Purgatory Resort Announces Winter 2022 Holidays Celebration

Purgatory Resort is excited to announce a festive lineup of holiday activities for those who like to get a little merry on the slopes, including skiing with Santa, and the torchlight parade and fireworks display on New Year's Eve. 

Purgatory Resort is the ideal place to ring in the new year after a long day of skiing or snowboarding, with excellent early season conditions and a variety of exciting holiday and on-mountain activities. Bring the kids to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus, and watch the annual torchlight parade and fireworks display light up the night sky. The Village Plaza base area is home to a variety of family-friendly activities, lodging, retail shops, restaurants and bars.

Purgatory 2022 Holiday Schedule

• Santa & Mrs. Claus Visit the Mountain: Thursday, Dec. 22 from 2 - 3:30 pm
  Bring the kids to Purgatory’s base area to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus, and keep an eye out for Santa rushing through the slopes spreading holiday cheer.
  

• New Year’s Eve Torchlight Parade and Fireworks Show:Sat, Dec. 31 from 6 - 6:30 pm
  Watch patrollers and ski instructors ski down the mountain, lighting up the night with bright torchlights. Stay for the fireworks show display over the snow-covered mountain, accompanied by festive music and seasonal drinks.
  

• Snowcat Scenic Tour: open daily, Dec. 17 - Jan. 8, 2023
  A fun outing for the entire family with spectacular panoramic views. The snowcat ride lasts about an hour and the tour lasts about two hours, including a cup of hot cocoa. Three trips per day with various dates this season, tours depart  at 9:30 am, 11:30 am and 1:30 pm. 
  

• PSA Guided Cat Skiing: kicks off for the season Jan. 1
  Purgatory Snowcat Adventures is Colorado's largest snowcat skiing operation with 35,000 acres of guided skiing for advanced to expert skiers and riders. Book your full day adventure here.

• Guided Snowshoe Tours: kicks off for the season Sat, Dec. 24
  Explore Colorado's beautiful San Juan Mountains on a snowshoe tour with an experienced guide. Tours depart daily at 9:30 am and 1:30 pm, weekends and holidays.
  

• Inferno Mountain Coaster: opens for the season Sat, Dec. 24, weather permitting 
  Offers breathtaking mountain views of  the Twilight Peaks, thrilling twists and turns, and lightning-fast descents. Open weekends and holidays, 11 am to 4 pm.
  

• Purgatory’s Tubing Hill: opens for the season on Sat, Dec. 24
  Fly down high-speed, snow-covered tubing lanes at Purgatory's Tubing Hill in the Columbine beginner area. Grab a tube, choose a lane and enjoy the ride, open weekends and daily throughout the holidays from Dec. 24 - Jan. 8. New hours this season, now open from 3 pm - 7 pm under the lights with a bonfire scene.  

Purgatory Resort is known as one of Colorado’s most family-friendly, affordable ski resorts. For the 2022/23 ski season, Purgatory’s demand-based lift ticket pricing Purgatory offers dynamic, demand-based pricing on lift tickets and guests who purchase tickets in advance receive the best pricing. The Power Kids pass is the only pass in North America that grants unlimited free skiing for kids ages 12 and under, no purchase required or blackout dates. Rewards like the Fun Fund offer a $20 resort credit with advance purchase on multi-day lift tickets (holidays excluded). Guests can utilize FunFund credits to purchase on-mountain activities and events, such as the coaster, tubing, scenic cat tours, and more.  

Purgatory’s 2022/23 ski season is underway with $1.25 million in snowmaking upgrades, plus other infrastructure and operations improvements. This winter, Purgatory Resort is open daily from November 19 to April 9, 2023, and on weekends only until April 23 (conditions permitting)