[leadin]On most winter days, 90% of the skiers at Silverton Mountain are men. A gathering this month all but flipped that ratio at the notoriously steep Colorado ski area.[/leadin]
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On April 2nd, a callout to ski and snowboard at Silverton Mountain netted the largest female presence the resort has ever seen. In all, 80 women from around the country came for the Sisters’ Meeting In The Mountains to shred the 1,819-acre backcountry playground’s bowls, chutes, and couloirs.
It was a chance to break gender barriers and reform stereotypes, exemplifying the diehard community of expert-ability women that exist often under the radar because the demographic is dispersed.
Expert Women, Skiing Together
Sisters Meeting In The Mountains
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