Purgatory

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Weather
Temp °F 48 54 57 60 61 62
Snow Level ft 10,500 11,000 11,300 11,500 11,700 11,800
Wind Speed mph
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Wind Gust mph 5 5 10 10 15 15
Cloud Cover % 0 0 0 0 10 40

Detailed 10-Day Forecast

12-Hr Snowfall High/Low Alerts Snow
Level		 Wind
Speed		 Wind
Gusts		 Cloud
Cover
Tue
5/17
0" Sunny
63°F
11,400ft
W 5mph
10mph
20%
0" Clear
40°F
11,600ft
NW 5mph
10mph
10%
Wed
5/18
0" Sunny
61°F
12,100ft
WNW 10mph
15mph
10%
0" Clear
39°F
11,800ft
NW 5mph
10mph
10%
Thu
5/19
0" Mostly Sunny
62°F
12,000ft
W 10mph
20mph
20%
0" Clear
41°F
11,500ft
WSW 10mph
20mph
10%
Fri
5/20
0" Partly Cloudy
52°F
10,500ft
WSW 15mph
25mph
40%
0" Partly Cloudy
28°F
↓ Base
WNW 5mph
10mph
50%
Sat
5/21
0" Mostly Sunny
51°F
↓ Base
WSW 10mph
15mph
40%
0" Mostly Clear
34°F
9,900ft
WSW 5mph
10mph
30%
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5/22
0" Mostly Sunny
56°F
10,800ft
SW 10mph
20mph
30%
0" Partly Cloudy
34°F
10,800ft
W 5mph
10mph
50%
Mon
5/23
0" Mostly Sunny
55°F
10,300ft
W 5mph
10mph
40%
0" Clear
35°F
10,100ft
NNW 5mph
10mph
20%
Tue
5/24
0" Sunny
65°F
11,600ft
NW 5mph
10mph
0%
0" Clear
42°F
12,400ft
NNW 5mph
10mph
0%
Wed
5/25
0" Mostly Sunny
69°F
13,100ft
NW 5mph
10mph
20%
0" Mostly Clear
45°F
13,300ft
N 5mph
5mph
30%
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5/26
0" Mostly Sunny
69°F
12,800ft
SW 10mph
15mph
40%
0" Cloudy
44°F
12,000ft
WSW 10mph
10mph
90%
Forecast Elev: 9,810ft Base Elev: 8,790ft Summit Elev: 10,820ft Updated: 19 minutes ago

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Snowfall History
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Resort Reported at Sun Apr 17

Current Weather

48°F
Temperature
5mph
Wind Speed
Mid-Mtn at Tuesday May 17 @ 8:00am MDT

Snowpack

of average for the season
Estimated on Tuesday May 17 @ 6:00am MDT
Calculated from 4 SNOTEL sites within 5 miles of Purgatory at an average elevation of 9390ft. The data is generated by mountain weather stations near Purgatory and is not compiled from official resort measurements. We use weather stations because they update automatically and provide consistent measurements over many decades.
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Village Express Summit
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Village Express Base
Village Express Base
Village Plaza
Village Plaza
US550 At Purgatory Looking North
US550 At Purgatory Looking North
US550 At Purgatory Looking South
US550 At Purgatory Looking South

Daily Snow Forecasts

US and Canada
Final Forecast for 2021-2022
Updated 2 weeks ago Alan Smith
It has been an interesting winter across most of North America with snowy periods interspersed with long dry spells, but April has been colder and snowier than usual for just about all regions. An active pattern will continue across the Northwest & Northern Rockies through the end of the month with snow & rain showers. We also take a look at current snowpack levels and the winter as a whole.
Colorado
The final post of the 2021-2022 season
Updated 2 weeks ago Joel Gratz
It was a season of ups and downs with a slow start, a remarkable comeback just before the new year, a pretty slow January and February, then a ramp-up to end the season. There were dry and frustrating periods, there were deep powder days, and most importantly, we all got out to ride. Thanks for reading, and best wishes for a wonderful spring, summer, and fall!
Chase Powder
Final Post - 21/22 Recap, Highlights, & State of the...
Updated 3 weeks ago Powderchaser Steve
It's always sad to sign off for the season. This season was full of upside and downside swings, large events followed by drought periods. Chasing Powder was essential to staying in the deep and that even included a last-minute trip to Austria. There is some snow in the forecast!

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Avalanche Forecast

Avalanche Forecasts are for use by experienced backcountry travelers in uncontrolled sidecountry and backcountry terrain. These forecasts and conditions do not apply to open, in-bounds terrain at ski resorts, which is subject to avalanche control by local resort ski patrol.

South San Juan Mountains

Colorado Avalanche Information Center

Avalanche Danger
Moderate (2)
Valid Sunday, May 15th 6:00pm MDT 1 day ago
Until Tuesday, May 17th 5:30pm MDT

Heightened avalanche conditions on specific terrain features. Evaluate snow and terrain carefully; identify features of concern.

More Details

The danger rating shown on the map is just one piece of the avalanche forecast. To get the complete forecast, please view the South San Juan Mountains forecast provided by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

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