Gateway at Durango Mountain Resort
Intermediate · 344 m long with 55 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 14° at its steepest, facing NW.
14°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
344 mlength
55 mvertical
3089 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Gateway is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Gateway
Lifts that reach the top: Hermosa Park Express #3 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Grizzly Lift #5 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Legends Express #8 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 18 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Twilight Lift #4
- Ski Salvation (intermediate)
- Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
- Ski Peace (intermediate)
- Ride Hermosa Park Express #3
- Ski Legends (intermediate)
- Ski Gateway (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Legends. Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed drag lift (2 min), Legends Express #8 (3 min), unnamed drag lift (3 min).
See Gateway 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.