It's so easy to get to Silver Star, located in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, 22 km (12 miles) northeast of Vernon in BC, Canada. All Canadian Escapes shuttle service provides a daily shuttle to and from the resort, stopping in Vernon, Kelowna, and the Kelowna International Airport. If your driving, connect with Highway 97 to Vernon and follow 48th Avenue to Silver Star Road and follow for 22 km (12 miles). Silver Star Road leads you directly to the resort where you can check into your hotel, condo or vacation home.
From Silver Star you can experience Big White Ski Resort for the day using the inter-mountain day trip shuttle.
For the latest information about road conditions, closures, travel advisories and more, please visit the Drive BC website at: www.drivebc.ca
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Speed limits are for dry conditions. Keep in mind that it can take about three times as long to stop on snow and ice than it does on dry pavement. Keep at least three times normal distance between you and the car in front.
- Be extra cautious in the danger zones: intersections, lane changes, turns, stops.
- In snow, tires barely grab the road, so accelerate, turn and stop gently.
- Accelerate and brake on straight-aways where possible, gently in either case.
- If ice and bare patches alternate, brake in the bare spots and coast over the ice. Apply that same rationale to bridges, which freeze before roadways, and try to reach “bridge speed” before you get there.
- Use your lights on low beam and if you can’t see the edge of the road, use roadside reflectors to guide you.
- When descending a hill, your maximum safe speed should be at the crest.
- Four-wheel-drive owners: Even though your system is great for moving around in the snow, it doesn’t help you slow down! Word to the wise: slow down!
- A word about snowplow drivers. They’re up when you’re asleep, work in conditions you avoid, and in some places, risk avalanches in order to clear your way to the slopes. So be kind, give the plow plenty of room, and keep your beams low. Above all, be like tortoise and practice patience.
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