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Major TV Series To Be Shot at Silver Star Mountain Resort
July 2006
Vernon, B.C. – Season two of the hit TV series Making the Cut - Last Man Standing, will begin filming in the Okanagan at Silver Star Mountain Resort on Monday, July 24th, 2006. Silver Star has been selected as a premier location and will set the stage for the off - ice segments of the series. The hockey portion of the television series will be staged at the local ice-rink and home of the Vernon Vipers - the Vernon Multiplex.
Making the Cut 2: Last Man Standing features 39 drafted candidates who will compete in an intense hockey training camp over a two week period. At the end of show there will be one player, essentially the ‘last man standing’, who will receive an endorsement contract and the exposure to top professional hockey scouts and managers to showcase their skills. Michael J. Ballingall, Senior Vice-President forSilver Star Mountain Resort, says, "We're thrilled to have this production back at Silver Star. These guys put it all on the line every day. Our job is to make them comfortable, provide them with an environment to regroup so they can do it all again the next day at the ice rink."
Partial filming of Making the Cut 2: Last Man Standing will take place among the excitement and daily activities of Silver Star Mountain Resort. Silver Star’s Victorian inspired village, brightly coloured store fronts, boarded sidewalks, and downhill mountain bike park provide a unique ambiance and energy for filming this one of a kind Canadian television series.
In the summer, Silver Star offers 1600 vertical feet and sixteen trails for downhill biking, hiking, and sightseeing all serviced by Canada’s fastest 6-passenger bike chairlift. Silver Star Mountain Resort is open daily, 10am to 5pm (www.bikesilverstar.com) and is located 22 kilometres (14 miles) east of Vernon, BC, and an hour's drive from Kelowna International Airport in British Columbia.