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Purgatory Resort Ski & Snowboard School offers ski lessons, snowboard lessons, and private lessons for all ages, along with multi-week programs. The program includes group lessons for children, youth, and adults, as well as options such as the Snow-burners program, Dev Team program, Jr. Instructor Program, adult clinics, and adaptive sports. Families can also access full-day childcare for younger children, ski school photography, mountain top portraits, races, events, snowcat skiing and cat skiing, guided trips in the backcountry, lift-served mountain biking, scenic chairlift rides, the Inferno Mountain Coaster, and an alpine slide.
• Ages: 1–18 years old
• Schedule: All lessons are scheduled to start December 6th, 2025, during Purgatory Resort daily operations from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
• Price: 1 package, 2 days, $300 for a morning half-day adult lesson, 2 days of rental gear, and a 2-day lift ticket after class, with an optional 2 night stay in a studio for $361.
The program offers a FREE beginner experience for those who are on the snow for the first time. Purgatory Resort features over 1,600 acres of skiable terrain, 107 trails, 11 lifts, multiple terrain parks, a vertical drop of 2,029 feet, and averages 260 inches of snow annually. Purgatory’s exclusive photography partner is Rapid Image Photography. The resort operates the largest cat skiing operation in Colorado with 35,000 acres of terrain outside of the resort boundaries and is described as a family-friendly resort with the area’s only alpine slide. Purgatory Resort is open for its 60th winter season and states that, for nearly six decades, its mission has been to give people the freedom to ski. The package price includes rental gear for 2 days as part of the $300 learn to ski or snowboard offer.
Last updated February 25, 2026.
• Ages: 1–18 years old
• Schedule: All lessons are scheduled to start December 6th, 2025, during Purgatory Resort daily operations from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
• Price: 1 package, 2 days, $300 for a morning half-day adult lesson, 2 days of rental gear, and a 2-day lift ticket after class, with an optional 2 night stay in a studio for $361.
The program offers a FREE beginner experience for those who are on the snow for the first time. Purgatory Resort features over 1,600 acres of skiable terrain, 107 trails, 11 lifts, multiple terrain parks, a vertical drop of 2,029 feet, and averages 260 inches of snow annually. Purgatory’s exclusive photography partner is Rapid Image Photography. The resort operates the largest cat skiing operation in Colorado with 35,000 acres of terrain outside of the resort boundaries and is described as a family-friendly resort with the area’s only alpine slide. Purgatory Resort is open for its 60th winter season and states that, for nearly six decades, its mission has been to give people the freedom to ski. The package price includes rental gear for 2 days as part of the $300 learn to ski or snowboard offer.
Last updated February 25, 2026.
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