Lift tickets for Silver Mountain are very reasonably priced, and price reductions are given to seniors, and students. Also if you keep an eye open many of the gas (petrol) stations have 2 for 1 vouchers available. Also if the snow isn't to your liking you can return your ticket for a 100% refund! So there is no fear of going up the gondola only to find poor skiing conditions (very very rare).
Silver Mountain is also becoming a great area for those who don't like the mountain activities. This year Silver opened up a sledding/tubing hill for those not willing to strap on skis or a board. Silver also is opening a all year indoor waterpark in the very near future.
If backcountry is more your style then Warden Peak is for you. This is for the true back country skiiers seeing how you are going to have to hike up the peak (20 minutes give or take) and then additional hiking to find the run you want. Your lungs may burn just thinking about it but the payoff is well worth it. What the dedicated will find is acres of untouched powder. Also a breathtaking view is awaiting those who feel like taking the hike.
Silver Mt. offers two peaks for the price of one. Kellogg Peak is where you will find your groomed runs and free style park. There are also many runs left un-groomed for the powder hounds. The runs for the most part vary from intermediate to expert. The terrain park boasts to have the largest halfpipe in the pacific northwest when the conditions permit it to open to the public.
The intermediate and expert runs on Kellogg Peak will challenge a skiier of any skill level, and the hidden pockets throughout the peak will keep a skiier happy for a week. There are also many great beginner runs to be found at Kellogg Peak if you want to learn and the instructors are very nice.
Silver Mt. is one of the unfound gems in the Pacific Northwest. About two hours from Spokane airport (nearest airport)Skiiers and boarders are treated to a mountain that averages over 300 inches of the white stuff a year! Better yet, in my four years of boarding Silver Mountain I have never encountered a line at a chair life that had me waiting longer than two minutes, so the mountain is all to yourself; meaning that the powder lasts longer through the dry spells. Silver Mt. is also the most accessible mountain ever.
Just take the freeway (I-90 which is also the freeway you will be leaving Spokane Airport from) to the Kellogg exit, drive to the ski shop and that's it. What awaits you is the world's longest gondola to take you up to the mountain. No queasy stomachs driving in whiteout conditions up a steep mountain that hasn't been sanded yet. Just buy your lift ticket, jump on the gondola and you're on your way to skiing heaven. Though the gondola takes around 15 minutes, you can spend this time putting on your snowgear and getting yourself pumped for the day of riding coming up.
www.silvermt.com
Tel: 877-230-2193
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