Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre - British Columbia's Top Cross-Country Ski Area

CANADA’S WINTER WONDERLAND

In the 1930s, our ski pioneers recognized the value of the Silver Star area. Located in an outstanding sub-alpine environment with an abundance of dry snowfall the joint trail networks of Sovereign Lake Nordic Club and Silver Star Mountain Resort providing over 105km of daily groomed trails, making it the largest continuously groomed network of cross-country ski trails in Canada.

SLNC is dedicated to the promotion of cross-country skiing as an inclusive lifelong activity for all ages and abilities. Committed to the provision of high-quality facilities, programs, and services, the SLNC operates a world-class cross-country ski venue located within Silver Star Provincial Park.

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Nordic Pulse Trail Grooming Tool is LIVE!

Sovereign Lake is excited to announce that we are the first club to fully integrate and embed the new Nordic Pulse Grooming App in Canada within their website. Nordic Pulse was born out of a desire to …

March and April Ticket Sales Now Open

SLNC has opened ticket sales for March and April skiing and snowshoeing today with limited day ticket sales through Spring Break and Easter Holiday Weekend. Here are some dates to put in your calendar. International Women’s (Free …

Fast and The Curious Virtual Race Series

FAST AND THE CUIRIOUS Jan 18 – Apr 4 You are all invited to the new Fast and Curious virtual series. The series has been designed by a small group of Masters club volunteers to get SLNC club’s 19 plus …

BC Family Weekend Ticket and Merch Discounts

We are excited to host our ski friends from throughout the Okanagan this weekend. As a thank you for playing local this winter we are offering a 15% discount on all day tickets Saturday through Monday. …

SilverStar Provincial Park Management Plan Open for Public Review

The public comment period on the initial planning stage of the Management Plan for Silverstar Provincial Park concluded on January 15th, 2020. BC Parks received 89 public comments forms. We thank all of those who participated …

February Day Ticket Sales Now Open

As of today, you can now book your snowshoe and skiing day tickets for the month of February! Please remember to purchase an RFID if you intend to use our facility more than once as it …

Xmas Day Food Bank Fundraiser a Success

Each Christmas Day SLNC donates all day-ticket revenue to the Vernon Food Bank. We are excited to announce that we will be donating $1959 to our local service group providing food to those most in need …

Purchase Your Tickets Online this Holiday

This holiday season we require everyone to pre-book their tickets online to reduce congestion in the lodge and ensure we are able to contact trace our guests as safely as possible. We have a limited amount …

Tis’ The Season of Giving

Unsure what to get your significant other, family member, or friend this holiday season? Our gift certificates can be used for everything from season passes, to lessons. We sell gift certificates in any denomination over $20. Please …

We Are Here For You this Holiday Season

Even though were are experiencing an unprecedented and challenging season, we want you to feel safe and at home when visiting Sovereign this holiday season. Here are some tips and ideas to have the best at-home …

Kal Tire Provides Grant for New Rescue Toboggan

Thanks to a generous donation from Kal Tire, SLNC will be the recipient of a new Rescue Toboggan in early January. This new toboggan will provide significantly more protection from the elements for patients and provides …

New Provincial Guidelines Temporarily Suspend All Adult Programming at SLNC

By order and direction of the Provincial Health Officer (PHO) and Viasport BC there have been further updates on December 2nd and 3rd to the restrictions announced in the written Order from November 19th, which is …

SLNC Pre-Christmas Sale

Get your holiday shopping done early this year! This Friday through Sunday we are offering 20% off on all SLNC branded Merch, Bliz glasses, gloves, soft goods, and waxes. Come inside and check out our great …

Stay Safe And Avoid Unnecessary Travel At This Time

With the travel advisory issued by Dr. Bonnie Henry on November 19th, we are requesting that people from outside the Okanagan region stay home at this time and limit any unnecessary travel as directed by the …

Call for Volunteer Ski Hosts

With our new pass scanning technology, we have had a couple of our members volunteer to scan passes with our hand scanners out in the parking lot entrance and out front of the lodge. This is …

It’s Official…We are opening this Friday!!

With a good snowstorm overnight we have been able to pack a substantial amount of trails to open for Friday morning at 9am for Season Pass Holders. As we continue to receive more precipitation we will …

Online Day Tickets Are Now Available

We are excited to announce that we have opened our Online Day Ticket Sales Portal. Please note that ALL snowshoe, day ski, and night ski tickets will be sold exclusively online this winter. There are no day …

SLNC Opening Delayed

Due to an unfortunate amount of rain and warm temperatures this past week we regret to inform our members and the public that there will be no skiing at Sovereign for the foreseeable future until we …

CBC interview with Troy

Club manager, Troy Hudson, speaks to CBC about the upcoming season a head, the challenges and changes. Aired: November 3, 2020 | 5 min 39 sec https://www.sovereignlake.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/thudson-cbc-interview-20201103.mp3 Listen to the full episode on CBC November 3, 2020

All Trail Access CLOSED Until Further Notice

SKIING ADVISORY: We are putting out a request to all skiers to stay off all of our trails until further notice to help us preserve the limited amount of remaining snow we have at the moment. …

International Women’s (Free Ski) Day

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Sovereign Lake will be offering free ski and snowshoe day tickets to any individuals who identify as female on March 8th. Donations will be accepted on behalf of the Archway Society …

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Last Night Skiing Date of the Year

If you haven’t got your fill of night skiing yet, you better get it in on Tuesdays and Thursdays, now through March 11th. With the days getting longer, the need for turning on the lights goes …

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Spring Break Lesson Discounts

While we are all staying closer to home this Spring Break, we want to offer some great community deals on our Lessons. Lessons Booking Deals over Spring Break (Mar 13-28) BEGINNER LESSONS* $45/pp INTERMEDIATE LESSON* $50/pp ADVANCED LESSON* $60/pp FAMILY “FIRST …

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Last Day of Operations in 2020-21

Thank you so much for an outstanding year of challenges and restrictions. Have a wonderful spring, we look forward to seeing you next November.

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All Tickets MUST be purchased online prior to your visit. Please remember to check-in at our ticket windows each visit and scan your season pass or validate your day tickets to allow for proper contact tracing.

When entering ANY SLNC facilities please remember to wear a proper fitting non-medical face mask as per Provincial Health Orders.

CANADA’S WINTER WONDERLAND

Snow Report as of March 4th, 2021

All tickets MUST be purchased online prior to your visit. Please remember to check-in at our ticket windows each visit and scan your season pass or validate your day tickets to allow for proper contact tracing.

Wednesday (7:55 am)

Happy Hump Day! We will see you over that next rise. Conditions are superb. Check out our new Trail Report page brought to you by Nordic Pulse.

SNOW REPORT

Last 12 Hours

0 cm

Last 24 Hours

0 cm

Base

80 cm

Total Annual Snowfall

397 cm

Grip Wax of the Day

Violet Special

Glide Wax of the Day

CH 7

Date	Time	Temp	Precip	Wind

Mar 4, 2021	01–06	-10°	0 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from east-southeast
	06–12	-11°	0 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from east-southeast
	12–18	4°	0 mm	Light air, 0 m/s from south-southwest
	18–24	-2°	0 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from southeast

Mar 5, 2021	00–06	-2°	0 mm	Light breeze, 2 m/s from southeast
	06–12	-3°	0 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from southeast
	12–18	4°	0 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from south
	18–24	0°	<1 mm	Light breeze, 2 m/s from south-southwest

Mar 6, 2021	00–06	-4°	0 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from south-southeast
	06–12	-7°	<1 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from west
	10–16	-2°	<1 mm	Light air, 2 m/s from southvest
	16–22	-1°	0 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from southvest
	22–04	-8°	0 mm	Light air, 2 m/s from southeast

Mar 7, 2021	04–10	-9°	0 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from east-southeast
	10–16	-3°	<1 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from southeast
	16–22	-3°	<1 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from southvest
	22–04	-7°	0 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from south-southeast

Mar 8, 2021	04–10	-10°	0 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from east-southeast
	10–16	-4°	0 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from north-northeast
	16–22	-1°	0 mm	Light breeze, 2 m/s from north-northwest
	22–04	-6°	0 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from north-northwest

Mar 9, 2021	04–10	-8°	0 mm	Calm, 0 m/s from east-nordeast
	10–16	-4°	0 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from northwest
	16–22	-1°	0 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from northwest
	22–04	-6°	0 mm	Light air, 0 m/s from northwest

Date

Time

Forecast

Temp

Precip

Wind

Mar 4, 2021

01–06

-10°

0 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from east-southeast

06–12

-11°

0 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from east-southeast

12–18

4°

0 mm

Light air, 0 m/s from south-southwest

18–24

-2°

0 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from southeast

Mar 5, 2021

00–06

-2°

0 mm

Light breeze, 2 m/s from southeast

06–12

-3°

0 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from southeast

12–18

4°

0 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from south

18–24

0°

<1 mm

Light breeze, 2 m/s from south-southwest

Mar 6, 2021

00–06

-4°

0 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from south-southeast

06–12

-7°

<1 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from west

10–16

-2°

<1 mm

Light air, 2 m/s from southvest

16–22

-1°

0 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from southvest

22–04

-8°

0 mm

Light air, 2 m/s from southeast

Mar 7, 2021

04–10

-9°

0 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from east-southeast

10–16

-3°

<1 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from southeast

16–22

-3°

<1 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from southvest

22–04

-7°

0 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from south-southeast

Mar 8, 2021

04–10

-10°

0 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from east-southeast

10–16

-4°

0 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from north-northeast

16–22

-1°

0 mm

Light breeze, 2 m/s from north-northwest

22–04

-6°

0 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from north-northwest

Mar 9, 2021

04–10

-8°

0 mm

Calm, 0 m/s from east-nordeast

10–16

-4°

0 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from northwest

16–22

-1°

0 mm

Light air, 1 m/s from northwest

22–04

-6°

0 mm

Light air, 0 m/s from northwest

Novice	Open	Last Groomed
1/2 Sovereign 1/2 Sovereign Last Groomed: Mar 3, 6:36 am Trail Distance: 0.35km	1	Mar 3, 6:36 am
Abermore Abermore Last Groomed: Mar 3, 10:06 am Trail Distance: 0.56km	1	Mar 3, 10:06 am
Biathlon Biathlon Last Groomed: Mar 2, 8:21 am Trail Distance: 0.08km	1	Mar 2, 8:21 am
Jessica's Trail Jessica's Trail Last Groomed: Feb 27, 7:26 am Trail Distance: 0km	1	Feb 27, 7:26 am
Jungle Trail Jungle Trail Last Groomed: Dec 31, 4:00 pm Trail Distance: 0km	1	Dec 31, 4:00 pm
Meadow Trails Meadow Trails Last Groomed: Mar 3, 10:06 am Trail Distance: 0.15km	1	Mar 3, 10:06 am
Northern Lights Northern Lights Last Groomed: Mar 3, 10:06 am Trail Distance: 0.29km	1	Mar 3, 10:06 am
Passmore Passmore Last Groomed: Mar 3, 6:36 am Trail Distance: 3.24km	1	Mar 3, 6:36 am
Sovereign Sovereign Last Groomed: Mar 3, 6:36 am Trail Distance: 0.33km	1	Mar 3, 6:36 am
Stadium Stadium Last Groomed: Mar 3, 4:48 am Trail Distance: 1.23km	1	Mar 3, 4:48 am
Woodland Bell Woodland Bell Last Groomed: Mar 3, 5:25 am Trail Distance: 3.84km	1	Mar 3, 5:25 am
Wylie's Loop Wylie's Loop Last Groomed: Mar 3, 4:48 am Trail Distance: 0.52km	1	Mar 3, 4:48 am

Novice

Open

Last Groomed

1/2 Sovereign

Mar 3, 6:36 am

Abermore

Mar 3, 10:06 am

Biathlon

Mar 2, 8:21 am

Jessica's Trail

Feb 27, 7:26 am

Jungle Trail

Dec 31, 4:00 pm

Meadow Trails

Mar 3, 10:06 am

Northern Lights

Mar 3, 10:06 am

Passmore

Mar 3, 6:36 am

Sovereign

Mar 3, 6:36 am

Stadium

Mar 3, 4:48 am

Woodland Bell

Mar 3, 5:25 am

Wylie's Loop

Mar 3, 4:48 am

Intermediate	Open	Last Groomed
Black Prince Black Prince Last Groomed: Mar 3, 10:08 am Trail Distance: 2.58km	1	Mar 3, 10:08 am
Black Prince East Loop Black Prince East Loop Last Groomed: Mar 3, 9:20 am Trail Distance: 1.19km	1	Mar 3, 9:20 am
Carl Wylie Cutoff Carl Wylie Cutoff Last Groomed: Mar 3, 10:06 am Trail Distance: 0.52km	1	Mar 3, 10:06 am
Carl Wylie Trail Carl Wylie Trail Last Groomed: Mar 3, 10:06 am Trail Distance: 3.22km	1	Mar 3, 10:06 am
Maid of Vernon Maid of Vernon Last Groomed: Mar 3, 6:36 am Trail Distance: 1.02km	1	Mar 3, 6:36 am
Maid of Vernon Hill Maid of Vernon Hill Last Groomed: Mar 3, 6:36 am Trail Distance: 0.3km	1	Mar 3, 6:36 am

Intermediate

Open

Last Groomed

Black Prince

Mar 3, 10:08 am

Black Prince East Loop

Mar 3, 9:20 am

Carl Wylie Cutoff

Mar 3, 10:06 am

Carl Wylie Trail

Mar 3, 10:06 am

Maid of Vernon

Mar 3, 6:36 am

Maid of Vernon Hill

Mar 3, 6:36 am

Advanced	Open	Last Groomed
Aberdeen Aberdeen Last Groomed: Mar 2, 6:29 am Trail Distance: 3.72km	1	Mar 2, 6:29 am
Comin' Round The Mountain Comin' Round The Mountain Last Groomed: Mar 2, 8:55 am Trail Distance: 1.96km	1	Mar 2, 8:55 am
Gold Mountain Gold Mountain Last Groomed: Mar 3, 6:36 am Trail Distance: 2.25km	1	Mar 3, 6:36 am
Lars Taylor Way Lars Taylor Way Last Groomed: Mar 2, 9:22 am Trail Distance: 2.63km	1	Mar 2, 9:22 am
Lower Aberdeen Lower Aberdeen Last Groomed: Mar 3, 10:06 am Trail Distance: 1.02km	1	Mar 3, 10:06 am
Lower World Cup Lower World Cup Last Groomed: Mar 3, 10:06 am Trail Distance: 0.39km	1	Mar 3, 10:06 am
Montezuma Montezuma Last Groomed: Mar 3, 6:36 am Trail Distance: 1.71km	1	Mar 3, 6:36 am
Montezuma's Revenge Montezuma's Revenge Last Groomed: Mar 3, 6:36 am Trail Distance: 2.4km	1	Mar 3, 6:36 am
Prince of Wales Prince of Wales Last Groomed: Mar 3, 10:06 am Trail Distance: 0.66km	1	Mar 3, 10:06 am
Silver Queen Silver Queen Last Groomed: Mar 3, 10:06 am Trail Distance: 5.24km	1	Mar 3, 10:06 am
White Elephant White Elephant Last Groomed: Mar 3, 6:36 am Trail Distance: 3.18km	1	Mar 3, 6:36 am

Advanced

Open

Last Groomed

Aberdeen

Mar 2, 6:29 am

Comin' Round The Mountain

Mar 2, 8:55 am

Gold Mountain

Mar 3, 6:36 am

Lars Taylor Way

Mar 2, 9:22 am

Lower Aberdeen

Mar 3, 10:06 am

Lower World Cup

Mar 3, 10:06 am

Montezuma

Mar 3, 6:36 am

Montezuma's Revenge

Mar 3, 6:36 am

Prince of Wales

Mar 3, 10:06 am

Silver Queen

Mar 3, 10:06 am

White Elephant

Mar 3, 6:36 am

Snow Shoe

Open

Last Groomed

Notes

Wild Goose

Open

White Rabbit

Open

Trapline

Open

Ridgeline

Open

Hidden Meadow

Open

Cabin Fever

Open

Backcountry	Open	Last Groomed
Upper Kennedy Upper Kennedy Trail Distance: 4.1km	Open	Not Groomed
Powder Queen Powder Queen Trail Distance: 2.5km	Open	Not Groomed
Passmore Connector Passmore Connector Trail Distance: 0.2km	Open	Not Groomed
Mystery Express Mystery Express Trail Distance: 0.5km	Open	Not Groomed
Lower Kennedy Lower Kennedy Trail Distance: 10km	Open	Not Groomed
Coyote Caper Coyote Caper Trail Distance: 2km	Open	Not Groomed
Beth's Trail Beth's Trail Trail Distance: 1.9km	Open	Not Groomed
Alder Trail Alder Trail Trail Distance: 1.5km	Open	Not Groomed

Backcountry

Open

Last Groomed

Notes

Upper Kennedy

Open

Not Groomed

Powder Queen

Open

Not Groomed

Passmore Connector

Open

Not Groomed

Mystery Express

Open

Not Groomed

Lower Kennedy

Open

Not Groomed

Coyote Caper

Open

Not Groomed

Beth's Trail

Open

Not Groomed

Alder Trail

Open

Not Groomed

	Snow Shoe	Open	Last Groomed	Notes
	Wild Goose Wild Goose Trail Distance: 6.2km	Open
	White Rabbit White Rabbit Trail Distance: 5km	Open
	Trapline Trapline Trail Distance: 5km	Open
	Ridgeline Ridgeline Trail Distance: 3km	Open
	Hidden Meadow Hidden Meadow Trail Distance: 3km	Open
	Cabin Fever Cabin Fever Trail Distance: 5km	Open

All Tickets MUST be purchased online prior to your visit. Please remember to check-in at our ticket windows each visit and scan your season pass or validate your day tickets to allow for proper contact tracing.

When entering ANY SLNC facilities please remember to wear a proper fitting non-medical face mask as per Provincial Health Orders.

CANADA’S WINTER WONDERLAND

Calendars

Latest News

Nordic Pulse Trail Grooming Tool is LIVE!

March and April Ticket Sales Now Open

Fast and The Curious Virtual Race Series

BC Family Weekend Ticket and Merch Discounts

SilverStar Provincial Park Management Plan Open for Public Review

February Day Ticket Sales Now Open

Xmas Day Food Bank Fundraiser a Success

Purchase Your Tickets Online this Holiday

Tis’ The Season of Giving

We Are Here For You this Holiday Season

Kal Tire Provides Grant for New Rescue Toboggan

New Provincial Guidelines Temporarily Suspend All Adult Programming at SLNC

SLNC Pre-Christmas Sale

Stay Safe And Avoid Unnecessary Travel At This Time

Call for Volunteer Ski Hosts

It’s Official…We are opening this Friday!!

Online Day Tickets Are Now Available

SLNC Opening Delayed

CBC interview with Troy

All Trail Access CLOSED Until Further Notice

Events

International Women’s (Free Ski) Day

Last Night Skiing Date of the Year

Spring Break Lesson Discounts

Last Day of Operations in 2020-21

All Tickets MUST be purchased online prior to your visit. Please remember to check-in at our ticket windows each visit and scan your season pass or validate your day tickets to allow for proper contact tracing.

When entering ANY SLNC facilities please remember to wear a proper fitting non-medical face mask as per Provincial Health Orders.

CANADA’S WINTER WONDERLAND

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Snow Report as of March 4th, 2021

11 KM

11 KMTotal

1/2 Sovereign

Abermore

Biathlon

Jessica's Trail

Jungle Trail

Meadow Trails

Northern Lights

Passmore

Sovereign

Stadium

Woodland Bell

Wylie's Loop

9 KM

9 KMTotal

Black Prince

Black Prince East Loop

Carl Wylie Cutoff

Carl Wylie Trail

Maid of Vernon

Maid of Vernon Hill

26 KM

26 KMTotal

Aberdeen

Comin' Round The Mountain

Gold Mountain

Lars Taylor Way

Lower Aberdeen

Lower World Cup

Montezuma

Montezuma's Revenge

Prince of Wales

Silver Queen

White Elephant

27 KM

27 KMTotal

Wild Goose

White Rabbit

Trapline

Ridgeline

Hidden Meadow

Cabin Fever