Silver Star (Silver Star) is located in British Columbia, the nearest airport from there is only about an hour away. The National Training Center is open at the resort, where the Canadian national cross-country skiing team is honed every year - so that the tracks and conditions for cross-country skiing are excellent. The height difference at the resort is 760 m, five chairlifts and four drag lifts, 107 trails (mostly of medium level). "Border" will please two fan-parks and two half-pipes.
How to get
Getting to Silver Star, which is how the name of the resort sounds in Canada, is quite simple. The plane lands in Kelowna, from there tourists are brought to Vernon, which is only 30 minutes drive, and finally, in half an hour they are in the heart of one of the best resorts in Canada.
The resort itself is located in the Okanagan Valley. And it is here that very near the resort there is a lake with the same name. By the way, this is also a good place for a tourist trip.
The Silver Star ski resort is not just a resort, it's also the training base of the national Canadian cross-country ski team. Annually, it is at this ski resort that the best skiers and skiers of Canada improve their skills, and it's worth to look at it. Such a spectacle simply can not be missed.
Slopes and slopes
There are 107 routes of the most varied difficulty level at the ski resort, but mostly simple routes and medium-level routes. And only 7 ski slopes can be considered very difficult to pass, and they will succumb only to the most experienced athletes - alpine skiers, or those fans of skiing, who constantly improve their skills.
The cost of a ski pass, that is, a kind of permission to use a particular lift, is $ 39 for children, $ 75 for adults. These are prices for 1 day. Seasonal same ski pass will cost more - for an adult the price will be $ 860, for a child 370. However, it is worth bearing in mind that on a ski slope in the Silver Star people are not allowed to be older than 64 and under the age of 6.
And if you do not like mountain skiing and are completely indifferent to skiing on the plain track, then snowboarding tracks just will not leave you indifferent. 2 routes for half-pipe will lead to the full enthusiasm of a snowboarder. After trying once to ride through this snow pipe, I want to do it again and again.
There are here two parks with all kinds of entertainment, both for adults and for children. It's not for nothing that this resort is considered the best resort for family rest.
There is here and another winter fun - boardercross - riding on a board on a special track. This, of course, is not for beginners. But worth a try. Sensations will be simply inexpressible! Well, who is seduced by just a quiet skiing ride, can go for a ride on a plain ski track, which is 8 kilometers long.
Active rest is
In addition to ski slopes, boardercross and halfpipe, you can go for dog sledding, snowshoeing and helicopter tours in the vicinity of the ski resort. Well, and for those who prefer skis to skates, there is always open a first-class ice rink. The attendants are monitoring the state of the ice day and night, and as soon as the slightest flaws occur, they are instantly corrected.
And you can ride a real snowmobile! And these walks are made by groups under the guidance of a guide and an experienced instructor. These walks are a very snowy entertainment, which you should definitely try. Snowmobiles are called snowmobiles, they are all brand new, they all undergo a full technical inspection every year and are an incredibly popular tourist attraction.
Infrastructure
A lot of bars, restaurants, pubs and simple cafes make rest in Silver Star even more comfortable. After skating on skis or on skates, so you want sometimes to just sit and relax in a pleasant atmosphere, and at the same time and drink a cup of hot tea with a national Canadian bun. Well, in the evening all visitors to the ski resort are waiting for discos, which are the most modern and the best music.
Of course, the rest at the ski resort Silver Star can not be called a cheap $$ .It is an order of magnitude higher than rest in any other similar place .But it is the North Star that attracts its extraordinary popularity, its service at a high level and its simply ideal ski trails .Thousands and thousands of tourists from all over the world are constantly coming here .Here they get such impressions and take home such emotions that the homebody can only dream of .And the Silver Star ski resort simply deserves its honorary title of the best ski resort in Canada.. Photo of the Silver star (4)