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Lat Long: 37.62° N 107.83° W
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Purgatory Ski Resort Guide

Weather Forecast for Purgatory at 2988m altitude

Issued: 5 pm 05 May 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Purgatory: 0.7cm on Tue 5th  (after 9 PM)

Purgatory Resort Guide

Purgatory has 11 lifts within its 485 Hectares of terrain that is suitable for all levels, including terrain park enthusiasts. Find location, trail maps and piste maps covering the mountains 618m of vertical range and surrounding area. There are 85 trails at Purgatory.

Purgatory Resort Guide

Purgatory has 11 lifts within its 485 Hectares of terrain that is suitable for all levels, including terrain park enthusiasts. Find location, trail maps and piste maps covering the mountains 618m of vertical range and surrounding area. There are 85 trails at Purgatory.

Vertical:

Top: 3297m
Arrow
618m
Bot: 2679m

Best for:

Advanced level skier
Intermediates/
Advanced

Pistes:

85
25%
50%
25%

Hectares of Ski:

485
Snowmaking: 15%

Purgatory Lifts:

  • drag lift icon2
  • ski lift icon9
  • cablecar icon
Total lifts = 11
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Visiting Purgatory

Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip.

  • Opens
  • Closes
  • Accommodation
  • Restaurants | Bars
    — | —
  • Nearest Airport
    Denver
  • Nearest Train Station
  • Tourist Office Website
  • Tourist Office Phone

Purgatory Features

The terrain at Purgatory includes:

  • Halfpipes
  • Terrain Parks
    2
  • X-Country
  • Ski Hire

What's it like at Purgatory resort?

Purgatory is the old name for Durango Mountain (please re-set your bookmarks). We will remove this page and if anyone has signed up for an alert for Purgatory, we will change it to Durango. Thanks.


Explore Purgatory Location Map

Interactive Purgatory trail map and piste map. View the piste and trails as well as the surrounding terrain and mountain contours for backcountry action. Find and compare nearby resorts by clicking on the resort markers.

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When's the snowiest month to visit Purgatory?

FebruaryAverage: 3.6 snow days per week
The snowiest week in Purgatory is week 4 of February. There are typically 3.6 snowy days during this week with 35cm of snowfall. Check out the Purgatory Snow History graphs below.



Visitor Reviews of Purgatory

Overall: 3.8 Based on 14 votes.

  • Snowsure 3.9
  • Variety of pistes 4.3
  • Off-piste 4.0
  • Scenery 3.8
  • Apres-Ski 3.7

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