It’s almost been too nice…at least for what we should expect to experience in late January.  Meanwhile, it has been a good time to rip some groomers, get in a hike, and enjoy the sunshine. Temps have been unseasonably warm lately and we are starting to look towards the next storm cycle.  Things look to spice up as we head…

We are wrapping up our Safety Month events today in the Tilt Terrain park.  We will be focusing on PARK SMART education for our terrain park users.  We will also be hosting a terrain park comp for young riders.  Earlier in the month we covered YOUR RESPONSIBILITY CODE, KIDS ON LIFTS, LIDS ON KIDS and Backcountry/Avalanche Education.  The National Ski Areas…

We have had some snow off and on this week.  Tomorrow looks to bring a more consistent flow with the forecast calling for several inches of snow.  Conditions are great right now.  The groomers are flowing freely and our crew is branching out.  The trees, bowls and other ungroomed slopes are still holding soft turns.  We are open wall to…

Monarch Cat Skiing is off and running for the season.   Our first groups of the year have been out skiing and riding on the cat this week.  Conditions are all time and there are several different pricing options available this season.  We are offering dynamic pricing with discounted seats on weekdays and non-peak times.  There is also a 10% discount…

With the recent storms blanketing the mountain, you can find it all out there.  While there are still plenty of Pow stashes in the trees and in our hike-to zones, our grooming staff have a lot more to work with now that conditions have greatly improved.  We are getting into the part of the season where the night crew can…

We have received FIVE feet of snow here in the last ten days.  The mountain has been completely transformed into a winter wonderland.  Thin areas are covered, lines in the trees have opened up, and we have a solid base that will see us through any future dry spells.  Kudos to the Mountain Ops teams for getting through a very…

What a day!  After a disappointing closure on Saturday, today delivered in a big way.  With almost three feet of new snow in the last five days and 11″ of this falling overnight, it was a banner day out there.  The holiday weekend and the huge snow lead to a very busy day with a lot of happy people out…

Well today didn’t go as we had hoped.  I woke up around 4:30am to a number of emails, texts and a voicemail.  The highway had closed during the night due to blowing snow, avalanches and low visibility.  A few plow drivers on the highway said that it was as bad a night as they remembered.  Our grooming crew said by…

Conditions have greatly improved with 25″ of snow in the last eight days.  Looking ahead, we still have a significant amount of snow in the forecast.  The Open Snow forecast has us at 20″ – 42″ in the next week while NWS 15″ – 33″ by Sunday night.  It’s going to be a wild ride here this weekend with the…

Due to concerns for public safety and the wellbeing of our staff during grooming operations, Monarch Mountain is implementing changes to our uphill policy effective immediately.  During COVID and in the years after the pandemic, we have seen a dramatic increase in uphill traffic at the ski area.  With this spike in usage, the likelihood of an incident involving a…