The snow has returned. This storm is coming in warm with high density snow which is just what we needed. The skiing is getting better by the hour and we should be in for a very nice weekend!
Here’s to 2026 bringing us good times with family, friends, and powder days in No Name Basin!
Our grooming crew continues to impress each and every night. Not just Tyler for providing this amazing photo, but for how they continue to do a lot with just a little. While this hasn’t been the deepest start to winter for much of Colorado and the West, our team of snowcat operators are still out there working their magic after…
The mountain conditions are skiing well despite what you may see in the news about ski areas elsewhere in Colorado. We have seven lifts spinning with over fifty open trails to choose from. Our fantastic group of Snowcat Operators and incredible team of Ski Patrollers continue to do a lot with a little. Our location perched high on the Continental…
The Mtn Ops teams have been working the trails in No Name Basin. Our snowcat operators have been dozing snow along our fences and track-packing where we can. The Ski Patrol crew has been ski cutting, stepping creeks, and stringing boundary ropes. Our Lift Maintenance and Lift Ops departments have the load and unload areas ready to go and the…
Our Cat Skiing crew has been pushing out beyond the boundaries of our lift-served terrain. The guides and operators have been building our over the snow roads and conducting the initial rounds of avalanche mitigation work. Our mitigation strategies include the use of explosives, ski cutting/stepping, and utilizing the disruption roller. The roller disrupts shear plane layers within the snow…
With Breezeway open, we now turn our attention to the next pieces of terrain…No Name Basin and Mirkwood. Having the Breezeway Lift access and the top Patrol duty station staffed every day definitely makes this a convenient launching point for getting into these next areas to work. We have been track packing, dozing snow, ski-cutting, and stepping areas in No…
Get ready for another lift and more terrain to OPEN! The Breezeway Lift will be spinning tomorrow (Thursday-Dec. 11th) with a solid selection of trails open for skiing and riding. Uphill Access on the Little Mo trail will open at 9am. Early morning Uphill Access (6am-9am) on the Little Mo trail will open for the season on the following day…
As promised, Monarch has delivered with more trail openings. The Patrol team opened up all of “Pano Ridge” on Saturday afternoon and the “Uppers” pod adjacent to the Garfield Lift on Sunday. The crew worked incredibly hard to hang tower pads, step rock bands, ski-cut, string ropes, place signs, and open a ton of advanced terrain. Be sure to thank…
This is just what the doctor ordered! Today’s storm is coming in strong and delivering the goods. The snow is more dense (almost 12% water content) than our recent storms and is perfect for continuing to build our base. Patrol is out working the terrain and there should be some significant trail openings headed your way!