
3,780 ft |
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(1,152 m) |
| Summit
Elevation: |
6,280 ft |
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(1,914 m) |
| Vertical
Drop: |
2,500 ft |
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(762 m) |
| Skiable
Area: |
3,065 acres |
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(1,241 hectares) |
| Annual
Snowfall: |
276 in |
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(701 cm) |
| Number of
Lifts: |
11 |
| Uphill
Lift Capacity: |
14,000 per
hour |
| Types of
Lifts: |
2 Tubing
Lifts
2 Magic carpet
2 T-Bars
1 Double Chairs
1 Quad Chair
2 HiSpeed Quads
1 Six-Pack |
| Number of
Trails: |
112 |
| Longest
Run: |
26,400 ft |
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(8,047 m) |
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Easiest: |
20 |
% |
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More Difficult:
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50 |
% |
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Most Difficult:
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20 |
% |
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Experts Only:
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10 |
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Trail ratings indicate
the relative difficulty of the runs
within a given ski area
and are not meant to be used for
comparison between ski areas. |
| Expected
Opening Date: |
November 2006 |
| Expected
Closing Date: |
April 2007 |
| Hours of
Operation: |
Daily:
8:30am - 3:30pm
Half Day: 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Night: 3:30pm - 8pm |
| Dates and hours of
operation may vary and are subject to
the whims of Mother Nature. |
| Child
Care: |
Yes |
| Adaptive
Skier: |
Yes |
| Lessons: |
| Ski: |
Yes |
| Snowboard: |
Yes |
| Rentals: |
| Ski: |
Yes |
| Snowboard: |
Yes |
| Children's
Programs: |
Yes |
| Women's
Programs: |
Yes |
| Nearby
Lodging: |
Yes |
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