Purgatory Resort
{{Short description|Ski resort in Southwest Colorado}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox ski area
| name = Purgatory
| image = DurangoMountainResort.jpg
| caption = A view of the resort from the chairlift in the summer
| logo =
| picture =
| location = La Plata County, Colorado, United States
| nearest_city = Durango, Colorado
| pushpin_map = Colorado#United States
| pushpin_relief = 1
| coordinates = {{coord|37|37|47|N|107|48|52|W|type:landmark_scale:50000|display=inline}}
| pushpin_label_position =
| map_caption = Location in Colorado
| vertical = {{convert|2029|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| top_elevation = {{convert|10822|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| base_elevation = {{convert|8793|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| skiable_area = {{convert|1650|acre|km2}}
| number_trails = 105 total
13px 22% beginner
13px 35% intermediate
13px 43% advanced
| longest_run = 1.3 mi (2.1 km){{Cite web|url=https://www.onthesnow.com/colorado/durango-mountain-resort/ski-resort.html|title=Purgatory Ski Resort {{!}} On the Snow|website=onthesnow.com|language=en|access-date=2020-12-17}}
| liftsystem = 12 lifts: 1 high-speed six-person chairlift, 2 high-speed quad chairs, 3 triple chairs, 3 double chairs, 3 surface lifts
| lift_capacity = 15,000+ skiers/hr
| terrainparks = 6
| snowfall = 260 inches
| snowmaking = 21%
| nightskiing =
| external_link = http://www.purgatoryresort.com/
}}
File:Aspens at Sunset, Purgatory.jpg
Purgatory Resort is a ski resort located in the San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado, 25 miles (42 km) north of the town of Durango.
Established in 1965, Purgatory offers 105 trails, including 5 terrain parks, over 1,500 skiable acres, and 12 lifts, including one six-person and two high speed quad lifts. Average annual snowfall is 260 inches per year, and artificial snow is produced on approximately one-fifth of the mountain. The elevation at the summit is {{convert|10822|ft|m}}, with a vertical drop of {{convert|2029|ft|m}}.
Facilities
Facilities at the resort include condos that are rented out by their owners to vacationing tourists, a nightclub/bar at the bottom of the ski slopes by the chair lifts, a shuttle that goes back and forth from the resort to the nearby town of Durango, and a ski school with "bunny slopes". One of the more unusual features of the resort is an urgent care clinic, staffed by midlevel health care providers from the nearby town of Durango, Colorado. The on-site urgent care clinic is available anytime the slopes are open, and treats mostly ski related injuries. The Purgatory ski patrol takes injured skiers off the mountain directly to the clinic, expediting treatment and eliminating the need for patients to wait for an ambulance to respond from nearby Durango, Colorado.
Climate
Cascade and Rockwood 6.9 NNW are weather stations located near Purgatory Resort.{{cite web|url = https://geographic.org/global_weather/colorado/cascade_05S.html |publisher = geographic.org |title = Data of Meteorological Station Cascade, Colorado |access-date = January 1, 2024}}{{cite web|url = https://geographic.org/global_weather/colorado/rockwood_69_nnw_079.html |publisher = geographic.org |title = Data of Meteorological Station Rockwood 6.9 Nnw, Colorado |access-date = January 1, 2024}} Purgatory Resort has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), closely bordering on a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc).
{{Weather box
|location = Cascade, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, 1986-2020 extremes: 8880ft (2707m)
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 61
|Feb record high F = 65
|Mar record high F = 74
|Apr record high F = 74
|May record high F = 86
|Jun record high F = 90
|Jul record high F = 95
|Aug record high F = 89
|Sep record high F = 97
|Oct record high F = 82
|Nov record high F = 80
|Dec record high F = 61
|year record high F =
|Jan avg record high F = 54.5
|Feb avg record high F = 55.7
|Mar avg record high F = 62.3
|Apr avg record high F = 65.9
|May avg record high F = 74.0
|Jun avg record high F = 82.1
|Jul avg record high F = 85.8
|Aug avg record high F = 82.1
|Sep avg record high F = 79.3
|Oct avg record high F = 71.0
|Nov avg record high F = 62.0
|Dec avg record high F = 54.6
|year avg record high F = 86.7
|Jan high F = 40.9
|Feb high F = 42.5
|Mar high F = 48.9
|Apr high F = 52.4
|May high F = 61.2
|Jun high F = 71.5
|Jul high F = 76.4
|Aug high F = 73.4
|Sep high F = 67.4
|Oct high F = 58.2
|Nov high F = 47.2
|Dec high F = 40.0
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 27.0
|Feb mean F = 28.4
|Mar mean F = 34.4
|Apr mean F = 38.7
|May mean F = 46.1
|Jun mean F = 54.2
|Jul mean F = 60.0
|Aug mean F = 58.6
|Sep mean F = 52.5
|Oct mean F = 44.2
|Nov mean F = 33.8
|Dec mean F = 26.6
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 12.9
|Feb low F = 14.5
|Mar low F = 20.1
|Apr low F = 25.1
|May low F = 31.0
|Jun low F = 37.2
|Jul low F = 43.9
|Aug low F = 44.0
|Sep low F = 37.7
|Oct low F = 30.3
|Nov low F = 20.5
|Dec low F = 13.2
|year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -3.8
|Feb avg record low F = -1.1
|Mar avg record low F = 5.1
|Apr avg record low F = 12.4
|May avg record low F = 20.6
|Jun avg record low F = 26.8
|Jul avg record low F = 36.4
|Aug avg record low F = 37.5
|Sep avg record low F = 27.5
|Oct avg record low F = 17.3
|Nov avg record low F = 2.6
|Dec avg record low F = -5.0
|year avg record low F = -7.3
|Jan record low F = −16
|Feb record low F = −14
|Mar record low F = −9
|Apr record low F = -6
|May record low F = 6
|Jun record low F = 6
|Jul record low F = 18
|Aug record low F = 19
|Sep record low F = 6
|Oct record low F = 5
|Nov record low F = -6
|Dec record low F = −22
|year record low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.37
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.43
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.83
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.21
|May precipitation inch = 1.92
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.95
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.45
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.12
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.93
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.84
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.89
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.29
|year precipitation inch =
|Jan snow inch = 41.7
|Feb snow inch = 45.8
|Mar snow inch = 33.8
|Apr snow inch = 9.7
|May snow inch = 10.8
|Jun snow inch = 0.1
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.5
|Oct snow inch = 4.1
|Nov snow inch = 19.7
|Dec snow inch = 54.1
|year snow inch =
|source 1 = XMACIS2 (Cascade normals & Rockwood 6.9 2015-2022 snowfall)
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS2
|access-date = January 1, 2024
}}
|source 2 = NOAA (Precipitation)
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USS0007M05S&format=pdf
|title= Cascade, Colorado 1991-2020 Monthly Normals
|access-date = January 1, 2024
}}
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.purgatoryresort.com Purgatory Resort Official site]
- [http://www.3dskimaps.com/index.php?path=purgatory 3dSkiMap of Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort]
Category:Ski areas and resorts in Colorado
Category:Buildings and structures in La Plata County, Colorado