Looks like its going to be a short summer up here. We are in store for FEET of snow this week. For anyone touring up here this week or weekend, I have a few items for you. We have started timber cutting operations in the lower Panorama Basin. So, we have trees down (that will likely get buried by snow)…
Well, we finally reached what would have been our official (although extended) closing date of April 12th. With the early closure of Colorado ski areas in mid-March, we did miss out on 29 days of skiing/riding along with awesome spring events like Kayaks on Snow. Despite the early closure, Monarch Mountain was open for 119 days of ski area operations…
We have announced that we are extending our season by one week with a scheduled closing day on April 12th. Not only did we open on Nov 1st (our earliest opening in 50 years), but we are now staying open into mid-April. Oh, and don’t forget the bonus day today due to leap year. All of these days add up…
We have reopened for our final weekend of operations. We will be open Fri-Sun with all kinds of activities going on up at the Mountain. Kayaks on Snow is scheduled for 11am on Saturday and the course is coming together. The banks are built, the pond liner is stretched out, and we will fill it tonight. Sunday brings the Parking…
The first bonus weekend dished out some great skiing conditions. We had powder turns, carvable groomers and wind buffed slopes. We also experienced cooler temps and blue skies mixed with stormy moments. A classic mixed bag of Colorado spring-time weather. We will shut down this week Mon-Thurs and then reopen for our final weekend (Fri-Sun) April 19-21. We have a…
Due to the deep snow and stellar conditions, Monarch Mountain is happy to announce that we will be extending the season and remain open for two additional weekends beyond our scheduled closing date. We were originally planning to wrap up the season on Sunday-April 7th. We will now stay open for two additional weekends (April 12th, 13th, 14th and April…