📷 Silverton
North America
Silverton
Opens December 1, 2026
Best months to book: April, February, March · last season + 30-yr record
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Opens Dec 1
Weather data is still collected for informational purposes.
Last Snowfall
Oct 25
5d agoPast 24 Hours
0cm
Past 48 Hours
0cm
Past 10 Days
6cm
7-Day Forecast
42cm
Snow Depth
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❄ Heavy, wetStorm Watch · north america
Early-November Pacific System
The prediction
Silverton
36cm11–54cm across the models
1 resort in the path, 36cm at the biggest. Likely — the models agree on this one.
Forecast discussion
Silverton is in the path of the Early-November Pacific System.
We predict 11–54cm, most likely 36cm, over 1–3 Nov, modelled at the summit, 4,111 m, with 2mm of rain. The biggest day is 20cm on 2 Nov. Day by day: snow Sun, Mon.
Forecast, not observation. Every number here is the same daily series the chart below and Local Snow read.
Snow by day
Oct 31 – Nov 4, with a day either side. For each resort: where the freeze line sits against the mountain, then what falls — snow in cm, rain in mm — and the day read from those two numbers.
Silvertonbase 3,170 m · summit 4,111 m
36cm snow2mm rain
Modelled at the summit, 4,111 m · snow to the base
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Oct 31
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snow Sun, Mon
snowrain low, snow highraindryThe dots are the freeze line — the height where rain turns to snow. Solid: straight from the models. Hollow: estimated from temperature. Above the summit line it rains on the whole mountain; below the base line it snows all the way down. Blue bars are snow in cm, amber bars rain in mm; the totals above are their sums.
Silverton opens December 1, 2026. Here is when it is usually best to book.
Best months to book
- #1April48cm avg · last season 28.3
- #2February45cm avg · last season 28.1
- #3March48cm avg · last season 18.9
Best weeks to book
- #1 29 Mar – 4 Apr · last season 30.3
- #2 5 Apr – 11 Apr · last season 27.1
- #3 12 Apr – 18 Apr · last season 27.1
Ranked on 25% last season's SnowSure score (2025-26) · 75% 30-year snowfall and base-depth record. The live score returns when the lifts turn.
Current Conditions
Reported Fri, Oct 30, 09:01 PM UTC
Terrain
Opens Dec 1
Opens December 1, 2026
69 runs · 1 lifts — live counts and the SnowSure™ Score return when the lifts turn.
Snow Summary
Updated Oct 30 at 9:01 PM
Days 8–14 and every model are in SnowSure Pro.Unlock with Pro
No measurement at mid height (3,641m) reached us: past snow shown is the model's estimate at the summit.
Maps
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Webcams & Proof of Powder
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About Silverton
Silverton Mountain is located in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado and is renowned for its expert-only terrain and backcountry skiing experience. The resort features one chairlift accessing over 1,800 acres of ungroomed, high-alpine terrain, with guided and unguided skiing options available. Silverton is characterized by a rugged, adventurous atmosphere, minimal amenities, and a focus on powder skiing and steep descents, making it a unique destination for advanced and expert skiers seeking a raw mountain experience.
Read the full resort guide →Frequently asked questions about Silverton
- Where is Silverton?
- Silverton is a ski resort in the United States.
- How high is Silverton?
- Silverton runs from a base elevation of 3,170 m (10,400 ft) to a summit of 4,111 m (13,488 ft), giving a vertical drop of 941 m (3,087 ft).
- How big is Silverton?
- Silverton has 1,819 acres (736 hectares) of skiable terrain, 69 marked runs and 1 lifts.
- When is ski season at Silverton?
- Silverton typically operates from December to May. Exact opening and closing dates shift each year with snowfall — check the resort's current season dates before booking.
- How much snow does Silverton get in a typical season?
- Silverton averages 400 inches / 1016 cm of snowfall in a typical season. Any individual season can run well above or below that.
- How will El Niño affect Silverton in winter 2026-27?
- El Niño Signal Rank: #186 of 488 SnowSure resorts · Tier C · strong-event signal +2% vs its own 30-yr average. In the three strongest El Niño winters on record ('97-98, '15-16, '23-24), Silverton averaged +2% versus its own 30-year snowfall baseline — effectively ENSO-proof. Silverton has held within a few percent of normal across every phase of the Pacific cycle, making it one of the safest bets of a record El Niño winter 2026-27. Analog winters: '97-98 -9%, '15-16 -2%, '23-24 +17%.
