This section is dedicated to take away all your "I wish someone had told me that before I went!" experiences. This way, you can spend less time settling in, and more time making new friends in your chosen hostel. We share our insider knowledge of tips, tricks and important things to look out for in Silver Star.
Silver Star, British Columbia, Canada, is a mountain resort found about twenty kilometers from the city of Vernon in southern British Columbia. It is a great place to visit in both winter and summer. In winter, the village is covered by snow and the mountain becomes a great place for winter activities. As it's the third-largest ski area in British Columbia, you have more than one hundred thirty ski runs of all different abilities to choose from across a resort that is typically fairly quiet except for the holidays. Your ski pass also gives you free access to other fun activities including cross country skiing, snow shoeing, tubing, ice skating, and fat biking. This means you can hit the slopes during the day and then have fun ice skating and tubing in the evening all with one ticket. Summer is a great time to head to Silver Star to see the alpine landscape come alive. Between June and September the lifts open to provide easy access to more than fifty kilometers of downhill and cross country bike trails and sixteen kilometers of hiking trails.
Silver Star is a well-equipped mountain village, so you can get all of your basic necessities in the resort. And if not, then you can find it in the city of Vernon nearby. The restaurant and bar scene is great, with a variety of options for any budget. You can even check out the Bulldog Cafe, which is an extension of the famous original in Amsterdam. Live music and theme nights happen regularly in the different establishments so you can always find something fun to do. Getting around the village is easy on foot, or if you need to get somewhere further away there is a free shuttle around the resort.
Silver Star -- like most mountain resorts -- has limited options for Silver Star, British Columbia, Canada hostels in the area at the moment. Your hostel in Silver Star, British Columbia, Canada, is within walking distance to the village, so you have easy access to everything the resort has to offer on a budget. In winter, your hostel in Silver Star, British Columbia, Canada, has ski in/ski out access, giving you great access to the ski lifts.
Written by local enthusiast for Silver Star hostels
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