Snow Styx at Durango Mountain Resort
Advanced · 1514 m long with 417 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 29° at its steepest, facing NE.
29°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
1514 mlength
417 mvertical
3177 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Styx is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Styx
Lifts that reach the top: Needles Lift #6 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Gelande (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Needles Lift #6
- Ski Styx (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Brimstone, Lower Hades. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Needles Lift #6 (2 min), Purgatory Village Express #1 (2 min).
See Styx 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.