Get ready for the best ski day of your life.
“Unique” doesn’t quite capture it.
At Silverton Mountain, a lone double chair transports you to 12,300 feet.
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“It’s all thrills, no frills.
It’s down to earth, grassroots, and rough and tumble.”
“We don’t have Starbucks and you might’t get points at your hotel.”
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Here, she says, “we get the people who are passionate about skiing and snowboarding.”
If that’s you, you’re in for a treat.
There are no beginner or intermediate runs and there’s no “easy way down.”
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A short unguided season runs over select dates in March and April.
You just have to get down it."
Where to Stay
The Wyman Hotelnails the intersection of hip and historic.
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(For proof check outthe bunk room.)
Where to Dine
Good food and caffeine are essential to start any ski day.
Brill says her perfect ski day begins at theCoffee Bear, a bright coffee shop right on Main Street.
“I would grab a famous square breakfast burrito.
They also have great coffees.
I like a plain drip and maybe a blueberry muffin.”
Where to Apres
Silverton is a tiny town, so don’t expect Aspen-like apres.
