When all of the other ski resorts in the Interior of British Columbia are shutting down operations for the winter and gradually shifting their focus from grooming runs to bike park builds, SilverStar Mountain Resort does the opposite. It hands the keys to the terrain park crew.
For the second April in a row, SilverStar has scaled back its operations, keeping only the Silver Queen chair spinning for one reason: Spring Queening. A month-long terrain park takeover that pulls skiers and snowboarders from across the province to lap, film, and make the most of what is left of the season.
Spring Queening at SilverStar: Not Your Typical Event
Calling Spring Queening an “event” does not quite land. There is no single start or finish, and no tight schedule to follow. Instead, it runs as a stretch of consecutive weekends where the park becomes the main focus. And instead of seeing Arc’teryx and Gore-Tex in the lift line, it is more baggy pants, tall tees, and a noticeably more relaxed approach to everything.
There are events within the event, including film competitions, Snake Pit slalom races, cash-for-tricks sessions, and women-focused meet-ups, all of which help shape the energy on snow and bring different crews together throughout the week. Rather than feeling separate from the experience, they sit alongside the everyday rhythm of just showing up and riding, where most of the time is still spent lapping the park and making the most of spring conditions.
Pulling Up for a Weekend at Spring Queening
Pulling together a crew to head down for Spring Queening was easy. Our home resort had already shut down, but almost everyone I talked to was not done with their ski season yet. Most of the die-hards had shifted into ski touring missions up high in Rogers Pass, but the idea of another couple of days of chairlift-accessed slush felt a lot more appealing than an eight-hour sufferfest in the alpine. So we loaded up in Revelstoke, made the quick two-hour drive to Vernon, stocked up on supplies (beer), and headed up to SilverStar Mountain Resort for the weekend.
Pulling into the village, it was immediately obvious the resort had flipped into off-season mode. The townsite was quiet, shops were closed, and there were only a few people moving around. A stark contrast to mid-winter, when the place is usually buzzing.
We booted up straight away and headed for the Silver Queen chair to get a lay of the land. Conditions were all-time for spring skiing, around 5 degrees, sunny, and that perfect corn-to-slush transition that makes falling a lot less daunting. Ideal park weather, especially for some “chopped uncs” trying to fit a year’s worth of park riding into one weekend.
And the park itself delivered. Hats off to the crew; the effort was obvious. The setup featured creative hit-style laps inspired by events like Holy Bowly, alongside jumps and features geared toward progression, and creative rail builds that linked multiple features into one Frankenstein-style playground. It felt less like a standard park and more like a spring competition ground where the only FIS points being awarded were cheers and barks from the chairlift above.
The weather over the weekend was phenomenal, with bluebird skies and warm spring sun holding steady the entire time. The vibe around the hill and in the parking lots was laid-back and social, with campers set up, tailgates open, music drifting through the air, and people hanging out long after their last run. Days stretched out in that easy spring way where you never knew when the skiing stopped and the apres began. We left sunburnt, sore, and stoked, with tired legs, full phones of clips, and that familiar spring feeling that you’ve squeezed every last bit out of the season.
Why Interior BC Park Skiing Needs This
Instead of treating spring as a wind-down period, it is used as an opportunity to double down. The park becomes the focus, not an afterthought. Features are still built with intention, sessions and events are still supported, and there is a clear level of buy-in from everyone involved, from the organizers to the people showing up to ride it.
For skiers and snowboarders in the Interior, that matters. It means there is still a place to go when most other options are disappearing for the season. A place where progression does not stop just because winter technically ended, where skiers who may not have access to a terrain park at home can still get laps, and where others can build air awareness on shaped jumps before taking those skills into more consequential terrain.
Spring Queening sits right in that space. Not as a wind-down or a side note, but as a reminder that park skiing still has a place in the Interior when it is given the room to exist.
Want in on it? Check out Spring Queening details, event schedules, and pass options through SilverStar Mountain Resort and plan a few last laps before the season’s gone.
