Where to Ride in Durango and the surrounding area Where to Ride in Durango and the surrounding area Purgatory Purgatory is Durango's Local Ski Area. Located north of Durango on hwy 550. Purgatory is about a half an hour to an hour away from Durango. Offering lots of fun terrain and a descent sized snowboard park.
Purgatory has six lifts one of which is a high speed quad.
Wolf Creek Owned and operated by the Pitcher family, Wolf Creek receives more snow annually than any other ski area in Colorado. Located about two hours east of Durango on hwy 160. Wolf Creek has some of the best rides in the southwest. Telluride Three to four hours north of Durango, is home to one of the Southwest's best snowboard parks. There is also a free indoor skate park in Telluride.