Durango Mountain Resort – Come to the Gorgeous San Juan Mountains!
Durango Mountain ski resort is located 25 miles away from Durango, in the gorgeous San Juan Mountains. Featuring more than 2,500 acres of ski areas and 75 ski trails, the resort has plenty to offer its guests on all levels.Even though the annual snowfall of 260 inches occurs during winter months, the warmer days also offer a variety of exciting activities, and due to this fact Durango Mountain resort is considered to be the #1 resort in North America for winter weather. Besides, it's winter grooming is considered to be one of the best in Colorado due to its Alpine skiing, snow tubing, snowboarding, cross country, and snowcat skiing.
Eating establishments can also be found in Durango, with many eating establishments in its downtown. If you stay at the resort, make sure that you visit the town while you are there, cause there is much to see and do.
The best way to make the most of your day in the mountains is to get a Total Adventure Ticket. It provides access to the resort's most popular activities – one ticket allows for unlimited Alpine Slide rides, disc golf, mini golf, and scenic chairlift rides, plus 1 jump on the bungee trap and 1 climb on the rock.
Two more of the many interesting activities are alpine slide and wall climbing. Alpine slide is a great fun both for adults and children. The chairlift takes riders and their “toboggans” up the mountain for over half a mile. Each sled has a control stick, which regulates the speed of descent, and there are two banked tracks running side by side.
Wall climbing allows you to feel like you've climbed Everest. The climbing walls feature three different routes, catering to beginner, intermediate and advanced climbers, so everyone will find the right option for him/herself.