Major Events
2004 - Silver Star hosts the western edition of Raid the North, a 36-hour adventure race series featuring four-person teams navigating a 150 km wilderness racecourse of paddling, ropes, mountain biking and trekking. The resort amenities and surrounding wilderness draw 27 teams from as far as Washington and Winnipeg.
1999 - 4th annual Kokanee 24 Hours of Adrenalin. Tucked away in the Okanogan Valley, Silver Star Mountain Resort was the host to the 4th annual Kokanee 24 Hours of Adrenalin on the weekend of September 4–5, 1999. Riders participate in Solo, 4 Person-Elite, 5 Person-Open Age, 5 Person-All Female and Corporate-6-10 person categories. Each rider takes a turn riding the course similar to a running relay. At the start riders began by running 700 meters from the start up the mountainside and then back down into the expo area where they hopped on their bikes and headed out onto the 18 km course. Starting in the heart of Silver Star Mountain Resort at 5280 feet, riders began climbing the long, gradual 8.5 km trail 1000 feet to reach the summit and that is not where the climbing stopped. The long gradual climbs were followed by fast downhills and singletrack. The events Solo category draws World Class endurance racers such as BC natives Chloe Lanthier, World Solo 24 Hours of Adrenalin Champion and Greg Blackwell. Both won the Solo category adding another impressive victory to their resumes. Other Solo riders on hand were Silver Star legend DAG (58 years old) placing seventh and Alex Nilsson from Bournaby (65 years old) placing ninth.
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