While the morning didn’t bring new snow, it offered a beautiful sunrise over Gunbarrel.  We are moving into the second half of the ski season as we head into February.  So far, its been a good season with the early opening and for the most part, great coverage on our trails thus far.  While we are ready for the next…

We conducted several tours of the No Name Basin terrain last week.  These included the USFS site visit; a marketing tour with photographers, videographers, and drone work; and a day with local and state legislators.  We are getting a good idea of what this experience will be like with a few groomed trails, open glades, powder stashes, and a very…

We have had several nice days in a row and a week of dry weather.  I have to admit that after the extremely cold temps last week, the warm days do feel pretty good.  However, it is mid-winter and we all want some more powder days.  With this in mind, we are now looking for the next storm on the…

We toured the new network of ski trails in No Name Basin with our partners from the USFS today.  This group included staff from the Mountain Resorts Team, the Pike-San Isabel National Forest Supervisor’s office in Pueblo, and the Salida Ranger District.  Many of these individuals were involved through the full process as the project was formally proposed, through the…

As has been the case lately here at Monarch, our storm outproduced the forecast early this morning in delivering a quick six inches of snow.  We reported 4″ at 5:30am and picked up a few more inches before the storm subsided mid-morning.  It was one of those days where we thought we would only get a few inches of snow…

A few of us were able to attend the NSAA Winter Conference at Palisades Tahoe in California this week.  The National Ski Areas Association is made up of over 300 ski areas across the nation and hosts this event at different resorts each winter season.  There were two days of great sessions that covered hot topics in the ski industry…

Today was a perfect day with blue skies and soft snow.  We’ve reported new snow on fifteen of the last seventeen days and received two feet of fresh snow in the last eight days.  It goes without saying, that the mountain is in very good shape and the conditions are excellent right now on all aspects and elevations. There are…

We recently held our first tour of the new trails in No Name Basin.  As detailed in several posts last summer, the timber crew worked to clear out the majority of our designated ski trails.  This winter is our opportunity to test these trails out prior to installing the lift next summer.  The bottom terminal area is adjacent to one…

Our Cat Skiing operations are underway and our first tour went out today!  With the recent snow, the conditions are starting out PRIMO!  We still have some openings in January and our season pass holders can book their seats for a 40% discount.  What are you waiting for?

This afternoon, Saturday, January 4, at 3:24 pm, Monarch Mountain Ski Patrol responded to a mechanical issue on the Garfield lift, 43 people were safely evacuated from the lift and there were no injuries. I would like to acknowledge the professionalism and dedication of the Monarch Mountain Ski Patrol, Lift Maintenance, and Base Area Services teams, which train extensively for…