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Sliver Basin Traverse at Silver Mountain

Expert · 236 m long with 41 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 15° at its steepest, facing W.

15°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
236 mlength
41 mvertical
1776 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Sliver Basin Traverse is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Sliver Basin Traverse

Lifts that reach the top: Chair 4 (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 25 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Mountain Gondola List
  2. Ski Alpineway (easy)
  3. Ski Paymaster (intermediate)
  4. Ski LowerPaymaster (intermediate)
  5. Ski Lower Centennial (intermediate)
  6. Ride Chair 4
  7. Ski Wardner Peak Traverse (advanced)
  8. Ski Sliver Basin Traverse (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Sliver Basin.

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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.