News Items tag as: Silver Star Mountain Resort

It snowed at Big White and Silver Star on the weekend
June 11, 2018 - 11:27 AM

KELOWNA - Just 10 days before the summer solstice there was snow on the ground in the villages at Big White Ski Resort and Silver Star Mountain Resort yesterday.
You can ski for $5 this Sunday at Silver Star Mountain
April 05, 2018 - 10:59 AM

VERNON - Skiing doesn’t get much cheaper than this.
iN PHOTOS: This is what record-breaking Okanagan snow looks like
March 08, 2018 - 6:30 PM

OKANAGAN - There’s a whopping nine feet of snow at Silver Star Mountain right now — the height of an average ceiling.
Silver Star Mountain limits trail use due to high wildfire risk
July 27, 2017 - 4:09 PM

VERNON - Silver Star is restricting the hours that people can use the mountain’s trails for hiking and biking to reduce the risk of a wildfire.
VIDEO: A skier and a mountain biker share the slopes at Silver Star Mountain
June 06, 2017 - 10:43 AM

VERNON - The folks at Silver Star Mountain aren’t letting this year’s surplus of snow go to waste.
Okanagan Indian Band 'vehemently and vigorously' opposing neighbouring band's claim to Silver Star Mountain
March 02, 2017 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - Letters back and forth between the Okanagan Indian Band and Splatsin First Nation illustrate just how complex traditional territorial rights are at Silver Star Mountain.
UPDATE: Car crashes into power pole on SilverStar Road
February 04, 2017 - 1:26 PM

UPDATE
VIDEO: Skiers driven up Silver Star Mountain in car commercial
January 18, 2017 - 2:38 PM

VERNON – The Okanagan is quickly becoming a hot spot for filming locations. Following several Hollywood films shot in the Okanagan this year, a Kia commercial was recently filmed at Silver Star Mountain Resort.
Get your first downhill fix of the season at Sun Peaks this weekend
November 22, 2016 - 11:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - The slopes are scheduled to open at Sun Peaks this weekend, the first ski hill to offer downhill in the Thompson-Okanagan this season.
Silver Star Mountain prepares for wildfire emergency
June 23, 2016 - 6:30 PM

SILVER STAR - It was a village-wide fire drill, complete with an air siren and mock evacuation, and organizers are confident the community is ready if a wildfire strikes.
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Why there were so many caterpillars in the North Okanagan this spring
NORTH OKANAGAN - Noticed a lot of caterpillars this year? You’re not alone. In some parts of the North Okanagan, thousands of caterpillars were seen blanketing roads and dropping from trees in late May and early June. Dr. Amanda