Snow Mercy at Durango Mountain Resort
Easy · 1267 m long with 184 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 15° at its steepest, facing N.
15°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
1267 mlength
184 mvertical
3177 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Mercy is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Mercy
Lifts that reach the top: Needles Lift #6 (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 2 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Needles Lift #6
- Ski Mercy (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Limbo, El Diablo, Angel's Road, Upper Demon, Walk-A-Lot. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Engineer Lift #2 (1 min), Purgatory Village Express #1 (4 min), Needles Lift #6 (4 min).
See Mercy 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.