Our Lift Maintenance team has finished up installing restraint bars on the Panorama Lift chairs (carriers). There are one hundred and thirty two carriers on the Pano lift and we now have four aerial lifts that feature these bars. These lifts include Panorama, Pioneer, Tomichi, and Tumbelina. On days when all our lifts are operating this winter, every lift served…
What an amazing night! The Aurora Borealis was on full display more than I can recall ever seeing in Colorado. This shot of the Northern Lights was taken up at the Monarch Crest by Dave Frassati and included our classic Sno-Go in the foreground. The Sno-Go was an early snow removal machine developed in the 1930’s right around the time…
The Tomichi Lift and our bottom terminal improvements are ready and waiting for winter. It looks like some snow may just show up here starting next weekend. Stay positive and stay tuned!
We still have a little snow lurking in the shadows of our north facing slopes. Here is a peek at Mirkwood Basin. We are watching the weather and starting our annual rituals to make winter happen. It looks like a potential change in the pattern around mid-November. It’s not looking like a significant storm yet, but a break in the…
The new trail maps that include the NNB terrain are being installed on the mountain. Kudos to our Marketing team for the working on the layout and to Vista Map for the trail map design. Additional directional signage is being installed as well in key locations to help guide our guests into and out from No Name Basin. I can’t…
Our Property Maintenance team is putting the final touches on the warming hut at the bottom of No Name Basin. This 20′ x 30′ station was engineered and fabricated by Alaska Structures. This basic outpost on the western slope will provide a lighted and heated space with some picnic tables inside. If you are looking to spend the day spinning…
We picked up a few inches of snow today and the new lift looks even better with a little snow! Thanks to Taylor from Lift Maintenance who took some time from building the unloading deck to grab this pic. Who is getting excited?
Our storm from last week has melted out and is lingering only in the high elevation shadows of north facing slopes and on the upper reaches of the peaks nearby. It looks like we have some more snow in the forecast for Thursday and Friday with some additional chances early next week. This is that time of year when we…
The new RFID gates have been installed at the bottom of the Tomichi Lift in No Name Basin. Kudos to our Lift Maintenance crew for their hard work getting these installed and to our I.T. staff for dialing in the back-end of the system. The Monarch team has also been busy installing the signage, constructing the loading and operator decks,…
Our new trail signs for No Name Basin are on site and the Patrol team has been busy getting posts in the ground and signs installed. There is something about getting these up that is really making it feel like part of the ski area back there. Which one will be your first lap?
