Free Ski Patrol Escort for Touring
In route to Revelstoke my camper motored on down the beautiful Powder Highway, we pulled our dirty rig into a “Level” day skier parking lot at Silver Star mountain resort. Just outside Vernon, British ColumbiaNearing 3 in the morning we got some much needed rest.
Woke up to Bacon grease sizzling in the kitchen. AJ Hobbs was manning the pan, melting cheese, frying potatoes, and saving lives. After grinding burritos we loaded our packs for a day in the woods. Slapped skins on the split board and skinned up to the top of the mountain. A mountain patroller told us that skinning up here was illegal and we NEEDED a lift ticket. Back country access is not allowed from anywhere on their mountain and that everything out of bounds is dense wooded area deemed “un-rideable”. We were escorted down the mountain. Fired up the camper and made our way up to Revelstoke in hopes of fresh snow and safe back country riding.
All in all Silver star was a beautiful little village with not to much of a mountain.Absolutely not touring friendly. At least we had a fun hike through what felt like an enchanted loggers forest.
