There's holes on Schweitzer with no cell coverage, prolly what happened. Wed you just had to know how the winds blow up there, it was either scoured out (most of it) or super loaded, waist deep retardedly light pow..x,y,z chutes, big timber, pucci's, all OB N or NE faceing aspects...I'd take that day any day and everyday!!!
Instead of Silver, I'd go to Turner Mountain outside Libby. They are only open Fri-Sat-Sun and have gotten pounded all week. Plus, one double chair and 30 locals ensure it takes all weekend to track out. That place with two feet is unreal.
Silver involves lots of traversing and double lift rides to ride anything steep.
IMHO.