Durango, USA
Introduction
Durango Mountain Resort
was formerly known has Purgatory and changed its name when it was taken over in 2000. Its a fantastic place and one that doesn’t come with all the razzamatazz and ponciness that many of Colorado’s other resorts have. What’s more, this place is not an over priced hunt designed for Dot.Com millionaires, this is a place where riders who like to ride hard and then relax with ease, can do so at resort that is friendly and extremely well set out. This can be said for both on and off the mountain and down town in Durango, which is 25 miles away. Although Durango is under new management, there has been a ski centre here for the past 36 years, and the future looks good for this place with a number of major developments taking place up on the slopes and down in the base village of Purgatory. On the slopes you have a surprisingly well laid out selection of runs that provide something for everyone with a good choice of advanced and excellent intermediate slopes.Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Nov to April
Summer: None
Lifts
Total Lifts: 11
Chair lifts: 9
Drag lifts: 2
Max people per hour: 15,600
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 85
Total ride area: 1200 acres
Longest run: 2miles (3.2km)
Top lift: 3299m
Vertical drop: 618m
First lift: 2680m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 23%
Red runs: 51%
Black runs: 26%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
Day Pass $55/59
4 Days $200/216
Lift times:8.30am to 4.00pm
Snowfall
Average annual snowfall: 6.6m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 20%
Facilities
Night Riding: :
No
Snowboard Schools:
Group $40 2.5 hours
Private lessons $140 for 2 hours, $300 all day.
Snowboard Hire:
$28/32 day
Heliboarding: :
Not available
Snowmobiles:
$50 one hour
$170 four hours
Further information
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Durango
Terrain & parks
Halfpipe:
Yes - 1
Terrain park:
Yes - 2
Backcountry/off-piste:good
Tree runs:Lots
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