Purgatory Mountain at Durango Mountain Resort
Durango, CO
town elevation 6580 ft. pop. 14,796
Durango Mountain Resort is 25 miles/40km North of Durango on Hwy 550 (The
Million Dollar Highway, part of the San Juan Scenic Byway).
* Season: Opening
Day-December 7, 2008
Closing Day-April
5, 2009
* Hours of Operation: 9:00
AM to 4:00 PM
* Base Elevation: 8,793 ft
(2,680m)
* Summit Elevation: 10,822 ft
(3,299m)
* Vertical Rise: 2,029 ft
(618m)
*
Skiable acres: 1,200
* Average Snowfall: 260
Inches (660 cm)
* Snowmaking Acres: 250
* Lifts:
10
* Uphill capacity:
15,050 per hour
*
Trails: 85
* Terrain: Beginner-23% Intermediate-51%
Advanced/Expert-26%
* Terrain Parks:
2:
Paradise Terrain Park with 400ft half-pipe, hits, rails & drops. Pitchfork
Terrain Park features hips, rails, table tops, gaps, big air
hit.
* Lodges/Food: 3 on mountain: Dante's, Café de Los
Pinos (fine dining), Columbine Station. 5 Slopeside: Purgy's Slopeside and
Shaker's Martini Bar, Joey's Italian Café, Village Coffee Company, Mountain
Market & Deli.
* Resort child care: 2 months and older