Silverton adds mid-week skiing

By Dave Philipps November 24, 2009 | updated 17 years ago

Aaron Brill, owner of Silverton Mountain, prepares to guide skiers down an untracked bowl. The ski area sits in the background. Photo by DAVE PHILIPPS/THE GAZETTE

For the first time in its 10-year history, Silverton Mountain will be open on Wednesdays, beginning with an early opening Dec. 2 for unguided skiing. Silverton had previously operated only Saturdays and Sundays for the first two weekends of December before ramping up to its normal four-day weekend.