{"id":15494,"date":"2025-11-26T12:37:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/purgatory-resort-aims-to-open-friday\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:48:10","slug":"purgatory-resort-aims-to-open-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/purgatory-resort-aims-to-open-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Purgatory Resort aims to open Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Purgatory Resort has been blowing snow since last weekend, but warm temperatures and a lack of natural snow prevented a Saturday opening day. (Courtesy of Purgatory Resort)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Skiers and snowboarders eagerly awaiting the start of the winter downhill season may finally be able to hit the slopes.<\/p>\n

Purgatory Resort announced Tuesday that it plans to open Friday.<\/p>\n

The resort had originally planned to open last weekend, but weeks of warm temperatures, high humidity and inconsistent overnight conditions prevented adequate snowmaking and natural accumulation.<\/p>\n

Recent natural snowfall and \u201ca massive around-the-clock effort\u201d by snowmaking crews provided enough coverage to open limited terrain, according to the announcement on Purgatory\u2019s \u201cPurgspective: Operations and Insights\u201d<\/a> blog.<\/p>\n

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Map of terrain that will be accessible on Purgatory Ski Resort\u2019s opening day. (Courtesy of Purgatory Resort)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cGiven the weather challenges this month, the conditions are genuinely impressive,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n

More typical late-November temperatures are expected to return this weekend,<\/a> along with the possibility for snow in the mountains.<\/p>\n

Snowmaking will continue as conditions allow, and the resort plans to open more terrain as soon as possible, the post said. Purgatory said its next goal is to move toward the Demon area to provide top-to-bottom skiing.<\/p>\n

Silverton Mountain\u2019s opening day is set for Dec. 27.<\/p>\n

The mountain, which focuses on off-piste terrain and peaks at roughly 12,000 feet \u2013 several thousand higher than Purgatory \u2013 has received several inches of snow in recent weeks and is expected to see temperatures drop to around 15 degrees this weekend, according to the National Weather Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The chance of show increases heading into Sunday, and some weather blogs predict at least several more inches.<\/p>\n

jbowman@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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