Nestled in the heart of B.C.'s Thompson Okanagan region, less than one-hour from Kelowna International Airport (YLW), Silver Star offers 3,065 acres of skiable terrain, with annual snowfall of more than 700 cm of dry powder. Award-winning Silver Star is recognized as one of Canada’s best family resorts, and voted “Best Ski Resort in the Okanagan” for two consecutive years. An intimate, colourful, mid-mountain village provides true slope side lodging.
Champagne powder and varied terrain attract every kind of skier to this north Okanagan resort. A care-free Victorian village, family-friendly fun and award-winning Nordic facilities are all part of Silver Star’s charm.
With three distinct mountain faces and 115 runs, the progressive terrain is perfect for learning. For the more adventurous, the backside of the mountain includes an uncrowded paradise of over 1,900 acres of steep and deep, black & double black diamond runs.
All of the facilities are of an excellent quality and everything is in walking distance that is needed to support teams and athletes. The trail system has all the variability, from World Cup to tourist level, that is necessary to support learning skiers to the world's best (i.e. Beckie Scott, silver medallist, 2002 Olympics). Climate is moderate, so there is never compromising of training due to cold and the most necessary item, snow, is very abundant. The walk out the door access to all facilities gives coaches and athletes the greatest flexibility in developing training plans on a daily and essentially a minute-by-minute basis.
The Small Lane in the Rockstar Park is an awesome area for beginner level riders and skiers to shred and progress. Here you'll find Small ride-ons, lip features, boxes, and snow features including jumps. The small lane has something for every style of Terrain Park learner. The Small Lane entrance is located on lower Big Dipper on the skier's right hand side of the Terrain Park.
The Medium Lane in the Rockstar Park is the place to be for intermediate level riders and skiers. This lane showcases intermediate level boxes, rails and jumps along with a rainbow and wall ride. The Medium Lane entrance is located on lower Big Dipper in the middle of the Terrain Park.
How Nordic Skiing got its name:
For centuries in the snow-covered North, skis were required to chase game and gather firewood in wintertime. With long distances between the small, isolated communities and hard, snowy winters, skiing also became important as means of keeping in social contact.
The word “ski” is a Norwegian word that comes from the Old Norse word “skid”, a split length of wood. Different types of skis emerged at various regions at about the same time. One type had a horizontal toe-piece binding. The modern ski bindings are based on the Fennoscandian model of the 19th century. The East Siberian type was a thin board with a vertical four-hole binding. Sometimes it was covered with fur. The Lapps used a horizontal stem-hole binding. Present-day cross country skis were developed from the type used by the Lapps.
Norwegian army units were skiing for sport (and prizes) in the 18th century. Skiing for sport appeared in Norway in the mid-19th century; the first race on record is 1842.The famous Holmenkollen ski festival started in 1892, with the focus initially on the Nordic combined event. However in 1901, a separate cross country race was added to the festival. The men’s event debuted at the first Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix in 1924 and the women’s event debuted at the 1952 Oslo Games. The sport has traditionally been dominated by the Nordic countries.
