Durango Winter Sports Club announces Purgatory Classic week marks team’s first competition of 2023 season January 13, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrated with events at Fort Lewis College Purgatory Resort expects busy weekend with fresh snow, holiday travelers January 13, 2023
Sheriff’s deputies take to the slopes of Purgatory Resort on new ski bikes Ski Deputy Program is back after several years of hiatus January 10, 2023
Power outage in Purgatory metro area affects 1,400 homes area lifts were shut down for several hours. December 16, 2022
Snow lovers flock to Purgatory Resort on opening day ‘Now that everyone wants to share a chair it’s kind of nice’ November 19, 2022
Purgatory Resort opens Saturday with top-to-midway skiing mountain invested $1.25 million in snowmaking upgrades November 17, 2022
Purgatory Resort suing Forest Service in water rights dispute Conservation of cutthroat trout lies at core of the conflict November 3, 2022
Willamette Pass joins Purgatory’s orbit Mountain Capital Partners welcomes first Pacific Northwest resort October 4, 2022
Centura Health closes urgent care center at Purgatory Resort Durango EMS crews anticipate increased call volume this winter September 30, 2022
Purgatory Resort bike patrol votes to unionize Patrollers seek year-round status for better pay, benefits and worker retention September 23, 2022
Purgatory announces weekend ops beginning Sunday Music, biking and events to continue into October August 12, 2022
Purgatory ski patrollers form union, push for better wages Purgatory patrollers join unionized peers in collective bargaining August 8, 2022
Purgatory ski patrol to begin wage negotiations with resort after unionizing Patrollers advocate for livable pay, better gear stipends August 2, 2022
Possible ethics violations stopped sheriff’s deputy ski patrol at Purgatory Resort Plata County canceled program over gift clause in Colorado Amendment 41 April 8, 2022
Purgatory Resort welcomes young pup to ski patrol Ember, an 8-week-old black Lab, begins avalanche search and rescue dog training April 6, 2022
Some make it, others don’t in Purgatory Resort’s annual pond skimming ritual Costume clad skiers and snowboarders brave icy cold waters April 4, 2022
San Juan National Forest approves Purgatory’s Ice Creek project 45-acre expansion will add a new ski lift and beginner trails March 22, 2022
Low-pressure storm brings 6-9 inches of snow to parts of Southwest Colorado Another small blast of moisture expected early Monday March 6, 2022
Snowfall slams mountains but weakens at lower elevations ‘Southwest flow’ and banding limited accumulations February 24, 2022
Purgatory Resort restaurant sees COVID-19 outbreak over holiday weekend services shutdown for dinner service at Purgy’s and Paradise Pizza December 29, 2021
Recent storms help Southwest Colorado resorts open terrain receiving 31 inches, Purgatory now has 98 trails open to ride December 29, 2021
Consecutive storms to bring more snow to Southwest Colorado could become treacherous; avalanche danger is high December 27, 2021
Purgatory finds the right temps to fire up new snow guns A good night of snowmaking allows resort to move opening day (again) to Saturday November 19, 2021
