News Items tag as: SilverStar Mountain Resort 2021

Extreme cold forces some lift closures at Kamloops, Okanagan ski resorts
December 28, 2021 - 3:51 PM

The extreme weather has taken its toll on the region's ski resorts forcing some lifts to close and the cancellation of night skiing.
Vernon man dies snowboarding at SilverStar Mountain Resort
December 20, 2021 - 8:52 AM

The RCMP has confirmed the man that died at SilverStar Mountain Resort, Dec. 18, was a Vernon resident in their 40s.
UPDATE: 'Wet, cold and exhausted' hikers found after search on SilverStar Mountain
September 12, 2021 - 12:25 PM

Two "wet, cold and exhausted" hikers have been found this afternoon after multiple search and rescue groups were deployed from across the Interior after they became lost last night.
Silver Star log cabin closed following large party, structure damaged
March 27, 2021 - 4:50 PM

A warming cabin used by nordic skiers is closed for the season after Silver Star Mountain Resort employees found a large party had occurred there in contravention to provincial health orders.
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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

Extreme cold forces some lift closures at Kamloops, Okanagan ski resorts