Venue & accommodation

The Symposium will be held at the beautiful Silver Star Mountain Resort, British Columbia, Canada (www.skisilverstar.com). The resort is located at the north end of the Okanagan Valley, approximately 20 minutes by car from the city of Vernon. 

The nearest airport is Kelowna International Airport (https://ylw.kelowna.ca). The airport is approximately a one-hour drive from Silver Star.  By air, Kelowna airport (YLW) is approximately one hour west of Calgary and one hour east of Vancouver.

Silver Star is in the Pacific Time Zone (Coordinated Universal Time minus 8 hours).

Dates
The Symposium is set to start Thursday, March 12th, check-out is on Sunday, March 15th, with the option of extending your stay at the 15% discount. The Symposium will commence Thursday afternoon and end late Saturday evening, with an option to stay and ski on Sunday. 

Accommodation options
Two main accommodation options are offered:  standard hotel rooms with various bedding configurations, or apartment style suites equipped with full kitchens or private home rentals. All accommodation is centrally located in the village. There also some private rentals available for larger groups. The options for accommodation are laid out on the following pages at a variety of different prices. All prices are in Canadian dollars, include the conference discount and subject to tax.

You may arrange to increase the length of stay at SilverStar Mountain Resort by contacting the SilverStar Mountain Resorts Department. For Vance Creek and Chilcoot Lodge please contact the hotel directly:

Please click below to see accommodation options:

Accommodation booking
To book rooms or to extend you stay in any of the resort accommodations please call the Central Reservations office at: 250-558-6083 or toll free at: 1-800-663-4431.

Silver Star have kindly given us a 15% discount at the Silver Creek Lodge and a 15% discount at the Snowbird Lodge, Lord Aberdeen, Firelight Lodge, Vance Creek Hotel and Chilcoot Lodge on a two-night stay or more. To obtain this discounts, when booking please mention you are part of the Okanagan Cardiovascular and Respiratory Symposium. If booking online please use the code” W15P2. 

There is no deadline this year for hotel booking and receiving the discount.  However, as the conference is being held during the BC Schools spring break the resort is expected to be busy so please book early to ensure you get the room you want.

Discount for lift tickets and rentals
Alpine Rentals (Valid for Alpine Rentals betwen March XX to XX 2026).

SilverStar are currently changing their online store for tickets and rentals. Links and information regarding discount lift tickets and rentals will be put up in November when this process is completed.  Please return then.

Airport transfers
Transportation from Kelowna International Airport to SilverStar Mountain Resort with Kelowna Concierge can be booked online. Travel time from the airport to SilverStar by road is approximately one hour. For scheduling, prices and online booking please visit: kelownaconcierge.ca/silverstarshuttle 

Elevate Spa at Silver Star
Conference attendees and their families get 10% off Aveda spa treatments at the elevate Spa at the resort. They can contact Elevate Spa at elevate@skisilverstar.com to book and mention you are part of the Okanagan Cardiovascular and Respiratory Symposium.  For more information please see: www.skisilverstar.com/things-to-do/spa-wellness/elevate-spa.