Cherub at Durango Mountain Resort
Intermediate · 687 m long with 112 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 18° at its steepest, facing N.
18°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
687 mlength
112 mvertical
2994 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Cherub is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Cherub
Lifts that reach the top: Needles Lift #6 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Gelande (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 4 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Needles Lift #6
- Ski Upper Hades (intermediate)
- Ski Cherub (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Upper Demon. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Purgatory Village Express #1 (2 min), Needles Lift #6 (3 min), unnamed magic carpet (3 min).
See Cherub on the 3D mapAll runs at Durango Mountain ResortMeasured 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.