Silverton Mountain
America's most extreme lift-served terrain: guided-only, single-chair, all expert. Pure backcountry feel inbounds.
Key Stats
Terrain Breakdown
The percentage of marked trails in each difficulty level. A higher beginner percentage means more terrain suitable for novices and families; a higher advanced percentage means more challenge for experts.
Best For
When to go
Average monthly snowfall and snowpack depth, with the typical operating window shaded.
Silverton Mountain's heaviest snowfall lands in January; the snowpack peaks in February.
- Snowfall
- peaks Jan
- Snowpack
- peaks Feb
- Typical season
- Oct – May
Snowfall: NOAA, 30-year normals (1991–2020).
Snow depth: NOAA, daily station data (1994–2023).
Location
Silverton Mountain sits high in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, near the old mining town of Silverton. This is steep, high-alpine country deep in the continental interior, with much of the terrain well above the tree line.
Getting there
Fly into Durango (DRO), about 1.5 hours from the resort by road.
- Durango (DRO)1.5 hoursDirections
- Montrose (MTJ)1.5 hoursDirections
- Telluride (TEX)2 hoursDirections
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