Top 10 Small Ski Resorts in North America for Powder Hounds Putting together a “best of” list can seem rather arbitrary and so wildly subjective rendering the list almost meaningless. To stave off the naysayers, making the cut on this VIP inventory was restricted to those Small Ski Resorts that met all of the following criteria: copious amounts of deep, blower-light powder (300+ inches minimum), maximum of seven real-deal lifts (moving […] Robin Azer | July 6, 2022 19 Comments
Potential Expansion Coming To Silverton, CO There are currently only two lift-serviced places to ski in Silverton, CO. When juxtaposed to one another, they are polar opposites. On one end is the family-friendly, Kendall Mountain- the kind of place where tots strap skis to their feet for the first time and adorably pizza their way down the hill. On the other end is the expert-only, Silverton […] Industry News Spencer Cox | September 24, 2020 0 Comments
Top 10 Ski Lifts in the Rocky Mountains of the USA The American Rocky Mountains are home to some of the best rip-roaring ski terrain anywhere, scattered among its 75+ ski resorts. Access to the goods comes (mostly) via the roughly 600 ski lifts spread across the region. Of all the lifts blanketing the Rockies, there are a few stand-outs, either for the terrain they access and/or their legendary stature. Out of a […] Robin Azer | May 4, 2020 2 Comments
Silverton Mountain, CO, 2021 Spring Unguided Season Pass On Sale For $99 Backcountry ski area Silverton Mountain is offering their Unguided Season Base Pass for $99 for the 2021 spring ski season. The pass also comes with $39 heli-skiing. RELATED: Silverton, CO Report: This Place Needs to Make Your Bucket List Official details provided by Silverton Mountain can be read below: $99 Early Bird Base Pass Deal includes: Access to the mountain […] Backcountry SnowBrains | April 22, 2020 0 Comments
Purgatory & Silverton Mtn, CO Trip Report: Pilgrimage to the Steep Skiing Mecca Report from the weekend of April 6th & 7th, 2019 I had barely been back from Taos a day when I fell ill. Body aches, chills, sinus congestion, and coughing. It came on quick and dissipated almost as quickly. Except for a lingering cough. I knew though that I was in no shape for my planned trip to Purgatory & […] Trip Report Curtis Weller | April 12, 2019 0 Comments
How To Train Yourself To Step On The Top Of The World while living in Colorado Everybody knows about Mount Everest and some of us may even dreamed to step up on top of the world. But only few people actually climbed that mountain. “On the summit day, you feel like you’re really, totally on the edge. If anything goes wrong — it was scarier than I thought it would be.” –Doctor Tracee Metcalfe Here is […] Claire Weiss | March 21, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Ripping Powder & Getting Crushed by Sluff in Alaska… TODAY Silverton Mountain guide Mark Kloster ripping powder in Alaska today. Then he looks up and Wham! his sluff clubs him in the face and sends him on a ride. Nevertheless, we’re still very very jealous. “Video from TODAY skiing in AK of Marc Kloster getting worked hard by his sluff today Silverton Mountain Guides Alaska Heli. Normally whimpering like a […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 26, 2016 1 Comment
VIDEO: Big-Mountain-Powder-Heli-Skiing Alaska on Monday by Silverton Mountain Guides The guides from Silverton Mountain, CO are up in Alaska surveying their new zone near Seward. On Monday, they got in a couple of 2,000-vertical-foot runs in deep pow. Hard to believe that guys could be skiing lines this big in October in North America… Kudos, gentlemen. Industry News SnowBrains | October 21, 2015 0 Comments
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