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Silver Star Mountain Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Silver Star Mountain Resort is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada with 111 km of mapped downhill runs and 11 lifts, between 1,146 m and 1,885 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
111 km
Lifts
11
Top elevation
1,885 m
Vertical drop
739 m
Cross-country
50 km
Nearest airport
YLW · 51 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy32 km
  • Other1.1 km
  • Expert7.8 km
  • Beginner0.3 km
  • Advanced25 km
  • Intermediate45 km

192 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 5 Chairlifts
  • 4 Magic carpets
  • 1 T-bars
  • 1 Gondolas

Silver Star Mountain Resort is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada. Its 192 mapped downhill runs add up to 111 km, which ranks it #3 of 403 ski areas in Canada and gives it 3.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 579 m long.

Slopes at Silver Star Mountain Resort

About 29% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 41% intermediate and 30% advanced or expert, which makes Silver Star Mountain Resort best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 11 lifts: 5 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets, 1 t-bar, 1 gondola. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,146 m up to 1,885 m, a vertical drop of 739 m. Cross-country skiers get 50.1 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Silver Star Mountain Resort

The nearest airport is Kelowna International Airport (YLW), about 51 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 6 min by car; Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport (YKA) is 106 km away. Nearby ski areas include Sovereign Lake Nordic Club, Larch Hills Nordic Ski Trails, McCulloch Cross-Country Ski Trails Recreation Site and Big White Ski Resort (95.9 km), which together add 96 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Silver Star Mountain Resort

  1. 1
    Kelowna International Airport Flag of CanadaKelowna, Canada Airports in Canada
    YLW51 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport Flag of CanadaKamloops, Canada Airports in Canada
    YKA106 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Penticton Airport Flag of CanadaPenticton, Canada Airports in Canada
    YYF108 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport Flag of CanadaCastlegar, Canada Airports in Canada
    YCG157 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Silver Star Mountain Resort have?

111 km of downhill runs (192 runs): 32 km easy, 1.1 km other, 7.8 km expert, 0.3 km beginner, 25 km advanced, 45 km intermediate. It is #3 in Canada by piste length.

How high is Silver Star Mountain Resort?

The lifts and runs reach 1,885 m (6,184 ft); the lowest point is 1,146 m, a vertical drop of 739 m.

What is the nearest airport to Silver Star Mountain Resort?

Kelowna International Airport (YLW), about 51 km away in a straight line; Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport (YKA) is 106 km away.

How many ski lifts does Silver Star Mountain Resort have?

11 lifts: 5 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets, 1 t-bars, 1 gondolas.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.