A guide to
Silver Star Mountain Resort.
Useful things to know about the mountain, the village and the valley before you visit.
Silver Star sits 22 km northeast of Vernon, in the North Okanagan, at 1,609 metres of elevation. It's a year-round mountain resort with a brightly painted Victorian-era village at the base, ski-in/ski-out lodging throughout, a top-tier bike park in summer, and 130+ named ski runs in winter.
For up-to-date lift hours, ticket prices and resort-run programs, the official site is skisilverstar.com. Everything below is what we tell our friends when they ask about the area.
The mountain in white.
If you've skied the big Rockies resorts, the scale here will surprise you in the other direction — less crowded, less corporate, deeper snow per dollar.
By the numbers
- 132 named runs across 1,239 hectares of skiable terrain
- 760 metres vertical drop
- 11 lifts including the Comet Express and Silver Queen chairs
- Average annual snowfall around 7 metres
- One of Canada's few true ski-in / ski-out villages
- Season typically late November to mid-April
Beyond the lifts
- 105 km of cross-country and Nordic trails
- Snowshoeing, fat-biking, snowmobiling tours
- The Tube Town terrain park
- Skating, sleigh rides, evening tobogganing
- Elevate Spa and a fitness centre on property
- Winter Wine Festival in late January
Bike Park
Silver Star runs one of Canada's top-rated lift-served downhill bike parks, with terrain for absolute beginners through expert. A 70+ km cross-country network connects to it for the enduro and XC crowd. Lift typically opens late June and runs through to early September.
Hiking & Sightseeing
16 km of marked hiking and trail-running paths radiate out from the village. The summer Gondola lifts non-bikers to the alpine for the views. The Gnome Roam (a hidden-gnome scavenger hunt for kids) and the seasonal Wildflower Walk run all summer.
Down at the lake
Kalamalka Lake (the “lake of many colours”) is a 25-minute drive down the hill, in Coldstream. Provincial park beach, swimming, paddleboarding. A genuine Okanagan summer destination.
Vernon & the Okanagan
Vernon is 22 km below the resort. Full grocery (Save-On, Loblaws), wineries, farm stands, restaurants. Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is about 50 minutes south. The valley produces some of Canada's best stone fruit and wine.
Getting there. Getting around.
The village is fully pedestrianised, brightly painted in Victorian colours, and you can walk it end-to-end in about ten minutes. Most lodging is ski-in / ski-out. Several restaurants, two grocery shops, a bakery, the Bulldog Hotel, the Den Pub. Snowmobile-only roads behind the village in winter. Free shuttle inside the village.
In the Shooting Star building.
SS105 is on the ground floor of the Shooting Star building, in the Creekside complex. Walk-out access to the Silver Queen ski-in/ski-out trail in winter. Five-minute walk to the Bike Park lift in summer. Ten metres to the building hot tub.
Vernon — bike & ski shops, food, basics.
Ski & bike rentals
- Silver Star Sports — on the mountain, full ski and snowboard rental, demo-grade gear, no driving required.
- Olympia Cycle & Ski — Vernon's long-time ski-and-bike shop, does both seasons under one roof.
- Skyride Bike Sales & Service — downtown Vernon, mountain bike sales, service and rentals.
- Sun Country Cycle — Vernon, road and mountain bike shop with a workshop.
Food & basics
- Save-On-Foods, Loblaws and Costco for groceries (Vernon)
- Fill It refill store — where the toiletries in the condo come from
- Dozens of independent restaurants and cafes downtown
- Wineries, farm stands and orchards out toward Coldstream and Lake Country
- Kelowna airport (YLW) — 50 minutes south, daily flights from Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto
Listings here are recommendations from us, not paid placements. Hours and inventory change — call ahead in shoulder season.
Useful third-party links
For up-to-date hours, ticket prices, lift status and resort-run programs:
- skisilverstar.com — Silver Star Mountain Resort official site
- tourismvernon.com — Tourism Vernon
- Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park
- ylw.kelowna.ca — Kelowna airport (YLW)
Now you know the resort. Time to book the condo.
Three platforms. One condo. Same calendar.
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