Solstice

Today is the winter solstice.  It’s the shortest day, the longest night, and the official start of winter. It hasn’t felt like winter lately as we’ve had a long string of sunny and warm days in December. While it was a great start with the early opening and there is still decent coverage on the mountain, we are ready for…

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IS OPEN!

Our Cat Skiing and Patrol teams have been hard at work since the earlier storms this winter.  We continue to reap the rewards of their efforts.  Mirkwood is now open!  We used a unique strategy for the ski area when we opened the mountain for the first time without Sleepy Hollow, we are also using a new tactic for opening…

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Dropping NN

Our snowcat operators have started the exploration process in No Name Basin.  Thanks to BL and Chris for the photo from Wednesday’s mission.  We are track-packing and even grooming some slopes as we discover what we can do on our newly cut trails. This winter is all about determining…What can be free-groomed? What slopes require a winch cat? Where should…

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New Bison Snowcat

We just received our brand new Prinoth Bison snowcat this week. Thanks to Malcolm for grabbing this sweet pic on its maiden voyage!  This snowcat is designed to deliver perfectly groomed slopes on a variety of terrain. Monarch has continued to invest in our fleet with the goal of providing an outstanding snow surface for our guests on everything from…

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NN Flyover

Here is an incredible close-up photo of the freshly cut ski trails in No Name Basin.  It’s so exciting to think about having a lift back there next season and lapping all of those lines.  Meanwhile, this terrain is available for our cat skiing guests this season.  Thanks to Dave from MCS for such a great shot!

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Next Up-Breezeway

In my earlier post on November 23rd, I outlined our upcoming goals for trail/lift openings and tubing operations.  With the huge storm and the dedication of our Mtn Ops team, we have accomplished all of those goals in six days.  We now turn to opening our next lift and big piece of terrain.  The Patrol team has conducted ski cutting…

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Happy Thanksgiving!

We have a lot to be Thankful for!  Monarch is open and we just received an amazing 30″ storm.  The Panorama lift is spinning and the entire Pano ridge will open today.  Friends, family, food, football and Salida’s own Next Last Waltz performing the Band’s Thanksgiving Day show.

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