Client Dies Heli-Skiing in Alaska With Silverton Mountain Guides The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center (CNFAIC) warns of dangerous avalanches in the Chugach Mountains for Friday, February 9. A storm is moving which is anticipated to create dangerous avalanche conditions. Increasing winds are expected to blow snow into fresh wind slabs 1-2 feet deep. Natural wind slab avalanches can occur or be easily triggered. The warnings comings one […] Avalanche Julia Schneemann | February 9, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] SnowBrains News Ep. #4 – Snow in California, New Ikon Destinations, Silverton, CO, Sold Welcome to this week’s episode of SnowBrains News! Our mission is to inform you of the most important, accurate happenings within the ski industry by bringing you all the latest breaking news from the ski and snowboard universe every week, hosted by CEO and SnowBrains Founder Miles Clark. We’ll be releasing a new video every Tuesday, so be sure to […] SnowBrains | October 3, 2023 0 Comments
[SOLD] Silverton Mountain, CO, Gets New Ownership Over the last two decades, Silverton Mountain in Colorado has made its name by providing adventure seekers with dramatic big mountain terrain and a uniquely exhilarating skiing experience. The mountain sits in the heart of the San Juan Range and is renowned globally for its backcountry and helicopter access. Established in 2001 by Aaron and Jen Brill, this ski destination […] Industry News Kenneth Condon | September 27, 2023 0 Comments
Silverton, CO, Local Nearly Loses Leg in Avalanche on King Solomon Peak View this post on Instagram A post shared by Connor Ryan (@sacredstoke) Just when you thought avalanche season was ending… On Friday afternoon, four Silverton, Colorado, local skiers were descending a northeast-facing slope on King Solomon Peak just east of town when a D1.5 avalanche broke, carrying one of the skiers several hundred feet down the slope. According […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | May 2, 2023 0 Comments
Silverton Mountain, CO, Offering Free Heli-Ski Run The Silverton Mountain Unguided Season Pass is already the best deal in skiing at only $199 with an early bird purchase, but for a very limited time, it now also comes with a Free Heli Run with the limited time offer! Related: Silverton Mountain, CO, Report: Worth the Wait For All-Time Conditions Yes, heli-ski for FREE with the Silverton $199 […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 27, 2023 0 Comments
Silverton Mountain, CO, Report: Worth the Wait For All-Time Conditions Trip report from 3/25/2023 at Silverton Mountain, CO Yet another atmospheric river event has delivered the goods here in western Colorado. If you were skiing this day in the San Juan mountains, you may have thought it was January. Not only due to a soft, deep, and mid-winter-like snow surface, but the temperature was downright frigid for March in Colorado. Silverton […] Conditions Report James Pulfer | March 28, 2023 0 Comments
Silverton Mountain, CO, To Install New Second Chairlift | $39 Heliskiing Pass Now on Sale Silverton Mountain, CO, plans to install its second chairlift as early as this summer, much to the delight of skiers and boarders. When San Juan County originally permitted the Silverton ski area, the permit included two additional future lifts located on private property within the ski area boundary, a base lodge, and ten overnight chalets (which are still planned to […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 6, 2023 4 Comments
[PHOTOS] First Turns of the Season at Silverton Mountain, CO, Yesterday The first turns of the 2022/23 season were made at Silverton Mountain, CO, yesterday, after a snow storm dumped enough snow to ski on this weekend. Related: Which Ski Resort Will Open First This Year? #RaceToOpen These images from the ski area were taken yesterday, October 2nd, 2022. TODAY!! 10/2/22 First turns of 22-23, with this most recent storm @silvertonmtn! […] SnowBrains | October 3, 2022 0 Comments