Closing for the day on Wednesday was definitely the right call. We experienced some crazy wind and weather up here. All weather stations were knocked offline along with our solar array at the top of Pioneer. So, we don’t know exactly what the ridgetop wind speeds were. We had gusts of 60’s and 70’s at the top of the lifts…
The Mountain Ops team was quick to act on getting another lift and some more terrain open for day two. The Panorama lift (one of the best fixed grip double lift rides out there) with the Skywalker side of the ridge is now open! Patrol worked to get one more advanced trail open (Mirage) and more terrain openings are in…
We are watching things closely as the upcoming round of snow develops. So far we have only seen 4″ of snow in the last few days. We are really looking for double digits this week to make a positive change out there on some of our previously bare slopes and lift unload ramps. While there are some huge forecasts out…
I know everyone is chomping at the bit and excited for winter. We are too! We’re all hopeful that the snow in the forecast this week will enable Monarch to open soon. Once we do get snow, it will take a concerted effort by our staff to work towards getting the mountain open. With the incoming storm this week, we…
The Slope Maintenance crew was able to get a few snowcats out to start track packing this week. This process helps to consolidate our basal snow layers while creating a snow surface that can better capture future snowfall. For the last few weeks, we had left our thin snowpack intact to help cover the slopes, reflect the sun, and cool…
As mentioned in an earlier post, the mountain continues to hold snow on certain aspects. As we approach the winter solstice, the sun is tracking lower in the sky with each passing day. Combined with relatively cool temps at night, we have managed to hang onto much of the snow we received in October and November on the north and…
While we wait for winter to show up, there are still some skiing options available with your Monarch Season Pass. I skied some laps at a couple of our partner areas earlier this week. Both Loveland and A-Basin have a few lifts open along with a handful of trails. In addition to these ski areas, there are a couple more…
With the recent snow this week, we were able to begin some of our harvesting techniques. Each year during the start of winter, we harvest our piles of snow after plowing the lot. The first few snows of the season are plowed off the edge of the lot in order to clean the surface. Subsequent snowfalls are then collected and…
Our new cat barn is complete and has received its final inspection. We decided to call this structure the barn because we already have two “shops” in this zone. lt also has a road base floor, so the name seemed appropriate. As described in an earlier post, this is going to be a really nice facility for our snowcats and…
