Durango-to-Purgatory Resort route a hotbed of activity Durango, Colorado Currently Tue 26% chance of precipitation 56% chance of precipitation 51% chance of precipitation 66% chance of precipitation Law enforcement sees increase of DUIs, speeding during winter months on Hwy. 550 Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 5:03 AM Durango-to-Purgatory Resort route a hotbed of activity Colorado State Patrol trooper Gabe Watkins pulls over a driver Friday on U.S. Highway 550, north of Durango. Watkins and another trooper were assigned to increase patrolling on the highway from Durango to Purgatory Resort. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Escuchar en Español: Loading the Español audio player... New technology allows Colorado State Patrol to pinpoint where hotbeds of activity are, and in winter, the bull’s-eye falls on the 25-mile route from Durango to Purgatory Resort.