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What at Durango Mountain Resort

Intermediate · 602 m long with 112 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 17° at its steepest, facing NE.

17°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
602 mlength
112 mvertical
3156 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to What

Lifts that reach the top: Hermosa Park Express #3 (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 6 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Twilight Lift #4
  2. Ski Bank (easy)
  3. Ski Walk-A-Lot (easy)
  4. Ride Engineer Lift #2
  5. Ski West Fork (intermediate)
  6. Ski What (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins When, Mercy, Ambassador's Glade. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Engineer Lift #2 (1 min), Purgatory Village Express #1 (4 min), Needles Lift #6 (4 min).

What people say

and they have been such amazing role models to her.  She has truly blossomed on the Nordic team this winter.  She absolutely loves everything about it and can’t wait to ski next year.” ~Youth Race Team Parent Upcoming events Don’t miss a moment of the action at Durango Nordic Ski Club. Check out what’s coming up! O…
— Durango Nordic | Discover Nordic Skiing Today
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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.