Welcome to the Official Website of the
Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce
1.800.752.4494 toll-free • 970.387.5654 local • 970.387.0282 fax
PO Box 565 • 414 Greene Street • Silverton, Colorado 81433
Email Us: info@silvertoncolorado.com
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FOR MORE INFORMATION WINTER OR SUMMER, CALL THE SILVERTON VISITORS CENTER
AT 970-387-5654/800-752-4494.
WINTER
With approximately 200 inches of snowfall per year, the Silverton area and San Juan County make the perfect setting for any winter activity. There is an array of recreational opportunities just waiting for you and your family/friends. (Caution is always advised in the areas where you recreate.) The snow-covered San Juan Mountains around Silverton provide an enchanting setting for various outdoor winter activities including alpine, extreme, heli, snow-cat and cross-country skiing; snowshoeing; ice fishing; natural ice climbing; ice skating; sledding; and snowmobiling. The Silverton Snowmobile Club grooms many miles of multi-use trails with easy access from town on US Highway 550 and throughout the town and county. Guided tours are available for snowmobiling, extreme and snow-cat skiing. Come to Silverton and enjoy some of the best snow in the country!
Click on Recreation-Winter on the main page of our website for information on winter businesses.
Silverton Avalanche School dates are posted under Event Calendar (see at left).
SNOW GROOMING TRAIL REPORT - POSTED 2-20-2012
THE GROOMED TRAILS ARE MULTI-USE TRAILS, USED BY SKIERS AND SNOWSHOERS, AS WELL AS BY SNOWMOBILERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO http://www.snowmobilecolo.com GO TO TRAIL MAPS/REPORTS.
THE CLUB WELCOMES YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND YOUR DONATIONS.
SNOW GROOMING TRAIL UPDATES - trails are in excellent shape
Big Molas, Rocky Point, Little Molas and Grand Turk have all been groomed 2-16. Trails are in great shape with a snow depth 5.6+ ft. Parking is open at Big Molas Lake.
KENDALL MOUNTAIN SKI AREA - 2-17
TOWN LOOP - 2-16
SKIER LOOP - 2-16
GOLF COURSE - 2-16
LOWER RIVER ROAD TO HOWARDSVILLE - 2-17
HOWARDSVILLE TO EUREKA - 2-1
KENDALL TO DEER PARK - snowmobiles have been going up
CUNNINGHAM GULCH BOTH LOWER AND UPPER ROADS UP TO STONY SIGN - 2-17
ARRASTRA GULCH UP TO TURNAROUND - 2-17
LACKAWANNA UP TO THE OVERLOOK - 1-28
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****AS OF OCTOBER 6, 2011, THE SAN JUAN COUNTY ROAD SUPERVISOR HAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED ALL BACKCOUNTRY PASSES AND ROADS TO 4WD VEHICLES AND ATVs/OHVs.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LACKAWANNA VEHICLE ACCESS FROM SILVERTON IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
ATTENTION ATV/OHV RIDERS (INCLUDING UNLICENSED MOTORCYCLES):
-THERE IS A NEW STAGING AREA AT SILVERTON LAKES CAMPGROUND OFF CR 2 JUST SOUTH OF THE TOWN'S TRANSFER STATION (DUMP) AS YOU RIDE IN FROM HOWARDSVILLE. AFTER PARKING, RIDERS CAN WALK A SHORT DISTANCE INTO THE BUSINESS DISTRICT OF SILVERTON, OR ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR TRANSPORTATION. GASOLINE CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE STAGING AREA - JUST LET THE OFFICE KNOW.
-CR 2 TO CR 110 (AND VICE VERSA) CAN NOW BE ACCESSED VIA THE TRUCK BYPASS (BELOW THE CEMETERY). THE TURNOFF IS AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT PAST THE STAGING AREA SIGN. FROM THE STAGING AREA THIS ROUTE WILL TAKE YOU TO GLADSTONE, HURRICANE PASS AND CALIFORNIA PASS. RIDING IN FROM GLADSTONE THERE IS SIGNAGE DIRECTING YOU TO THE STAGING AREA.
-PLEASE NOTE: ATVs/OHVs ARE NOT ALLOWED IN TOWN LIMITS OTHER THAN THE SILVERTON LAKES CAMPGROUND STAGING AREA AND ON THE BYPASS ROAD. THERE IS NO ACCESS TO KENDALL MOUNTAIN (CR 33) ON ATVs/OHVs UNLESS YOU STAGE THERE.
-COLORADO STICKERS MUST BE ATTACHED TO YOUR ATV/OHV. STICKERS CAN BE PURCHASED IN SILVERTON. AN ATV/OHV BROCHURE IS AVAILABLE AT THE VISITORS CENTER AT THE SOUTH END OF TOWN AS YOU ENTER SILVERTON BY VEHICLE OTHER THAN YOUR ATV/OHV. PROOF OF INSURANCE IS ALSO REQUIRED FOR YOUR ATV/OHV.
-FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 970-387-5654 OR STOP BY THE VISITORS CENTER.
Hinsdale County information is posted at http://www.hinsdalecountycolorado.us.
