Colorado’s Silverton Mountain isn’t your run-of-the-mill ski resort. There’s one chairlift, and guides are required to lead you around the mountain for most of the season. Oh, and there’s a helicopter ...

A skier finds sanctuary in Colorado’s town stuck in time. Navigating the treacherous twists of Red Mountain Pass near Ouray feels like a daunting feat, evoking a sense of unease even in fair weather ...

Steve Fearn has spent 20 years fighting Superfund status in the mountains around Silverton, Colorado. The Victorian-era mining town, wedged among the ragged peaks of the San Juans, is surrounded by so ...

Silverton Mountain isn’t like any other place you’ve skied in the U.S. For one thing, there’s a limit of about 80 visitors a day. And despite receiving a ton of press since opening in 2002 as a ...