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Purgatory Resort is a ski resort located in the San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado, 25 miles (42 km) north of the town of Durango. Established in 1965, Purgatory offers 105 trails, including 5 terrain parks, over 1,500 skiable acres, and 12 lifts, including one six-person and two high speed quad lifts.
Purgatory: Durango: 1,650 10,822 8,793 2,029 105 12 260 ... Comparison of North American ski resorts; List of ski areas and resorts in the United States; References
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In 1965, Duncan established the Durango Mountain "Purgatory" Ski Resort and was involved in the ski industry organization Colorado Ski Country USA, later becoming chairman of the board. [1] [2] [3] As a result, he was inducted into the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 2006. [1] [2] Duncan with Silver Oak Cellars co-founder, Justin Meyer
Though the San Juans are extremely steep and receive much snow, so far only Telluride has made the transition to a major ski resort. Purgatory Resort, once known as Durango Mountain Resort, is a small ski area 26 miles north of Durango. [2] There is also skiing on Wolf Creek Pass at the Wolf Creek ski area.
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The ski scenes were at Purgatory Ski Resort. The avalanche scenes, in which the people are indoors, were filmed at The Lodge at Tamarron, south of Purgatory. At least one scene was filmed in Durango with the Gaslight Movie Theater in the background, at which one of the premier showings of the film was held.