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Silverton Mtn--early Jan--unguided riding? Worth it?

Last post 11-08-2009, 5:33 PM by Junkshow. 8 replies.
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  •  09-17-2009, 2:39 PM 843078

    Silverton Mtn--early Jan--unguided riding? Worth it?

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    Hey, my homies and I usually ride Utah every Jan--early on in the month. This year I am thinking before I head up there that I hit up Silverton, CO. Wondering if anyone has been out there and done the unguided riding they offer during select times?  It looks pretty sick---hows the mtn?

  •  09-17-2009, 4:49 PM 843089 in reply to 843078

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    Re: Silverton Mtn--early Jan--unguided riding? Worth it?

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    I have some friends who've been there and said it's sick.  I have not been so I cannot comment on the mountain, but I can comment on the weather.  January tends to be a good month, but like most of us know winter is a strange season and you never know what you're going to get.  For the price I think you can't go wrong...you are a little more limited with what terrain you can access unguided, but all in all I think you'll have fun.

    You can actually get a pretty good idea of the mountain if you use Google Earth. 

  •  09-17-2009, 9:56 PM 843109 in reply to 843078

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    SIlverton is incredible, steep and deep (if its a good snow year). NO groomers, no park, one lift. You have to sign a waiver. I had a guide so that was a plus got to see the good parts, i would suggest getting one. Not a typical experience on the mountain rugged backcountry feeling.

  •  09-23-2009, 11:02 PM 843682 in reply to 843109

    Re: Silverton Mtn--early Jan--unguided riding? Worth it?

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    Hit or miss. I went last year and had to make reservations. Then it didn't snow for the 12 days before I got there. Then it got windy. $150 for 3 chunky runs and a pint of PBR in a smelly bus.

  •  09-24-2009, 10:45 PM 843750 in reply to 843682

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    Re: Silverton Mtn--early Jan--unguided riding? Worth it?

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    Go to Utah instead.

  •  09-24-2009, 11:36 PM 843756 in reply to 843750

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    Yeah its tough, Utah is always so damn good. I think I will play it by sight and check the snows--if they look good I will go. If not, well, we'll see.

  •  09-25-2009, 3:46 PM 843789 in reply to 843756

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    Re: Silverton Mtn--early Jan--unguided riding? Worth it?

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    If you do go for the unguided riding make a reservation. There are some threads over on Tetongravity.com worth searching for and reading through.

  •  11-05-2009, 7:29 PM 846556 in reply to 843789

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    i was thinking about hitting up silverton also this year. i was doing some research about it because i had never been and kept finding something called Project X

  •  11-08-2009, 5:33 PM 846670 in reply to 846556

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    Re: Silverton Mtn--early Jan--unguided riding? Worth it?

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    I wonder if they'll have a half pipe this year?
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