How many of you would be willing to tackle the steepest all expert mountain?

[Matthies]

Silverton Mountain is an all double black mountain in Colorado. Its logo is a skier falling off a cliff upside down. It’s the highest and steepest mountain in North America, with the highest vertical drop of 3,087 feet. Avalanche gear is required to ride the one lift. The easiest run is 35 degrees. Not me, no way, no how, no thanks. http://www.silvertonmountain.com/page/home

[ElkCloner]

Looks like fun.
I'd do it in 2-3 years maybe.

[Matthies]

Looks like fun.
I'd do it in 2-3 years maybe.

When you do I'll take some life insurance out on you so I can pay off my student loans.

I do like the fact that they have a run called "Fat Guy"

Thanks for adding the pic Greco

[ElkCloner]

When you do I'll take some life insurance out on you so I can pay off my student loans.

I do like the fact that they have a run called "Fat Guy"

Thanks for adding the pic Greco

I'll let you file against the resort

Fat Guy, hahaha

[Kirk S]

whens the next trip to CO???
Lets go there it would make for some great chute riding

[jjue]

Not to be a buzz killer but Silverton has gotten a bit of a negative vibe from folks in the backcountry world , and from the expert skiing community ... perhaps this review sums up some of the negative point of view

http://www.onthesnow.com/colorado/si...review_id=5292

The original intent of Silverton was to provide inexpensive lift served access to the backcountry for avy savy expert skiers to ride on their own .... it has instead become an expensive guide only hike from top of lift area for less expert riders ....

[SkaFreak]

Jack, that is only partially true. It all depends on when you go and with who. Groups are formed at the beginning of the day, and if you are with a solid group of riders it is pretty amazing. The guide only part is also a lie. There are two options when you go, guided or unguided. Unguided limits the terrain you can ski on a given day, but usually it is still a good day of riding. That review is just one person's take on it. Silverton usually is looked well upon by the maggots over at TGR.

That being said, I am fully planning on taking a trip to Silverton once I at leat have bought my own pack. I am willing to rent a beacon from them, but I would like to have all of my backcountry gear other than my beacon gathered before I make the trip. At this point I am only short a pack, and am deciding if I am going to pay the extra to get an integrated avalung or not. Either way, I would expect that by next season at the latest that I will have made a trip up there.

[Matthies]

I’ve been to the “town” of Silverton, and its really tiny-tiny, but full of old western charm. There is a really cool steam railroad there the Silverton-Durango narrow gage railroad and they offer winter trips with snowmobiling . If you go to Silverton you gotta ride the Durango railroad, I’m not sure if it goes all the way to Silverton in the winter though. http://www.durangotrain.com/packages...mobile-package

[jjue]

Jack, that is only partially true. It all depends on when you go and with who. Groups are formed at the beginning of the day, and if you are with a solid group of riders it is pretty amazing. The guide only part is also a lie. There are two options when you go, guided or unguided. Unguided limits the terrain you can ski on a given day, but usually it is still a good day of riding. That review is just one person's take on it. Silverton usually is looked well upon by the maggots over at TGR.

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Thanks for clearing that up Skafreak ...., I had been really excited about the whole idea of Silverton until I started reading some of these reviews and some negative reviews over at telemarktips....

[DennisEvans]

I'd like to go...although, I think I would need some bigger boards

[SkaFreak]

Thanks for clearing that up Skafreak ...., I had been really excited about the whole idea of Silverton until I started reading some of these reviews and some negative reviews over at telemarktips....

If you ever decide to head out to Silverton give me a heads up. If I can it happen it would be great to ride with you up there.

I did just remember another thing about Silverton that happened recently that has a lot of the backcountry skiers shaking their heads. Rumor has it that in the area marked "The Lake" on the map right below The Grande and Gnar is currently Shawn White's personal halfpipe. There are several pictures showing it, but official word is still pretty hush about it's existance.

[Monoxide]

If you ever decide to head out to Silverton give me a heads up. If I can it happen it would be great to ride with you up there.

I did just remember another thing about Silverton that happened recently that has a lot of the backcountry skiers shaking their heads. Rumor has it that in the area marked "The Lake" on the map right below The Grande and Gnar is currently Shawn White's personal halfpipe. There are several pictures showing it, but official word is still pretty hush about it's existance.

http://espn.go.com/action/snowboardi...g?post=3916704

*edit* put a better link with pipe circled

[kirk]

I'd like to go...although, I think I would need some bigger boards

If I've learned one thing this season, you never need bigger boards.

[DennisEvans]

haha, care to elaborate?

[rie202]

oh definitely id ski something there just not on skiboards haha. i was skiing a 45 degree slope last saturday on my skiboards though.