No problem at Silver Star, as it is one of Canada's best planned centers for skier convenience. There are days, mainly prior to spring skiing, when a thick fog surrounds the mountain but local skiers know the secret as you can still enjoy the powder in the many treed glade runs. Four high speed quad lifts take you to over 2,000 acres of groomed runs and in keeping with Big White's reputation, you can enjoy another 500 acres of bowls and glades. A new day lodge and a high speed Dopplemayr quad, the Gem Lake Express, has been built on the mountain's west side thus opening up a wealth of new terrain. For local skiers such as myself, this is a bonus as the 55 minute day trip from Kelowna to the mountain can be shortened by some 15 minutes.
Night skiing is also available.
Apex Mountain is about 40 minutes west by automobile from Penticton which in turn is found at the south end of beautiful Okanagan Lake. And Apex is not lacking in facility expansion either. The treat to access along Green Mountain road appears to have been solved and it is business as usual for the 1997 - 1998 ski season.