Magazine Features

Freeskier Magazine

“With one lift (dug by hand), no grooming and plenty of hike-to insanity, Silverton remains an anomaly in American skiing. You wouldn’t think the trial lawyers would let founder Aaron and Jen Brill get away with this one, but they do, and they have. Bring your avi gear, hire a guide (provided by Silverton), sign all the waivers and ski at your own risk, because Silverton is the real deal. Skiers with backcountry experience can go during periods when the mountain offers unguided skiing, otherwise Silverton is guide-skiing only. Check the website for details on when is the best time to go for you.”
—2009 Travel Guide: Best Of The Best

Skiing Magazine

BEST RESORT YOU’VE NEVER SKIED: Silverton Mountain, Colorado Owners Jen and Aaron Brill deliver the best no-frills, no-beginners, no-bullshit steep skiing on the continent, and they do it with nothing more than a recycled double chair. But Silverton is more than San Juan couloirs and knee-deep powder. It’s post-ski beers with literally every skier who rode the lift that day, a yurt-style “lodge,” and a rental shop with reverse-camber fatties.

Men’s Journal

Top 100 Adventures on the Planet

Cover of New York Times Travel

Out of Bounds, Within Limits in Silverton, Colo.

New York Times Magazine

Powder Trip in Silverton, Colo.

Forbes Magazine

“If you are bored by cushy slopes and won’t miss the hot tubs, skip Vail and go for steeper a mountain with rougher edges.”
—Avalanche Skiing, 10/17, 2005

Skiing Magazine

2003-2004: #1 in Steeps and #1 in Powder in the USA

5280 Magazine

Rated the “Top Ski Resort”

Rocky Mountain News

Top Extreme Ski Experience

Forbes

Avalanche Skiing

Westword

Risk-Ski Business.

Denver Post

Brills’ Silverton dream realized.

Powder Magazine – 2002

Silverton’s goodies revealed.

LA Times – 2002

No frills but big thrills at Silverton.

Inside Outside

Unguided and Unhinged .

High Country News

A struggling mountain town looks for a lift.

UK Paper

America’s best-kept ski secret.