Pleasures of Purgatory You don't have to commit a mortal sin to visit Purgatory but you might lose your soul to this Colorado resort. It's far nearer heaven than hell

From: Evening Standard - London | Date: January 19, 2001| Author: JAMES BEDDING | Copyright information

A WOMAN in a tight leopard-skin top and black leggings was belting out Honky Tonk Blues, accompanied by three musicians with copious facial hair, in front of an audience dressed in ski boots and cowboy hats. A sign on the wall of Farquhart's bar warned against the perils of overdrinking, concluding: "Please help us to make your visit to Purgatory a safe and pleasant one - The Management."

Only in America could you find a ski resort with a name like Purgatory. And this being the United...

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