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Canadian Rockies Vacation
I will be heading to the Canadian Rockies and Eastern BC for the second half
of November. I have never been to the area before. There are a bewildering number of accommodations. Anyone have favorite places to stay that are good value. Not necessarily the least expensive, but the best overall values for ambiance, food, convenience, etc., especially considering early season ski conditions. Also, any favorite early season ski groomed or ungroomed ski touring trails? We will probably check out Silver Star Mountain. Thank You, Martin |
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I have enjoyed the several visits I have made from living here in the Bay
Area to Silver Star B.C........Vernon is the town at the base of the mountain.....it offers inexpensive lodging compared to staying up near the ski area. The skiing is usually excellent on both the track systems at the base of the downhill area...and in a separate nordic only area a couple of miles away called Sovereign Lakes. In fact I think they are opened now with about 35k of trails. If you enter Sovereign Lakes in a Google type search you will find their website. As I said the snow is usually great and the trail grooming top notch. Mark Eastman Danville CA "Martin Sterman" wrote in message news:ydpjd.2509$EM3.1759@trndny07... I will be heading to the Canadian Rockies and Eastern BC for the second half of November. I have never been to the area before. There are a bewildering number of accommodations. Anyone have favorite places to stay that are good value. Not necessarily the least expensive, but the best overall values for ambiance, food, convenience, etc., especially considering early season ski conditions. Also, any favorite early season ski groomed or ungroomed ski touring trails? We will probably check out Silver Star Mountain. Thank You, Martin |
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Silver Star Mountain had their official cross country opening on Friday and
Sovereign Lake on Saturday. Both areas have actually had groomed tracks set for a couple of weeks. If the weather continues the way it is now conditions will be excellent in the second half of November. They are already good. Sovereign has upgraded their competition trails for World Cup they are hosting in December 2005 and those are in top notch condition now. Later in the season I would advise you to stay in Vernon or Kelowna so you could ski at the equally good cross country areas in Salmon Arm, Kelowna and Penticton. November is usually a little early for the Kelowna and Penticton areas, but Nickel Plate near Penticton is as high elevation as Sovereign and Silver Star and should be open. At this time of year you should be able to get accommodation at reasonable rates at Silver Star Mountain, before their high season rates start. There are also hotels and motels in Vernon and bed and breakfasts on Silver Star Road if you don't mind a little more driving. Since this is not high season you should not have any trouble finding a place to stay if you don't book in advance. Sometimes you can get a better price if you show up at the front desk and ask than if you book by telephone or internet. Remember that many of these places are looking for business at this time of the year. I live in Kelowna so I never use the local accommodation, so I cannot give you more specific recommendations. Let me know if you have any more questions and I will try to help you out. Scott P.S. The Rocky Mountains are a 4 hour drive from Vernon. They are on the B.C. Alberta border and you have to cross the Selkirk and Monashee mountain ranges to get to the Okanagan Valley. "Martin Sterman" wrote in message news:ydpjd.2509$EM3.1759@trndny07... I will be heading to the Canadian Rockies and Eastern BC for the second half of November. I have never been to the area before. There are a bewildering number of accommodations. Anyone have favorite places to stay that are good value. Not necessarily the least expensive, but the best overall values for ambiance, food, convenience, etc., especially considering early season ski conditions. Also, any favorite early season ski groomed or ungroomed ski touring trails? We will probably check out Silver Star Mountain. Thank You, Martin |
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