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Why Not at Silver Mountain

Advanced · 335 m long with 93 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 24° at its steepest, facing NE.

24°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
335 mlength
93 mvertical
1756 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Why Not is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Why Not

Lifts that reach the top: Chair 2 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 24 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Mountain Gondola List
  2. Ski Shortcut (intermediate)
  3. Ski Alpineway (easy)
  4. Ski Junction (intermediate)
  5. Ski Sunrise (intermediate)
  6. Ride Chair 2
  7. Ski Skyway Ridge (intermediate)
  8. Ski Sunrise (intermediate)
  9. Ski K.P. Road (intermediate)
  10. Ski Lower Steep & Deep (intermediate)
  11. Ski Why Not (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Quicksilver. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 2 (1 min), Chair 1 (1 min).

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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.