| | Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort, Colorado - First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | The proposed deal was a simple one: if I was willing to drive a van full of teenagers for a total of four days, from Texas to Colorado, I'd get to ski for three days at Purgatory, Colorado. It seemed like a no-brainer. |
 | | After two days of driving a church van full of teenagers, I was beginning to wonder if this was a such a good deal. My doubts quickly disappeared, however, as I clicked into my bindings and headed over to the Needles lift following our arrival. |
 | | Although the first day began sunny and cold, that day’s high temperature of 60 degrees made for slushy conditions near the base during the afternoon. Although the second day started off much the same, the forecast high dropped to 40 degrees with intermittent light snow in the afternoon. |
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