"At Silverton you've got to carry a shovel and probe and make good decisions.  In return you get 100 percent off-piste skiing: powder.  You might get five runs in but you'll be exhausted." Which he says that's good because when you're done you can end the day with a beer in the "base lodge" that's really just a tent, “It’s a throwback to the 40s, when ski areas just had the lift and a warming hut,” he wrote. “No frills. I’ve always said Silverton is like a heli-ski operation with a chairlift.”

Silverton Mountain opened up 15 runs on Dec. 1, and has a reported 40 inches of coverage high on the mountain, the base is a bit different, so make sure to keep the skis on the top of the mountain!


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