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Silver Star
Have you explored this 5,500-hectare provincial park near Vernon?
VERNON – Mention Silver Star and the first thing most people think of is the…
Okanagan continues to flirt with record temperatures
OKANAGAN – For the second day in a row record temperatures were just out of…
Mixed basket of weather for Easter long weekend in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Mother Nature and the Easter Bunny may not be seeing eye to eye…
Warm weekend weather ahead for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Mother Nature appears to be playing nice with the kids either continuing or…
Silver Star gets creative to remind residents there’s still snow, even if it feels like spring
VERNON – There’s more where that came from. Silver Star Mountain Resort has taken a…
Wet weekend ahead for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Temperatures are expected to be just above seasonal normals much of the weekend…
Weekend of warm, wet weather for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Temperatures are again expected to stay warmer than seasonal normals this weekend, but…
Wet weekend could clear the air in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The temperatures will continue to stay above seasonal normals but will come with…
Warmer weather sticking around in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The above-normal temperatures are expected to stick around at least a little longer…
Expect a warm, rainy Valentine’s Day in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – If an outdoor date is in your plans this Valentine’s Day, Mother Nature…
The melt is back in the Okanagan this Family Day long weekend
OKANAGAN – Mother Nature is expected to grace the Okanagan with warm temperatures this weekend…
Seattle coach sentenced for peeping on students during Vernon ski trip
U.S. SENTENCE SIX TIMES LONGER THAN CANADIAN SENTENCE SEATTLE – An American private school coach…
Have we already said goodbye to winter in the Okanagan?
OKANAGAN – The snow is almost gone already and the mild weather is set to…
Snow levels at lower elevations throughout the Okanagan could disappear this weekend
OKANAGAN – Mother Nature is playing nice this weekend, giving us warm temperatures perfect for…
Online contest puts Silver Star in North American spotlight
VERNON - The Star is getting some international attention for its cross country skiing. Silver Star Mountain Resort is in the running for a top 10 contest on USA Today for the best nordic resorts in North America. Three Olympians, Sadie Bjornsen, Holly Brooks and Sophie Caldwell were asked to nominate their favourite cross country...
Mild week ahead for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - We can expect temperatures to hover around the freezing mark this week, with temperatures expected to be at or near seasonal normal temperatures throughout the Okanagan. Environment Canada is calling for daytime high temperatures to range from -1 Celsius to 2 C this week, with overnight lows expected to reach between 0 C...
Alpine skiing opening five days early at Silver Star
VERNON - The plan was to open Nov. 26 but after nearly 150 centimetres of snowfall, Silver Star Mountain is ready to open a bit earlier. The ski resort announced it would be opening three chairlifts and at least 25 runs starting at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 21, a full five days ahead of the...
Alpine ski season begins with opening of Big White, others not far behind
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Big White Ski Resort has officially opened for alpine skiing and several other local ski hills aren’t far behind. Big White opened today, Nov. 13, about two weeks ahead of schedule for alpine skiing, while Silver Star Mountain opened for nordic skiing yesterday and Sun Peaks Resort welcomed ski teams for alpine training...
Silver Star in good shape for opening thanks to dump of snow
VERNON - Silver Star will open up trails for nordic skiing, fat biking and snowshoeing in a week thanks to plentiful snowfall on the mountain. With a 29 centimetre dump of snow last weekend, groomers have been able to prepare a number of trails, the resort said in a media release. With more snowfall in...
Ski coach pleads guilty to bringing minors to Vernon ski resort for sexual activities
VERNON - A Seattle ski coach arrested in a high profile child pornography case nearly two years ago in Vernon has pleaded guilty to a related offence in the United States. Jason Paur, 44, was on a ski trip to Silver Star Mountain Resort in December 2013 with a group of students from the prestigious...
Forget fire, we’ve got snow on local ski hills
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The weather has flip-flopped in the last week, so much so local ski hills are reporting their first snowfalls instead of watching for wildfires. Silver Star Mountain operations director Brad Baker sent out pictures showing a fair dusting of snow at the resort near Vernon, and a reminder of the mountain’s early bird...
Vernon grass fire gets quick response from fire department
VERNON - Emergency crews rushed to the scene of a grass fire burning close to homes in Vernon Friday morning. The fire burned in a field on Melfort Road in Vernon’s BX area, prompting a full response from the BX-Swan Lake Fire Department today, Aug. 14. Local resident Cathy Huber says the fire was burning...
Fat bikes, new terrain coming to Silver Star this winter
VERNON – The ever growing Silver Star Mountain Resort has announced several big changes this year, including more than 100 acres of new skiable terrain. Tree skiing for intermediates and experts will get more than 90 acres of new terrain to try and areas from Putnam Creek to Silver Woods will also be expanded. In...
Foam Fest leaving Silver Star, heading to Sun Peaks next year
SUN PEAKS – Based on the success of this season’s event, Foam Fest will return to the B.C. Interior, but the race will be at Sun Peaks for the next three years instead of Silver Star. This year the fun run, made up of five kilometres of obstacles, slip and slides and lots of foam,...