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Silver Star Park Management Planning Process Compiled Public Comments Received by Email Date Range: October 12, 2019 – January 15, 2020 BC Parks Kootenay Okanagan Region Silver Star Park Management Planning Process Compiled Public Comments Received by Email Date Range: October 12, 2019 – January 15, 2020 Note: The entries contained herein are direct extracts from public submissions (hardcopy) and have not been corrected for grammar, etc. The range of questions are as follows: What type of activities do you like to do in the park or in the general land area? Page 2 to 9 What do you see as being key management issues in the park? Page 10 to 24 Is there any additional information that you feel would assist this management planning process? Page 25 to 32 Silver Star Park Management Planning: Compiled Public Comments Page 1 What type of activities do you like to do in the park or in the general land area? Cross country skiing, snowshoeing & hiking. *** We xcountry ski, snowshoe and walking *** Hike and mountain bike in the summer and downhill and Nordic skiing in the winter. *** Nordic skiing and mountain biking *** Snowmobiling and skiing. *** As representatives of North Okanagan Naturalists' Club: The club uses the Park for birding, botany, hiking, natural history walks, skiing and snowshoeing. *** xc ski at Sovereign and MTB in the summer *** Mountain bike, XC ski, snowshoe. *** Mountain bike, cross country skiing, snow shoeing, tobogganing *** downhill ski xc ski fat bike mountain bike, both DH and XC *** Mountain biking. Cross Country skiing. Fat biking. *** Silver Star Park Management Planning: Compiled Public Comments Page 2 Mountain Biking *** Biking, dog walking, sking in the winter, dirt biking and quading (not inside the park where its banned if course) *** I primarily nordic ski in the area but occasionally snowshoe as well. *** Skiing (alpine, xc, backcountry), hiking, snowshoeing, biking *** I mountain bike both downhill and on the cross country trails primarily. My son that is confined to a wheelchair also goes up there to ride the gondola and sight-see. *** Nordic skiing, snow shoeing, mountain biking. *** Mountain bike. XC ski. Downhill ski. Snowshoe. Hike. *** I snowshoe, xc ski, mountain bike, fat bike(winter) and pick huckleberries. *** Mountain biking, downhill and XCskiing *** Cross country skiing, downhill skiing/snowboarding, mountain biking *** I like to downhill ski, xc ski and mountain bike in the park. *** Nordic skiing and mountain biking. I would be considered a very high use person of the facilities and trails in the Park. The nordic trails are outstanding and with the recent addition of several new mountain bike trails, I have been riding in the Park frequently during the late spring, summer and fall months. It is becoming known as an area for outstanding technical trails that range in difficulty. I also like the fact that a wide range of riders (different skills) can ride in this area. Silver Star Park Management Planning: Compiled Public Comments Page 3 *** DH ski, XC ski, hiking, XC mtn biking, snowshoeing *** I downhill ski, cross country ski, xc mountain bike and dh mountain bike. *** Cross country ski and XC mountain biking. I also snowshoe regularly but mostly in the Silver Star controlled area. I do intend to snowshoe in Soverign Lake trails this winter. *** Xc skiing and mountain biking *** I love to hike, bike, cross country and downhill ski. *** snowmobile mountain biking x-country skiing *** Nordic skiing, Snowshoeing, Alpine skiing - we own a place at Silver Star so recreating in the general area is very important. Sovereign Lake is our favourite place in the world. *** Cross Country Skiing. #1 *** Off Track Skiing at Sovereign Lake during the winter season. *** I am an avid mountain biker and cross country skier, and utilize the trails in soveriegn nordic area and silver star resort regularly. The mt bike trails are my favorite place to ride in Vernon, and the xc ski trails are the best I've skied any where. *** XC Skiing Alpine Skiing Snow Shoeing Silver Star Park Management Planning: Compiled Public Comments Page 4 Mountain Biking Road Biking Hiking *** I enjoy hiking, trail mountain biking, as well as alpine and Nordic skiing *** Cross Country Ski, Snowshoe, Mountain Bike *** Skiing, hiking, snowshoeing, camping. *** 4 season recreation, including skiing, biking, hiking, photography, food foraging, and hunting. *** I am a long time Sovereign club member and also served on the board so my comments should be taken in this context. My main activities are: Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, in winter. And trail running in the summer and some mountain biking. I enjoy using the entire area including trails at Silver Star Resort. The Controlled Recreation Area status of the resort, however, stands in marked contrast to the adjacent park and even though the resort is on Crown land, public access is limited at times of the year based on the resort's sole discretion and with little to no public or first nations input, so it seems. Some work needs to be done to make the entire mountain more like a park so that low impact uses in the shoulder season and off season can occur without the resort closing areas off to such use. The dual passes agreement between the resort and the ski club for cross country have been working well. Day use has skyrocketed in recent years as more and more people are planning winter holidays to go cross country skiing and snowshoeing at the resort and in the park. There is increased commercial use as well, with organized groups including ski camps operating on the trails in the winter and some management plan to oversee these activities is needed so that no one group is given favoured status. *** XC ski, backcountry ski, hike, snowshoe *** Cross country skiing. *** Nordic ski mountain bike Alpine ski *** Silver Star Park Management Planning: Compiled Public Comments Page 5 Cross country ski. *** cross country skiing back country skiing mountain biking hiking *** Cross country skiing *** Cross country skiing mostly. Some snowshoeing and mountain biking. *** Nordic skiing *** I enjoy mountain biking in the summer and cross country skiing and snowshoeing in the winter. *** As a family of five, we enjoy mountain biking in the summer months and downhill skiing/snowboarding and snowshoeing in the winter months! *** Mountain biking is the most important, XC skiing closely behind *** Snowshoe and Ski Tour for fitness not for quality of downhill turns *** Mountain Biking, XC Skiing *** Mountain biking, hiking, and snowshoe *** Downhill skiing and mountain biking predominantly. Silver Star Park Management Planning: Compiled Public Comments Page 6 *** XC skiing, XC biking, snowshoeing, hiking *** Mountain biking, cross country skiing, hiking, snowshoeing *** Downhill ski, cross country ski, downhill mountain bike, cross country mountain bike *** Mountain biking, trail running, Nordic skiing, snowboarding. *** In order of most often to least - Mountain biking, snow shoeing, hiking. *** Snowshoe, xc ski, backcountry ski, biking, hiking, scenic drives, wildlife viewing, plant identification *** Mountain biking, skiing, Nordic skiing, snowmobiling, fat biking, ice skating *** Day use hike, mid country camp, ski *** Xc skiing, snowshoeing, snowboarding, hiking, mountain biking. *** Snowshoeing, hiking, mountain biking *** Mountain biking, snowshoeing, hiking. *** Cross Country Skiing #1, snowshoeing #2, hiking in the fall #3 *** Silver Star Park Management Planning: Compiled Public Comments Page 7 Cross country skiing. We moved to Vernon for this. Mountain biking. *** mountain biking and hiking *** Cross country skiing, snowshoeing, downhill skiing, snowmobiling, hiking, downhill mountain biking, cross country mountain biking. *** Nordic skiing, downhill ski, snow shoe, backcountry skiing, hiking, biking *** in the park - nordic skiing, snowshoeing in the general land area - seasonal resident at Silver Star resort; nordic skiing, alpine skiing, hiking, biking *** Cross Country Skiing Trail Running Snow shoeing *** Xc skiing Hiking Snow shoeing Mountain biking *** Ski, snowshoe, hike. *** Cross country skiing, hiking, occasional my biking *** Cross country skiing, snowshoeing. Hiking. *** Cross country skiing, downhill skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, mountain biking, nature enjoyment. *** Silver Star Park Management Planning: Compiled Public Comments Page 8 Nordic skiing and snowshoeing Summer hiking (limited) *** Cross country skiing, hiking, biking, snow shoeing *** Downhill ski, cross country ski, mountain bike *** Ski and snowshoe *** Nordic ski, Snowshoe, Hike, Birdwatch *** I love hiking, scootering, weight pulling, snowshoeing, skijoring, kicksledding and other activities with my leashed dogs. As a Park Permit holder I try to encourage others to enjoy the park responsibly with their dogs through offering hiking and weight pulling to them. *** Nordic skiing, snow shoeing, mountain biking. *** Cross country ski in winter, mountain biking and trail running in the summer *** Silver Star Park Management Planning: Compiled Public Comments Page 9 What do you see as being key management issues in the park? One of the biggest issues is the lack of a decent lodge to not only accomodate it’s members but the participants of the world class events that are hosted there every year. Sovereign Lake is considered one of the top cross country venues in the world, but the lodge is third rate at best. *** Key issue is limiting the number of groups - not expanding number of groups to have permission to develop the park ie not e landing trails for mountain biking . We also see issues around allowing it to be used as an off leash
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