Purgatory Heats Up

Triple-s threat: killer scenery, sunshine and snow. © Photo by Chris Duthie

A DEVIL OF A TIME AWAITS AT DURANGO MOUNTAIN RESORT For the moment, we’ve switched off the jets in the rooftop Jacuzzi—the swirling bubbles are soothing our powder-burned muscles, but the motorized hum isn't compatible with the incomparable view. Before us, burning with alpenglow, stand the Needles Mountains, a picture-perfect backdrop for the recently opened Purgatory Lodge at  Durango Mountain Resort. Here at 8,800 feet, at the snow-laden apex of the new day lodge where our Jacuzzi sits, the overlook is spectacular but often overlooked. Since 1965, Purgatory has anchored the Colorado ski industry's southern flanks. Out of the way and out of the headline... Full Story
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Caution: Mad Scientist At Play

It’s uncanny, really, the similarities to Dr. Emmett Brown, the wild-eyed, time-traveling inventor played by Christopher Lloyd in the hit movie trilogy, Back To the Future (Part 1-3). That hat-challenging mane, those cantankerous eyebrows, the mischievous smile and acute stare—everything’s there, sans Full Story