With the Mirkwood hike-to open now, some of the best views on the mountain are just a hike away.

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…

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…

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…

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!

Today we will open the Outback and Shagnasty trails.  These trails offer wind loaded bowl skiing that funnels down into some fun glades before reaching the Pano flats.  We now have all of our lift served terrain open!  Enjoy.

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…

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.

The mountain looks nothing like it did a week ago.  The storm over the last few days has transformed the ski area and enabled the Mountain Operations team to open up additional lifts and terrain in a very short period of time.  Pano opened today along with several trails that have nearly doubled our offerings after opening less than a…

We have a Big Storm on the way over the next 48 hours.  This is just what we need to add to our early season base of settled snow here at the mountain. If things pan out as forecasted, we can work towards getting additional lifts and terrain open over the next several days.  Meanwhile, stay tuned to our website…