Silver Star Mountain Resort Review

Lots of terrain here. Different runs. Great resort!

We performed at The Den bar and bistro,this is a beautiful place with very friendly staff.

Lots of challenging runs on the back side. Long lineups everywhere we went on the hill though. Great place for a family that enjoys skiing but also likes tubing, skating, cross country, and fat tire bikes.

One of my favourite places to ski. A great variety of trails and difficulties. Staff are very friendly and keep the crowds at the chair lifts organized and moving quickly. A nice variety of places to eat as well. Do yourself a favour and get a POW Pass to save some money and make the most of this wonderful Mountain.

Silver star is a nice place to stay, especially during the winter time. Great sales in the shops in end of August/beginning of September also.

Great snowshoeing trails - going all the way up to the cabin is well worth the trek. The village has plenty of cafes to warm up in and even 10 pin bowling.

Awesome ski runs, no crazy crowds. Good mix of moderate and hard runs, groomed and ungroomed.

Beautiful place, warm hospitality people and being vegan is possible here.

This 4 season resort is quaint and full of colour and character ... wonderful feeling of family like customer service...big enough to offer many experiences. Small enough to feel safe and treated like family.

Great atmosphere and friendly staff. The village is in the center so once you're there everything is a short walk. Plenty of restaurants, bars, coffee shops and stores. Kids favorite is the candy store... Go figure.
Large variety of downhill terrain from beginner at Siver Queen to expert on the back side at Putnam Creek.

It is an awesome Mountain biking destination. They have a good variety of trails with some difficult tech trails. A range of green to double black jump trails and a few trails that include the whole package. Silver stars jump trails have a lot of time put in to them so most of the jumps shoot you perfectly into the landing and they have super tall berms. The only thing that sucks is that all the trails meet at the bottom and is the worst 2 or 3 berms you will ever do. All in all an amazing Mountain biking destination

My family loves snowboarding at Silverstar. Beautiful location, great runs of varying difficulty and lots of activities for families to do!

Beautiful mountain, extremely busy over the holiday season.

I'm a Whistler/Blackcomb regular. I live in Toronto and fly out annually for at least a week to get my fix (for the record, I have not skied in Ontario for 6 years). Stopped in to Silver Star a few years ago returning to Toronto on a business trip. I rate this place VERY highly.
The mountain is very nice. Not as big as WB of course but I'm an advanced skier and I can have lots of fun here for a 3 days. Frontside is decent with some very nice 2X black diamond chutes. The crown jewel is to hook up with locals and tour the back country - absolutely stellar! They're only missing the open bowls but otherwise can rival Symphony and Harmony Bowls (go to Big White for that). Don't go on your own unless you know the woods - I know a local who's SAR that got lost for 2 days...
The town is nice. Great food and a good vibe - very different from WB, I'd call it more cosy.
Highly recommend - i'm looking forward to checking out Big White next!

Great Alpine Skiing & Bike trails, 0nly 30-45 mins away from town on the outskirts with Restaurants like the Red Antler that R a bit Expensive But Delicious + a New Gondola! All I'd change is Price to use the lifts..

Poor Conditions Refund for your lift pass has been cancelled! Every mountain that I am aware of offers a refund if you do one run and find the conditions unfavorable. Silver Star management has decided to be the first to remove this great practice. I have no idea why? As a season pass holder I have used this policy as a lure for new people to the mountain for years. "come on out do a run if you don't like the conditions you can get your money back". Very seldom does anyone go for the refund and if they do they are still at the mountain spending money in the coffee shop, pub, shops etc.
Is the policy being abused? Are droves of people coming up for one run and then seeking a refund? The chair is running anyway so I only see this as a deter-ant for people who may have come up but are not interested in risking $90 when the conditions are a potentially poor. BAD MOVE SILVER STAR!!

Friendly staff, efficient parking lot system, and lots of great runs for all ages. I've been skiing on this mountain for over five years and really enjoy the runs. I love the new gondola, not too busy and I great replacement for the summit chair.

A well set up ski resort but the summer prices for bike hire and lift pass are a bit steep. It was going to cost me 130 dollars for an hour and a half.

Always a joy to xc ski on such finely groomed trails.

Excellent ski resort, plenty of variety in runs and great snow! Will definitely return

Wonderful ski resort, love the skiing, village atmosphere and amenities.

My favourite mountain!! The runs are gorgeous, the village is perfect, and the food is amazing! Worth the drive out.

Great place to holiday for a week, the resort needs a free shuttle bus to Vernon for international guess to pickup supplies the mountain cannot supply.

Husband loved the skiing, i walked around photographing there are many places to get good shots. The cafes are nice as well.

Fantastic skiing with equally great views. Small lift lines and uncrowded runs.

Awesome ski resort with friendly staff. Short queues for the lifts. Great views and well-maintained runs.

Feb 22, 2019 and the amount of snow here is a skier's dream! Beautiful resort!

Absolutely beautiful up on the mountain. Runs were awesome ! Well worth the time to go up and get some skiing in !! Theres a great tubing hill and outdoor skating for those that don't ski or snowboard . Rentals also available. Can pre rent online as well. Lots of choices for food , coffee ect. Great outing for all .

Wonderful ski resort! My daughter had an incredible time.

Love the gondola! Great hill with lots of runs to tire you out all day! Powder is slightly stickier than Sun Peaks.

As much as I want to say that my friends and I had an good trip, this was actually such a frustrating experience. Silver star itself had great snow to ski/board on; however, the Silver Star Resort hotels tainted our experience beyond comprehension. After we checked out, without any warning, the Silver Creek Lodge charged us with room damage for $700. The accommodations manager at Angeline had a terrible, unhelpful attitude when we consulted the hotel. Not only was she in any way not willing to help us sort through the issue, she pushed all the responsibility onto the other manager in the hotel, and basically denied anything we said with a flat, almost hostile, attitude.
We were pretty responsible guests; we even let the dish washing machine run when we checked out, and made sure all the garbage was cleaned up. It was a really disappointing experience and makes me never want to visit Silver Star again. If I could, I would give 0 star reviews, but I can't.
I'd highly recommend find somewhere else if you want to have a good time, and not feel like prisoners in jail waiting to be accused by staff.

Awful rental fleet but mountain is pretty well maintained. Enjoyable pig roast. Not too busy so great place for beginners.

Silverstar is a beautiful mountain. Winter or summer it has amazing views.

Love it! World class skiing in a little village. Perfect.

Wicked Sub alpine winter riding and also a fun, quiet bike park in the summer! Soooo awesome

Silver Star is a gem in so many ways. The winter season is good with consistent snow and good amenities. The skiing is not what I would refer to as epic, so riders of beginner to moderate skill level will have endless good times. The summer down hill biking season is always fantastic with a good variety of trails to suit all skill levels. Bugaboos bakery is an institution and must be visited if you go visit this fine resort!

Awesome. Even if you don't ski great places to eat. In the summer great hiking and biking

Excellent place for a day trip even if you don't ski Pubs for lunch walking about with my ice Treckers on my boots, should have had ski poles !!

If the valley grey skies get you down, head to Silver Star Mountain for BLUE skies. Great skiing, good pubs and restaurants, apparel stores, rentals -fat bikes, snow shoes, etc.

Beautiful, nice equipment, lots of extra activities.

I've skied in 3 continents and SilverStar is still my favourite.

Beauty place to enjoy skiing and snowboarding. We had an amazing time with so much snow it made going anywhere else seem wothless. Parking was great and the shuttle was on time too. Wish we could have stayed longer.

Between seasons even fun, lovely staff, great food.

Very helpful / friendly staff.
We had some issues with timing (created by ourselves) but the staff were very helpful / accommodating & we were able to have a really nice weekend. Julie (and I think the other woman's name was Anne?), you two rock. The bike park trails are pretty awesome also.

Great riding and people. Much quieter than Whistler with plenty of good tracks for a day or two riding.

The very best. Great week. Great people. Great hosts. Fun lesson with Gerald bellie.

Great skiing, good service...
But why isn't it possible to by pow cards. W'r from europe and this give a strange feeling, not good hospitality. Sorry for my gramma/english.

We can't even book a ticket online- limited tickets available, all sold out, only catering to credit card holders and the prices are outrageous to boot. I've also noticed in past years that mostly all employees are foreigners, so they're not supporting local employment either. (I know, I also applied one year with plenty of valuable qualifications and never even a call back). COVID or none, there should be some way for a local family to enjoy this on short notice, such as a number of first come first serve on site tickets sold every day. Shame on you Silverstar.

Way better than big white. At least in summer. There's lots of people wandering around. Hiking and biking

Silverstar is a superb mountain. Fantastic resort. Excellent snow and skiing.

Great selection of different runs, they groom different runs every night so it keeps it fresh

My wife and I travel up from the States every year for Thanksgiving week to get our first season ski fix. It is a magical place with fabulous X-country skiing. The Province's best Alpine skiing too. Ski village has excellent pubs, restaurants, and hotels and condos too. Vernon, BC Canada.

Great family spot at SamSun hostel run by great team of John and Dan.

It's a good family resort with good terrain for beginner to intermediate skiers. Longjohn's and the Bulldog have pretty good food, but there's no guarantee they'll be opened or have what you enjoyed last time on the menu.

The biggest negative is the lack of advanced/expert terrain. Unless you want to ski moguls there's nothing. Even on a big powder day, which is rare, you're looking at a chairlift ride, a 10 minute traverse to get to a 30 second run, then a 10 minute traverse back to the chair. Where you'll wait 20-40 minutes if it's a powder day.

If you love groomers, it's a great spot. If you want to ride some terrain, make the hour trip to Revy.

Edit.. This is a winter review only. It is a fantastic bike park in the summer.

The room at snowbird was very nice, big and well furnished.