Silverton Mountain Resort Photos

Silverton Mountain redefines what skiing can look like in early October.
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Winter took its sweet time arriving in Colorado this season, but it was worth the wait.
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A Silverton Mountain skier scores some of the first powder turns of the season.
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The first turns for 16/17 at Silverton Mountain look more like mid-winter.
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Skier, Sven Brunso demonstrates how it's done in Silverton.
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Silverton Mountain's snow pack has benefited from consistent southwest Colorado storms and will be opening Saturday, Dec. 19
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A skier dives into deep Silverton Mountain powder on Nov. 8, 2015
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A Rider Slashes Fresh Powder at Silverton Mountain Nov. 9, 2015
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The large low pressure system, El Gordo, spinning over Silverton Mountain during the past couple of days continues to drop heavy snow on the slopes.
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The first ski area turns of the Colorado 2015/16 ski season were made today on a fresh blanket of snow covering Colorado’s highest elevation ski area.
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El Gordo is known locally in Silverton to be a much stronger version of El Niño.
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Silverton Mountain, October 6, 2015
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Silverton's official start of the ski season is slated for December but if the snow keeps up at this pace that date could be pushed up.
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Some lucky Silverton ski and snowboard patrollers had the opportunity to jump on the chairlift today.
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Silverton skiers perfected their disappearing act.
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Silverton guides instruct clients to move low and slow while approaching the 2012 A-Star helicopter.
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Long runs of powder include a trip back to the base in Silverton’s bus, named by skiers with a sense of humor.
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At Silverton, earning your turns make them that much sweeter. Skiers can hike the ridge up to 13,487’ and ski nearly 3,000 vertical feet down.
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Co-owner Aaron Brill scouts out a great line from his A-star. Ownership has its privileges.
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Skiers capture photos of their lovely turns down the Grande, below Storm Peak at Silverton.
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It's easy to enjoy a blue-sky day overhead while accessing the 22,000+ acres of heli and hike-to skiable terrain at Silverton in Colorado’s San Juans.
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The mining town of Silverton feels much like it did when the miners settled it… though now brothels are replaced by seductive skiing.
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MJ Carroll, K2 product marketer, contemplates skiing Rope de Dope #1 at Silverton while testing a pair of women’s-specific K2 skis from the new Luv line.
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Traveling Silverton style often involves a sled, truck, fat tire bike or of course, skis.
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What’s not to love about the rush of rotors overhead with Silverton’s helicopter-assisted skiing?
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OnTheSnow Ski Test Director, Krista Crabtree, gets pumped to ski Meatball chute with Silverton co-owner, Jen Brill.
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Silverton Mountain guide, Kim Grant, explains the route to enter Meatball chute. A few minutes of fear make the accomplishments feel greater, but the guides are with you all the way.
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Welcome to Silverton: The shining star of Colorado adventure skiing.
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Silverton's official start of the ski season is slated for December 20, 2014, but if the snow keeps up at this pace, that date could be pushed up.
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Patrollers are already skiing powder this week at Silverton!
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Got snow?
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Skijoring makes its way through downtown Silverton, Colo. during the annual Silverton Ski-Joring event.
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The chopper at Silverton Mountain.
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Pro skier Pep Fujas set to drop in at Silverton Mountain.
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Steep skiing at Silverton Mountain.
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A steep face at Silverton Mountain.
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