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Paradise at Durango Mountain Resort

Intermediate · 1023 m long with 199 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 21° at its steepest, facing NE.

21°steepest 50 m

11°average pitch

1023 mlength

199 mvertical

3177 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Paradise

Lifts that reach the top: Needles Lift #6 (skiing easy 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 2 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Needles Lift #6
Ski Mercy (easy)
Ski Paradise (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Cherub. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Purgatory Village Express #1 (2 min), Needles Lift #6 (3 min), unnamed magic carpet (4 min).

See Paradise 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.