Ski Resorts
Silver Star Mountain Resort
Distance from Outback Lakeside Vacation Homes: 41 kms (49 minutes)
Known for its family-friendly spirit, award-winning Silver Star Mountain Resort is lauded for beautifully groomed trails and lots of fresh powder in the winter, a plethora of ski-in/ski-out rentals and incredible snowshoe and cross-country paths. In the summer, the chair lifts operate to ferry mountain bikers to the peak. The summer also offers incredible hiking with up-close views of wildlife and flora. Any time of the year, Silver Star is a great family stop.
Big White Ski Resort
Distance from Outback Lakeside Vacation Homes: 108 kms (1 hour, 35 minutes)
One of Canada’s top ski resorts, Big White boasts 750 cm of light, dry, fluffy “champagne” powder every year, 118 runs, and the country’s largest totally ski-in ski-out village. Big White was ranked #18 in the world’s top 50 ski resorts, and received numerous awards in 2014: People’s Choice Best Family Ski Resort of the Year, Best Ski-In Ski-Out Resort, #1 Ski Resort in Canada for Best Powder and the Best International Family Ski Resort.