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Purgatory at Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area

Advanced · 497 m long with 234 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 30° at its steepest, facing N.

30°steepest 50 m

25°average pitch

497 mlength

234 mvertical

1624 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Purgatory

Lifts that reach the top: North Star Chair 3 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Timber Wolf Chair 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Peak 1 Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Timber Wolf Chair 2
Ski Huckleberry Ridge (easy)
Ski Purgatory (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Red Dog, Marmot, Hercules, Big Dipper. Nearest lifts from the bottom: North Star Chair 3 (1 min).

See Purgatory on the 3D map All runs at Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area

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.