Silver Mountain Idaho - Any BC knowledge?

Spur of the moment quick trip to Silver Mountain with the family for a long weekend. Curious if any TAY'ers have any experience in the area and know of any BC spots or slackcountry opportunities?

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Much obliged.

have only skied there on pow days when its snowing and have never seen any bc people around. it looks like lots of old mining roads criss cross all the slopes as you view from the gondola but no gates and the trees are serious tight, inbounds wardner peak offers a lot if its a powder day.

I would disagree with "seriously tight", but then again, I'm an east coaster.

Anyway, for pure BC go up to Lookout Pass, you should be able to find stuff across the highway from the ski area.

Silver has great side-country runs too. Look on a topo or aerial and you'll see multiple lines dropping into town from the ski area. If there is snow down to town, you can get >2000' vert below the ski area. Then just walk back through town to the gondola to repeat. There's no gate but since the place is geared toward blue square types I don't think anyone really cares so long as they don't have to rescue you. The gondola liftline and shots to either side of it are sweet. Long and steep. When it funnels into a stream gully, tracks should take you to an egress road that pops out where the lift crosses the road. There are also a few other, less travelled runs that would drop you into the eastern side of town. Drive/ski around and take lots of visual notes. You'll figure it out.

When I was there, I also saw some shots off the backside, but I doubt you'd be able to loop around back to the lifts. Being the lazy skier that I am, and given the amount of low-elevation snow the NW has had in the past few weeks, I would focus on the lower mountain.

Ducktherope. I agree with the previous comments. Wardner peak is a super short hike to the top, when skiing at the ski hill. The "power line" run that descends slightly east of the gondola line can be fun when it's untracked. But, in my opinion, Stevens Peak is the best thing this area can offer. It sits West of Lookout Pass. You can access it from Lookout ski area or from a freeway exit before the pass. Can't remember the # or name, just check a map. The closest exit to the peak is the right one! Give yourself a full day at this time of year....enjoy. Also, St. Regis basin has some mellower, treeless lines facing south and east. Again, check the map.