Silver Star Mountain Resort (Silver Star) is a ski resort located near Silver Star Provincial Park in the Shuswap Highland of the Monashee Mountains, 25 km northeast of the city of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. Silver Star's snow season runs from late November to mid-April weather permitting. Silver Star has been awarded as one of the Top 10 Wine Spas Worldwide by Gayot.com, "Best Small Resort in North America" and has also won awards on being one of the best family resorts in Canada having the best groomed runs in the country. The annual snowfall of 700 cm of Okanagan champagne powder makes the resort a vacation destination for families, powder hounds and international tourists alike. Silver Star is also a 2 hour drive away from Big White Ski Resort. (Silver Star also provides summer lift access for mountain biking and hiking from the end of June through to Labour Day).
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