Purgatory Resort
United States · Colorado · Single resort
Purgatory Resort is a ski resort in Colorado (United States). It has 67.7 km of downhill runs, mostly difficult and 14 lifts. The runs go from 2680 to 3294 m (614 m vertical).
Base station
2680 m (8,793 ft)
Top station
3294 m (10,807 ft)
Vertical drop
614 m (2,014 ft)
Piste difficulty split
- Blue square: 15.9 km (24%)
- Black diamond: 34.5 km (51%)
- Double black: 16.8 km (25%)
Details
- Night skiing: No
- Steepest spot: 80% (39°)
- Mostly facing north (33% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.
Lifts: 14
Chairlift: 10 · Drag lift: 2
- Purgatory Village Express #1 · Chairlift · Seats: 6 · 2731–3191 m
- Hermosa Park Express #3 · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 2864–3215 m
- Needles Lift #6 · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 2729–3177 m
- Grizzly Lift #5 · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 2851–3227 m
- Legends Express #8 · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 2848–3291 m
- Twilight Lift #4 · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 2732–3027 m
- Gelande · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 2699–3174 m
- Engineer Lift #2 · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 2993–3201 m
- Graduate Lift #7 · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 2682–2730 m
- Columbine Lift #9 · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 2680–2702 m
On site
- 14 car parks (1 free)
- 8 restaurants & bars by the slopes
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 27 cm, Snow depth 12 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 53 cm, Snow depth 21 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 48 cm, Snow depth 28 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 43 cm, Snow depth 29 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 37 cm, Snow depth 21 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 19 cm, Snow depth 10 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 2694 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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