News Items tag as: SilverStar Mountain Resort

Skiing season coming to an end in Kamloops and the Okanagan
April 04, 2024 - 7:32 AM

Ski resorts in the Okanagan and Kamloops are wrapping up their winter seasons, and they're going out with a bang.
Big White extends ski season a week after late start
March 08, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Big White Ski Resort will be staying open for an extra week this winter thanks to the extra snow that fell on the mountain this month.
iN PHOTOS: Big White skiing conditions are looking up
February 03, 2024 - 6:00 AM

It snowed at Big White and it seems the conditions are looking much better than they might have been in the past week to go skiing.
Warm weather causing problems for ski hills in Thompson-Okanagan
January 31, 2024 - 6:00 PM

The abnormally warm weather in the Thompson-Okanagan region is putting a halt to many people's favourite winter activities.
Pine marten delights Australian tourists at SilverStar Mountain Resort
January 04, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A tourist from Australia enjoying the slopes at SilverStar Mountain Resort near Vernon with his family spotted a unique looking little animal peering out from a tree earlier this week.
Protesting snowman appears in fountain at notorious Vernon intersection
September 28, 2023 - 12:15 PM

A North Okanagan ski hill has gone above and beyond in its effort to remind customers about early bird pricing.
Extreme cold triggers ski lift closures in the Okanagan, Kamloops
December 21, 2022 - 12:03 PM

For those willing to brave the frigid temperatures this week and head to the local ski hills, be advised that a number of lifts are closed because of the cold.
Ski resorts in Kamloops, Okanagan gearing up to open for season
November 18, 2021 - 7:00 PM

As parts of the Thompson-Okanagan experience their first snowfall of the season today, the region's ski resorts have been dealing with the white stuff for a while and are gearing up to open for the season.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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Chefs mourn for Okanagan's peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout
Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat Okanagan peach, there are "endless possibilities" for a fruit that signifies summer. Maybe a salad? “They play so nicely together with nice blackcurrant leaf o

Kelowna woman loses legal fight with housing co-op over medical cannabis
A Kelowna woman who wanted to smoke medical marijuana in her unit has lost a legal battle against her housing cooperative. According to a June 26 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, Natausha Couture argued the Okanagan Housing Cooperativ

Prospective Kelowna homebuyers backed out of deal, ordered to pay over $300K
It was too late to back out when prospective homebuyers in Kelowna were refused a mortgage last year. The bank said the home wasn't worth the agreed upon $1.1 million and wouldn't lend the money. Although the bank appeared to be cor

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