Longtime friends, Aspen business partners and expert skiers: Meet the new owners of Silverton Mountain
Andy Culp and Brock Strasbourger, who bought the single-lift ski hill from Aaron and Jenny Brill last year, say they want to protect what they say a “true, pure ski experience should be”
The cameras are out. Andy Culp peers over the snowy cliff. Above him, Brock Strasbourger stomps his skis in anticipation.
They can’t see the bottom of the sheer face. But they know it’s snowy. Their guide, Fabio Grasso, offers some tips for where they should try to land. Culp points his Armada skis over the rocks and soars.
“That was a bit sketch but soft!” Culp yells back up to his pal.
Strasbourger follows, a curtain of snow billowing in his wake as he flies into the dense timber.
The two expert skiers let out a hoot and disappear into the old-growth forest next to the Cabin run at Silverton Mountain ski area.
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