We also paid San Juan Hut Systems for two “food drops ... a luxury backcountry hut off Red Mountain Pass between Ouray and Silverton. Off the grid but with running water and flushing toilets ...

UPDATE: Heavy snow, winter storm warning in mountains, rain in Denver from storm system Southwestern Colorado’s San Juan Mountains could see between 1 and 3 feet of snow between Friday and ...

It sits in the remote reaches of southwest Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, a high-altitude range within the Rockies. With a maximum elevation of 13,487ft, Silverton is the highest ski area in ...

Over the holiday weekend, a backcountry skier lost his skis but managed to escape without significant injuries after ...

DENVER — Heavy snowfall that's hitting Colorado's mountains this weekend will bring much-needed relief to the region's low snowpack. Snow accumulations up to 3 feet are possible in the mountains.

A backcountry skier is dead after an avalanche Tuesday in the northern San Juan Mountains, according to a preliminary report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The avalanche occurred ...

which is slightly lower than it was about a week ago. On Tuesday, the San Juan mountains were under a moderate to low avalanche warning.