New Lift At Colorado’s Purgatory Adds More Steep Terrain
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Snowmass at 2469 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 pm (local time) / 29 Sep 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 12.0mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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some clouds | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | |
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mm | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 11 |
min °C | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 9 |
chill °C | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 9 |
Humid % | 43 | 69 | 90 | 90 | 74 | 56 | 29 | 45 | 42 | 23 | 42 | 35 | 19 | 52 | 47 | 24 | 39 |
Freeze m | 4650 | 4400 | 3950 | 4050 | 4100 | 4200 | 4900 | 4600 | 4600 | 5050 | 4600 | 4600 | 4900 | 4550 | 4500 | 4950 | 4700 |
 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — |
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| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 18 May 2026 |
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Week 4 of September has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Overall 4.1 Based on 15 votes and 2 reviews
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- Chris from United States writes:
Cruiser's paradise. Cruising doesn't get any better than the Big Burn and Alpine Springs areas. I'm looking forward to going back and checking out more advanced terrain. Huge vertical.
Visitor Reviews of Snowmass
Chris from United States writes:
Cruiser's paradise. Cruising doesn't get any better than the Big Burn and Alpine Springs areas. I'm looking forward to going back and checking out more advanced terrain. Huge vertical.
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