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Lower Hades at Durango Mountain Resort

Advanced · 849 m long with 264 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 31° at its steepest, facing NE.

31°steepest 50 m

17°average pitch

849 mlength

264 mvertical

2994 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Lower Hades

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, advanced skiing needed):

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

Where it ends

Nearest lifts from the bottom: Needles Lift #6 (1 min), Purgatory Village Express #1 (1 min).

See Lower Hades 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.