Construction was well underway on the new Colorado Couloir Lift on Thursday at Purgatory Resort at the southwest end of the Gelande overflow parking lot. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Construction was well underway on the new Colorado Couloir Lift on Thursday at Purgatory Resort at the southwest end of the Gelande overflow parking lot. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride

Construction was well underway on the new Colorado Couloir Lift on Thursday at Purgatory Resort at the southwest end of the Gelande overflow parking lot. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Construction was well underway on the new Colorado Couloir Lift on Thursday at Purgatory Resort at the southwest end of the Gelande overflow parking lot. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Construction was well underway on the new Colorado Couloir Lift on Thursday at Purgatory Resort at the southwest end of the Gelande overflow parking lot. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Construction was well underway on the new Colorado Couloir Lift on Thursday at Purgatory Resort at the southwest end of the Gelande overflow parking lot. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Construction was well underway on the new Colorado Couloir Lift on Thursday at Purgatory Resort at the southwest end of the Gelande overflow parking lot. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Construction was well underway on the new Colorado Couloir Lift on Thursday at Purgatory Resort at the southwest end of the Gelande overflow parking lot. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Construction was well underway on the new Colorado Couloir Lift on Thursday at Purgatory Resort at the southwest end of the Gelande overflow parking lot. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Construction was well underway on the new Colorado Couloir Lift on Thursday at Purgatory Resort at the southwest end of the Gelande overflow parking lot. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride