Here is another shot from my ski tour on the mountain last Friday. The south slopes were starting to show while the north facing ones were still holding on. Looks like some more snow arriving this week on Wednesday and Thursday along with a drastic drop in temperature. After that, our next shot of winter weather looks to be arriving…
With the snow earlier in the week, we are getting a glimpse of what’s to come. It looks like there could be some more snow in the forecast for next week and the following one. Keep on dancin’ out there!
With this recent storm, our slope maintenance operators are starting to track-pack some of our trails. They are focusing primarily on our low angle and easiest trails along with a few intermediate ones. This process helps to compact layers while creating a rippled surface where additional snowfall can adhere to. It’s always a great sign that winter is on the…
We had some decent snow earlier in the month. After several weeks of warm and dry weather, winter makes it return this weekend. We have picked up about 8″ of snow so far with more in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow. Keep it coming!
We have been putting in a significant effort over the last few years to update our fleet of snowcats. Our latest addition was delivered last week from our friends over at Prinoth. This brand new Bison groomer will assist our slope maintenance team in laying down perfect corduroy on the mountain. This cat has all the latest features in technology…
The guys over at the shop have been hard at work during the off season. They spend months and months going through each implement, snowblower, snowmobile, car, truck, bus, snowcat, bobcat and loader. This is a dedicated team that puts in a ton of effort in the off-season making sure that everything will be ready when the snow flies. Kudos…
Our Lift Maintenance team has been hard at work all summer getting the lift fleet ready for the upcoming season. Each aerial lift undergoes a load test when there is a major modification and/or every seven years. This involves adding weight to each uphill chair to simulate a loaded lift. The Lift Maintenance team fills multiple bins of water on…
As we have done over the last few years, the Mtn Ops team has added a few more permanent snowfences this summer. These three new fences are located on the upper portion of the Great Divide trail. The skier’s right side of Great Divide has typically been a tough spot during the first half of the winter due to wind…
We picked up our first significant snowfall of the season. The earlier rounds of snow this fall seemed to come and go, but it’s likely that this latest storm will stick around on the north slopes for the duration of the season. Looking out at the long range forecast, it appears that there could be some more winter activity towards…
The retaining wall at the top of Pioneer is another project that you may notice upon your return to Monarch this winter. Our lift maintenance team built this to address a few issues up top. One was to increase the size of the downhill side of the unload ramp. This will better facilitate downloading guests and offloading those who may…
