Skiing Buffalo Mountain's Silver Couloir // Classic Line

Today I am skiing the Silver Couloir which is on the Northern Aspect of Buffalo Mountain just outside of Silverthorne, Colorado.
This line is featured in "50 Classic Ski Descents of North America" and is super accessible and popular. I skied this on a Friday and had some amazing snow conditions top to bottom. Overall a great ski tour / backcountry ski morning and was nice to finally check this one off the bucket list.
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Gear from this day:
(These are all affiliate links to support my gear addiction)
Pack: backcountry.tnu8.net/LXxEVj
Skis: backcountry.tnu8.net/Py9VAR
Boots: backcountry.tnu8.net/1rLPgz
Poles: backcountry.tnu8.net/rQzW6Q
Ice Axe : backcountry.tnu8.net/eKrjVr
Helmet: amzn.to/42tNAni
Beacon: backcountry.tnu8.net/9gPzxE
Probe: backcountry.tnu8.net/DKgeAb
Shovel: backcountry.tnu8.net/q43xkg
Pants:amzn.to/3OMqfJz / backcountry.tnu8.net/oq3LGW
Bindings: backcountry.tnu8.net/GmBVQ2
00:00 Intro
00:50 Ascent
3:00 Summit
4:00 Descent

[@erikawhittaker448]

That was a great ski down. Well earned. Perfect day. Happy for you

[@stevekaiser3968]

Nice stuff beautiful skin

[@thecommission5730]

nice turns guy

[@jakekaiser1399]

Thank you! was a solid day up there

[@MysticUB]

That’s cool man. Is it possible to do this with just the resort gear? How long did the hike take?

[@MysticUB]

Or perhaps is it better to rent backcountry gear in Silverton for the day?

[@jakekaiser1399]

@@MysticUB Thanks for watching and you would for sure need backcountry gear as being able to skin on the way up is essential. I don't recall the timing on this one but expect the climb was about 2 hours based on vert.
In terms of renting gear I'm not sure what options exist but do want to share that this line and the CO backcountry in general is very dangerous and without the experience and knowledge on how to assess snowpack would not recommend going. This line has killed a number of skiers and is not only a cool line but a massive avalanche path. What is not shown in the video is my waiting for the perfect day, talking with people in the area who had dug pits on similar aspects, and many years of backcountry experience that led to the decision to ski on this day.
I don't want to rain on your parade and hope you get a chance to ski this line but would be a bad steward of this sport not to emphasize the risks and would personally not consider looking at Buffalo without some backcountry experience and education like an AIRE1 avy course. Overall backcountry skiing is vastly different from resort skiing and requires many different skills. For anyone interested in skiing lines like these would implore you to do it correctly and start with the educational base that will keep you alive while enjoying these lines and mountains.
I hope this helps