The free-kids mountain
The resort publishes it: 12 and under always ski free on a Power Kids Pass. That is why this destination exists on a site that used to be 9/14 premium. Do the lodging and lesson math anyway. The lift ticket is the part that stopped being the problem.
Adult tickets can be cheap too, if you book early. Purgatory's owner, Mountain Capital Partners, is selling $9 lift tickets on select dates this winter, and pricing is demand-based, with prices rising the closer you book. Kids 12 and under are still free on the Power Kids Pass (Purgatory lift tickets).
Getting there
DRO is the airport. DEN plus six hours is a different trip. Albuquerque is a backup. Stay in Durango if you want restaurants and a grocery store; stay up the hill if you want to skip the 25-minute drive.
Why go
- Kids 12 and under free
- A real town
- Space on the hill
Watch-outs
- Not a daycare mountain
- Not a Denver add-on
- Snow totals are not the Wasatch
