Winter has returned with a vengeance. We had some big winds overnight and blustery conditions today. The storm really kicked into high gear just before daybreak with intense snowfall rates for several hours. We were able to keep a few lifts spinning (kudos to Lift Maintenance) and the snow conditions were WAY DEEPER than what we had reported at 5:30am.…
The Slope Maintenance team wrapped up their Saturday morning in an echelon on their way back to the shop. That’s how you get it done! Fresh corduroy anyone?
Monarch is hosting our Junior IFSA event today and tomorrow in Mirkwood Basin. This event features young riders from two age classifications. Today was the 12-14 age group and tomorrow we will see the U12 skiers/riders shredding from top to bottom. This event hosts teams from around the state and beyond show up to rip at Monarch. I say this…
We had some new snow last night and a bit more today. The mountain skied really well on the lee slopes and we have additional snowfall on the way tonight and tomorrow. We are experiencing some high winds with this storm and have seen a few wind holds on some lifts. We’ll see what the winds do on Tuesday, but…
The Environmental Assessment and Draft Decision Notice has been made available for the proposed No Name expansion at Monarch. This project aims to add 377 acres of skiing and riding to our current special use permit area. The expansion would include several cleared trails, gladed areas, an aerial ski lift and additional improvements. This is a major milestone and one…
Never stop exploring the options!
Our Wings Pass launches tomorrow. This pass is valid for the rest of this winter season and ALL of next season. This is quite the deal as there are around 50ish days left in the ski season for this year and we should have have around a 135 day season to look forward to in 2024-25. If you have it…
What else do you need? Great snow and coverage. Check. Bluebird skies. Check. More snow in the forecast. Check. As Beas would say…NJOY!
The Slope Maintenance team has been hard at work. The guys groomed out about half of our named trails last night including a few of our steeper ones that are in the rotation. They have really been doing an amazing job behind the scenes prepping the mountain while all of us are fast asleep. I also want to give props…
