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Purgatory

CO · Western US · 8,793 ft–10,822 ft

Season outlook

Expected base depth each month vs. normal, from models initialized September 2026.

November
Well above normal68th percentile
December
Well above normal70th percentile
January
Well above normal71st percentile
February
Well above normal73rd percentile
March
Well above normal76th percentile
Aprilbeyond the models
18 inthe usual depth

The mountain

Terrain by difficulty

  • Beginner24%10 mi
  • Intermediate51%21 mi
  • Advanced25%10 mi

Getting there

DRO
Drive from Durangoregional airport
1 h 0943 mi
ABQ
Drive from Albuquerquemajor hub
4 h 56247 mi

What this hill is

The mountain's own character, scored the same way for every resort on the site.

Big resortstrongly
Hidden gemstrongly
Powdera little
Groomersstrongly
Backcountrya little
Snowmakingstrongly
Villagea little

A typical season

Long-term normals from the snow stations mapped to this mountain.

MonthUsual baseThin to deep year?New snowTempSunshine
November4 in1 in – 10 in27 in-2 °C75%
December19 in10 in – 29 in49 in-6 °C72%
January31 in20 in – 51 in50 in-6 °C72%
February41 in23 in – 58 in48 in-5 °C64%
March38 in23 in – 64 in31 in-2 °C65%
April18 in5 in – 41 in11 in2 °C66%

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