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Upper Hades at Durango Mountain Resort

Intermediate · 914 m long with 184 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 22° at its steepest, facing NE.

22°steepest 50 m

11°average pitch

914 mlength

184 mvertical

3178 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Upper Hades

Lifts that reach the top: Needles Lift #6 (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 2 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Needles Lift #6
Ski Upper Hades (intermediate)

Where it ends

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

See Upper 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.