Over 40 miles of trails cover 1,200 acres of skiable terrain within a 2,500 acre area. The mountain receives over 260 inches of snow annually, much of it in overnight snowfalls followed by bluebird days. The Purgatory Village Festival Tent is home to summer events, featuring everything from classical and Celtic music to blues and brewers' festivals.
Purgatory also has some of the best hiking in the Rockies.
One of the most beautiful hikes is also the easiest - all downhill. Take the Twilight chairlift to mid-mountain and walk approximately 1.5 miles back down. Durango is known as a mountain bike mecca, and Durango Mountain Resort offers over 50 miles of lift-accessed trails, everything from gentle cruisers to screaming downhill. You can still ride the course used in the first ever Mountain Bike World Championships, held here in 1990. World class mountain bike competition returns in 2001, with a UCI triple event to be held July 13-15.