Our crews have been out and around the mountain the past few days assessing what everything looks like after the past storm cycle.  There are some good pockets of snow and the mountain is in great shape for it being Nov 7th.  That being said, we have some warmer temps and dry conditions over the next 10 days and don’t quite have enough snow to open yet.  Keep doing your snow dances because they have been working so far!  We normally hope to be open for Thanksgiving and any earlier is a bonus so the fact that we are even poking around the first week of November is an incredibly positive sign.  The #1 thing that sets Monarch apart from other ski areas will always be our incredible employees and guests but right after that is the fact that we rely on all natural snow.  It is a waiting game this time of year, but the patience will be rewarded once we get a few more storms and are cruising through that soft all natural snow!