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I SURVIVED AN AVALANCHE!!!

By walker on 2/26/2008 on walker's blog

"It was like claws of snow running towards me and not being able to move"...

Me after surviving my first avalanche experience.

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Silverton, Colorado

By Adrenaline Images on 11/22/2007
Silverton, Colorado
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Scenes from Silverton Mountain '06 MTB season

By yourmtb on 7/13/2006

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Dusty Bender shot this video footage during the 5-day-long 2006 summer season at Silverton Mountain resort in southwestern Colorado, when the mountain was open to mountain bikers. Served by a single lift, this is an advanced/expert-only mountain. Video editing by Andrea P. for YourMTB.com.
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Silverton downhill event goes off with a bang

By yourmtb on 7/7/2006 on yourmtb's blog
"Photo of Bender" by Lisa Borucki, from the Silverton Five Days of Fury event

The following is a press release issued by Silverton Mountain about its "Five Days of Fury" extreme mountain biking event:

Largest Freeride Bike Event in the Western US

July 5, 2006. The "Five Days of Fury" mountain bike festival weekend did not disappoint. The Forth of July was an appropriate time to showcase some of the most progressive riding in the sport of downhill biking. Over the holiday weekend, Silverton Mountain Colorado hosted a "Big Air Best Trick" contest, a "Gravity Fest," and a "Best Image Photo and Video" contest. During the five-day event over 200 riders traveled from California, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Texas, Michigan and even New York to showcase their skills on the world famous Silverton Mountain trails, stunts, ladders and jumps.

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Silverton one-handed air winner

By yourmtb on 7/7/2006
Silverton one-handed air winner

Silverton Mountain resort in southern Colorado finished off its "Five Days of Fury" extreme downhill competition on July 4. This photo from the event, "One handed air winner," was taken by Silverton Mountain founder Aaron Brill and included in the press release about the event. We're not sure if the resort folks will get around to posting here, so we've added it to the YourMTB photo galleries.

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Silverton Mountain's brief but epic summer riding season

By yourmtb on 6/17/2006

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This is a promotional video issued by Silverton Mountain (Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains region), promoting its short (!) summer riding season -- June 30 to July 4. If you're looking for extreme riding terrain, this is it. Fun video to watch.
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