Current View
Village Express Base Live Stream Webcam
Altitude: 8,793 feet | View from the base of Lift 1 looking south
Village Express Summit Webcam
Altitude: 10,485 feet | View from the top of Lift 1 looking north
Dante’s Webcam
Altitude: 10,500 feet | View from Dante’s Backside Bistro looking north
Purgatory Village Plaza Webcam
Altitude: 8,793 feet | View from Purgatory Village looking south
Snow Stake Webcam
Unofficial snow stake cleared daily at 4 p.m.
Purgatory is located in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. About 26 miles north of the historic town of Durango, the resort is an inexpensive family destination that has gorgeous scenery combined with short lift lines and terrain options for all abilities.
Averaging 260 inches of snow a season, Purgatory Resort offers 1,605 acres of skiable terrain. The resort’s 12 lifts allow visitors to access 101 trails and 7 terrain parks.
The resort is also close to Mesa Verde National Park, an incredible ancient city and largest archaeological preserve in the United States. The park protects nearly 5,000 archeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings.
PURGATORY SKI RESORT STATS INCLUDE.
BASE ELEVATION
8,793 feet/2,680 meters
SUMMIT ELEVATION
10,822 feet/3,299 meters
VERTICAL DROP
2,029 feet/618 meters
CHAIRLIFTS
12 total(1 High Speed 6 Person Chair Lift, 2 High Speed Quad Chair lifts, 3 Tripple Chair Lifts, 3 Double Chair lifts and 3 Surface lifts)
LIFT CAPACITY
Per Hour Data Not Available
SKIABLE ACRES
1,605 acres/650 hectares
MARKED TRAILS
105 marked trail (22% beginner, 35% intermediate, 30% advanced, 13% expert)
AVERAGE SNOWFALL (ANNUAL)
206 inches/660 centimeters
