Summer Hiking at SilverStar Mountain Resort: Trails and Gondola

Summer trails

On its summer activities page, the resort lists hiking and trail running with 16 km of forest and mountain trails. Its hiking page suggests enjoying the cooler mountain air, viewing the wildflowers or hiking the upper mountain trails for a chance to see Okanagan wildlife.

The hiking trail map published by the resort (2024 edition) places the village at 1,609 m and the summit at 1,915 m. It names trails including Prospector, Milky Way, Silver Queen, Village View, Ridge Walk and Attridge Scenic Loop, and marks washrooms in the village and at the summit.

Riding up by gondola or chairlift

According to the resort's gondola page, the Des Schumann Summit Express was open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (and statutory holidays), ridden both ways or ridden up with a walk back down. It is wheelchair accessible. A gondola ticket includes unlimited access for the day. The resort's summer pages now point to summer 2027.

From Monday to Thursday, the chairlift the resort offered hikers was the Comet Express. Reaching it meant walking down to the bottom of the lift, about 20 minutes and a fairly gentle walk according to the resort; the gondola page gives 20 to 30 minutes. The Prospector trail, whose trailhead is beside the Adventure Centre in the village, leads to the Comet Express. At the top, hikers can walk back down to the village on one of four trails of their choice.

Hiking ticket and fees

A valid hiking ticket is required. Hikers and trail runners are asked to pick up a complimentary hiking trail day ticket at the ticket office before heading out on the mountain. In 2026 the resort also offered a hiking season pass, to skip the ticket office on each visit, for a $25 processing fee. The Sightseeing & Hiking season pass, which includes gondola access, was listed in 2026 at $49 for early-bird adults (May 1 to June 22), then $59. The resort's summer tickets and summer passes pages point to summer 2027.

Wildflowers and wildlife

From June through August, the resort describes wildflowers across meadows, forest edges and alpine slopes. It publishes a free PDF wildflower guidebook with species profiles and a seasonal bloom calendar.

With kids: the Gnome Roam

The Gnome Roam is a gentle self-guided tour of the mountain's gnome world, around Brewer's Pond; the map is available at the village ticket office. The upper roam starts at the top of the gondola: turn left on exiting and look for the Attridge Scenic Loop sign. The map allows 30 minutes to 1 hour, with some uphill and downhill.

Mountain biking

The resort presents mountain biking separately, with more than 70 km of purpose-built singletrack. That figure does not describe hiking.

Safety

For an emergency on the mountain, the resort says to call its ski and bike patrol at 250-558-6048.