One other strategy we employ in the fall is to cut some of our tall grasses down on runouts, most beginner trails, and a few intermediate trails. This allows our early season snowfall a smoother surface to adhere to that is quickly covered. This helps to change the albedo of the surface which causes sunlight to be reflected while promoting…
It has been an amazing fall season this year. The colors have lingered for several weeks now. The weather has included primarily bright and sunny days with some snow events in the mix. It looks like we could see some more snow in the high country next week. It’s getting to be that time to start thinking about winter!
We will be hosting our pubic meetings this week to discuss the details within the No Name expansion proposal. We will meet in Poncha Springs at the Fairgrounds on Wednesday, October 4th from 6pm-8pm. On the following day (Oct 5th), we will meet in Gunnison at the Public Library from 6pm-8pm. Hope you can join us!
It’s that time of year again. The aspens and cottonwoods are turning and a golden hue lines the creeks and mountainsides. I love this time of year with the cool mornings and bluebird afternoons. The changing colors have been particularly good this year. Throw in a few days that have also had snow-capped peaks and it doesn’t get much better.…
We have such a nice backdrop to the ski area with the high peaks of the Sawatch Range towering above.
The following is a guest post from Randy Stroud, GM/COO Leave a comment here. As of Friday September 22, 2023 we have officially started the approval process for the project that has been top of mind for all of you … the No Name Basin terrain expansion project. The Master Development Plan that was accepted by the Forest Service back…
The official “Notice of Proposed Action” for the No Name Basin – Ski Area Terrain Expansion has been published by the USFS. This proposal aims to add 377 acres of lift-served skiing to the Monarch Mountain experience. For more information on the proposed project and to make comments on it, please visit the USFS SOPA page at this link.
We recently added another vault toilet up in the north end of the Paradise Lot. This new improvement should come in handy for our coffee infused guests as they arrive at the ski area this winter!
As described in an earlier post, the local crew from Terra Firma Forestry has been busy clearing the small dead standing trees out along Mirkwood Ridge. The trees are not being removed but we are instead utilizing a lop and scatter technique. This involves cutting the trees into smaller pieces and scattering them out on the forest floor. This is…
We picked up our first snow of the season today. The cold front moved in overnight and gave us a little taste of winter. It looks to warm up over the weekend so this snow won’t last for long. I know it’s only mid-September but it sure gets us thinking about skiing and riding!
