Ski Jasper Alberta News

New High-Speed Quad at Silver Star

Skiers and snowboarders visiting Silver Star in the northern Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada, will have over 400 acres of new skiable terrain to explore next season, serviced by a $4.5 million Leitner-Poma high-speed detachable quad. The vertical drop in this area will be 341 meters (1,120 vertical feet) with seven new trails and gladed “tree islands” that will give access to powder skiing on north-east facing slopes.

The lift will top out on the current Roller Coaster trail, and would further extend the Vance Creek’s vertical drop by about 130 meters (429 vertical feet) below the base of the Comet Express. The high-speed quad will whisk skiers and snowboarders to the top in less than five minutes. Silver Wood’s terrain mix will be 80 percent intermediate and 20 percent beginner.

The Schumann family has invested in excess of $39 million since their November 2001 purchase of Silver Star Mountain Resort, near Vernon, BC. After the initial purchase, further capital expenditures have included over $15 million in lift infrastructure, $4.5 million in resort services including new restaurants, a new retail shop, substantial reshaping of ski runs, grooming equipment, earthworks for parking and well drilling, preparation and development of fully-serviced five-star accommodation lots to attract international visitors, reshaping the beginner ski area and the tube park, and maintaining and upgrading existing buildings.