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Catharsis at Durango Mountain Resort

Advanced · 354 m long with 109 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 28° at its steepest, facing NE.

28°steepest 50 m

17°average pitch

354 mlength

109 mvertical

2937 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

Catharsis is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Catharsis

Lifts that reach the top: Needles Lift #6 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Gelande (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Engineer Lift #2 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Purgatory Village Express #1 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 5 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Needles Lift #6
Ski Upper Hades (intermediate)
Ski Cherub (intermediate)
Ski Catharsis (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Tinker's Dam. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Purgatory Village Express #1 (1 min), Needles Lift #6 (2 min).

See Catharsis on the 3D map All runs at Durango Mountain Resort

Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.