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-November 27, 2003
Closing Day-April
4, 2004
* Base/Top Elevation: 8,793 ft/ 10,822 ft
2680m/3299m
* Vertical Rise: 2,029 ft 618m
*
Skiable acres: 1,200
* Average Snowfall: 260
Inches/660 cm
* Snowmaking Acres: 250
* Lifts:
11
* Uphill capacity: 15,600 per hour
*
Trails: 85
* Terrain: Beginner-23% Intermediate-51%
Advanced/Expert-26%
* Terrain Parks: 2 NEW this year:
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