'World-class' trail system breaks ground in Colorado's San Juan Mountains
By Seth Boster
Early into Silverton Singletrack Society's life nine years ago, some of the nonprofit founders gazed upon a mountain looming over their backyard party.
That was Boulder Mountain, among the alpine backdrop of the remote town above 9,300 feet in southwest Colorado. Those mountain biking enthusiasts in the backyard envied a mountain facing south to the snow-melting sun — close to town and perfect, they thought, for a trail system unlike any around.
"We've had our eyes on it from the beginning," said Klem Branner, one of those Silverton Singletrack Society founders. "But obviously, you don't get to just go do that kind of thing right out of the gate."