First Time Skiing the Purgatory Resort Durango Colorado | Best Groomers in Colorado?! April 2023

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7 ай бұрын

When Crested Butte closed last season I used one of my Monarch days at the Purgatory Resort. This resort is located 35 minutes outside Durango. There are 1600 skiable acres at this resort and they have some of the best groomers I have ever skied. The terrain park is also really impressive here. Purgatory is a great family area with terrain for just about anyone and offers great skiing in the San Juan mountains at a fraction of the cost of Telluride.

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@okiebsooner 4 ай бұрын

I just got back from Purgatory a few days ago....and I already miss it! :) There wasn't as much snow as in your video (in late Feb '24 for me), but it was still great! Bluebird days made the views spectacular! if you're intermediate, you don't have to worry...just go to the back of the mountain to get to the better ski conditions and to get away from the ski schools. It's a little icy in the mornings on the backside blacks tho, so be prepared...they're better by like 9 or 10. Excellent ski school program at Purgatory tho, on the frontside. Not too busy either for the weekend...maybe a 10 minute wait on the lifts, but mostly walkup. Frontside lift wait time is longer... at the bottom. Paid like $110 a day for lift ticket per...can't beat that for a three day'er! Durango is a cool town too, so good stuff to do at night as well! Thanks for uploading this! :)

@gourdbox 4 ай бұрын

You ski how I ski (aggression level and type of lines). Think I can save my family $1000/day by watching your vids.

@lukefloyd0723 Ай бұрын

Purgatory is the first place i ever skied and its amazing

@shredcavemedia3764 6 ай бұрын

MY NICKNAME FOR THIS GUY IS "FLAMINGO JOE"

@dave9668 7 ай бұрын

Learned to ski there back in the 80’s. Happy memories!

@Wanderlust073 7 ай бұрын

Figured you’d be down in wolf creek blasting through that two foot dump! 😊

@coloradocamera 7 ай бұрын

On my days off ima check out the Wolf!

@sleepy.philly 7 ай бұрын

wow those groomers are very unique for colorado resorts it seems

@steveilg6134 5 ай бұрын

Nice. My childhood hill (I’m 62). Since you have a Nordic ski jumper as your logo? Not so fun fact: that run called “Gelande” was actually an iconic 70-meter Nordic Jump b4 it became desecrated and wrongly named. was on the Jr. Natz Nordic Combined Team… Durango actually had 6 Nordic jumps in my day. Now? 0. Keep skiing!🙏🏾❄

@coloradocamera 5 ай бұрын

That’s too bad there is no more of them, we used to have a few out here in Gunnison/ Crested Butte

@2wheelman 7 ай бұрын

you got some legs to ski the tree line. its intense skiing. you must have workout out to keep the legs strong for the first day.

@itssupermanonskis 7 ай бұрын

Been enjoying your videos and learning a lot. What length skis are you on in this video. Thank you for sharing and keep up the great videos!

@itssupermanonskis 7 ай бұрын

Basically your ski specs haha, those skis have been doing it all.

@travisroberts6766 6 ай бұрын

I was going to ask the same question. What length and width do you ride?

@thomasgardner1251 5 ай бұрын

ripped bottom chute lol

@SnowboardJedi 7 ай бұрын

Definitely not the best groomers on CO

@coloradocamera 7 ай бұрын

They alright tho what’s your favorite bud?

@SnowboardJedi 7 ай бұрын

I really like Copper a bunch. Think i might get over to your stomping grounds at Crested Butte this year. I haven't hit the Butte in 38 years and you do such a great job showing that mountain off it's got me stoked to get back and see all the new terrain. Thanks!

@coloradocamera 7 ай бұрын

Yes sir hopefully we get plenty of the snow@@SnowboardJedi