The Village
Condos, townhomes, hotel condos and original mountain homes around the vehicle-free Main Street. Walk to the gondola, the pubs and the shops.
Pros & consIndependent guide · Updated September 2026
SilverStar real estate, explained by a local
Everything you need before you buy, own or sell a chalet, condo or lot at SilverStar Mountain Resort, about 22 km northeast of Vernon: the five village areas, what ski-in/ski-out really means, the rental rules, the taxes you do and don’t pay, and what a mountain home costs to carry.
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SilverStar by the numbers
- 1,609 mvillage elevation
- 760 mvertical drop
- 3,300+acres of ski terrain
- 133named runs, four faces
- ~700 cmaverage annual snowfall
- 22 kmnortheast of Vernon
Sources: SilverStar Mountain Resort, Wikipedia, Castanet, Sept. 26, 2026.
Village areas
Five neighbourhoods, five very different ways to own
SilverStar looks like one colourful village, but the rules change from street to street. Alpine Meadows makes you rent through Central Reservations; The Ridge lets you pick your own manager but doesn’t allow suites; The Knoll allows suites. Here’s the short version. The full neighbourhood guide has the pros and cons.
Mid-mountain core Since 1959 Cabin Colony
The original cabin area: arch-rafter chalets and Craftsman-style cottages on steep, treed lots about two minutes’ walk from the Village.
Pros & consSince 1989 The Knoll
About 190 homes on the southeast ridge above the Village, with stone entrances, period streetlights and suites allowed. Close to Tube Town and Brewer’s Pond.
Pros & cons49 lots Alpine Meadows
A bare-land strata in the Attridge area with direct ski access to Christmas Bowl and the Attridge Chair. Rentals go through Central Reservations.
Pros & consSince 2006 The Ridge
The newest area, on Purcell and Cathedral drives, with custom homes, two skier bridges, big valley views and no mandatory rental management.
Pros & consBelow the resort Silver Star Road acreages
Rural parcels on the road up, for space and privacy. You drive up to ski. Check whether a parcel falls inside the mapped resort area before you plan to rent it.
Pros & cons
Why it’s different
Four things that make SilverStar unusual to buy in
Short-term rentals are allowed
SilverStar Mountain Resort is on the Province’s list of exempt mountain resort areas, so BC’s principal-residence rule for short-term rentals does not apply inside the mapped boundary. You still register with the provincial registry, and building and strata rules still apply.
No speculation and vacancy tax (today)
The City of Vernon is in BC’s speculation and vacancy tax area. SilverStar, in the Regional District of North Okanagan’s rural Electoral Area C, is not currently on the list. That matters a lot to second-home owners.
No foreign buyers’ transfer tax
BC’s additional 20% property transfer tax applies only in five regional districts, and the North Okanagan isn’t one of them. Federal rules on non-Canadian buyers are separate, so get legal advice if that applies to you.
It’s a rural area, not a town
SilverStar is unincorporated. Zoning comes from the RDNO’s Silver Star Zoning Bylaw 1926, property tax is billed by the Province, and water comes from the RDNO’s Silver Star Water Utility. Snow storage for parking is written into the bylaw.
Sources: BC principal residence requirement; SVT taxable areas; Additional property transfer tax; RDNO Area C. Checked September 2026.
Tools
Run the numbers before you fall for the view
- Cost of ownershipMortgage, strata, rural property tax, snow removal, resort fees and BC transfer tax with exemptions.
- Rental income estimatorSeason-by-season revenue, management and cleaning, using your own figures. Estimate only.
- Which area fits you?Seven quick questions to match your family, ski habits and rental plans to a village area.
- Ski-in/ski-out explainerWhat the phrase means in each area, and a checklist to rate a property’s real ski access.
- Net proceeds estimatorSelling? See what you might walk away with after payout, fees and strata documents.
- What’s my place worth?Ask Sean for a price opinion based on recent SilverStar sales and competing listings.
Market · Updated September 2026
Where the market stands
The latest regional figures from the Association of Interior REALTORS® (July 2026) show a steady market: 1,496 sales across the Association’s area, down 2.2% from July 2025, with active listings down 7.8%. The North Okanagan condo benchmark price was $316,200, down 0.4% year over year.
No board publishes SilverStar-only prices, and a mountain chalet doesn’t behave like a Vernon condo. That’s why Sean pulls SilverStar sales from the MLS® himself. Ask for the current SilverStar sold report and he’ll send it.
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Source: CREA stats, Association of Interior REALTORS®, July 2026.
Recent SilverStar news
Early-bird winter passes and the My1 season pass, which covers seven activities, are on sale until Sept. 30. Castanet
Crankworx World Tour came to SilverStar’s bike park, Aug. 6 to 9. Vernon Morning Star
SilverStar joins the Ikon Pass for the 2026–27 season. Castanet
Snow check
Pow Cam, webcams and the snow report
Checking the snow stake…
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Full powder report, Sean’s take and the powder-day playbook →
Before you drive up, see it for yourself. SilverStar's Pow Cam points at a snow stake so you can see exactly how much fell overnight, and the Village Cam shows the colourful main street live.
- Pow Cam: overnight snowfall on the stake
- Village Cam
- All SilverStar webcams
- Snow report and forecast
- DriveBC road conditions
Webcams and the snow report are run by SilverStar Mountain Resort.
Powder alerts
Get a heads-up on powder days
Pick how deep it has to be, and Sean, a SilverStar Friday Mountain Host, will let you know when the mountain reports a big overnight dump. Handy if you're house-hunting on the hill and want to see it at its best.
Free guide
The SilverStar Owner’s Field Guide
A plain-language guide to what trips up mountain buyers: which areas require rental management, what the snow storage bylaw means for your driveway, how rural property tax works, who to call for water, fire and building permits, and the questions to ask a strata before you write an offer.
Listing alerts
Get new SilverStar listings by email
SilverStar inventory is small and the good ski-in/ski-out homes go quickly. Sean will set up a saved search that matches what you want and send new MLS® listings the day they appear.
Who writes this guide
Sean Phillips, REALTOR®
Sean is a REALTOR® with Coldwell Banker Executives Realty in Vernon, licensed for all of British Columbia since July 2022 and a Top Producer award winner. He started in commercial real estate, moved to lifestyle real estate after falling for the Okanagan, and brings a 40-year technology background to the work. He lives full time in Okanagan Landing and sees a mountain home the way you probably do: the house is only part of it.
Also looking in the valley?
Many SilverStar buyers keep a base in town, or trade up to the lake later. Sean’s other guides cover every Vernon listing on the MLS®, Coldstream’s neighbourhoods on the north end of Kal Lake and waterfront homes on Vernon’s three lakes.
Questions? Call or text
Ask a local before you commit to a mountain property
Sean Phillips lives full time in Okanagan Landing, down in the valley below the mountain, and works SilverStar and Vernon every week. Ask him about a street, a strata, a rental rule or what your place might sell for. Straight answers, no pressure.
Info Hotline: Sarah, Sean’s AI assistant, 24/7
Sean’s direct cell, call or text
Sarah is an AI assistant who can answer questions about the resorts, current listings and other public information any time. When you’re ready for real estate advice (how to list, pricing, negotiating), talk to Sean. You can reach him any time, but do your research, get your questions answered, and then let’s get together.