We have another wiggle that has popped up this spring! It’s on the skier’s left side of Short-N-Sweet. A wiggle is a bit like a ski luge run that forms from hundreds of people skiing the same line over and over until it’s carved into the snow surface. Ride it if you can!
We are closing No Name Basin today. While it has been a challenging snow season, our team can take a lot of pride in all of the hard work that was put in on the west side of the Divide. It was a heroic effort to get this project approved, built, and opened during the low tide winter of 2025/26. …
Our Slope Maintenance Department continues to amaze each and every day! During this challenging winter they have consistently worked to farm snow, move snow, patch thin spots, and keep our terrain and operations moving forward. The last few days, Malcolm has been over at the Tubing Park utilizing the Bobcat with the snowblower implement as a snowmaking machine. Adapt and…
If you are interested in ski area operations, one of the best sites out there to follow is Lift Blog. This site contains a ton of articles that cover proposed and planned new lifts as well as other ski area and lift-related news. One of the most impressive parts of this website, is the database and photographs of every lift…
Unfortunately, due to the Xcel Energy enhanced powerline safety settings and subsequent power outage on our transmission/feeder line, Monarch Mountain is unable to operate today (Sunday-March 15th). Our Guest Service team will be issuing refunds automatically. If you purchased a ticket, please allow up to 24-hours for the update to appear in the system. If you haven’t seen a refund…
We had a visitor last weekend near our Children’s Center that was hanging out with the other animals. Which one is real?
We picked up an incredible 16″ of snow in the last 24 hours. This was the storm we have been waiting for and the day was filled with pow turns, face shots, and smiling people!
We recently wrapped up several IFSA events here at Monarch. These junior competitions were held on High Anxiety and in Mirkwood Basin. These Freeride events see teams from all over Colorado and New Mexico compete for bragging rights and a spot in the IFSA Rankings. Kudos to all of the athletes and their incredible families for showing up BIG! We…
Monarch Cat Skiing is up and running! Our program offers guided backcountry tours on 1635 acres of incredible terrain located to the north of the ski area. We had a few small groups go out in January with very limited terrain available. However, the Cat Skiing crew remained diligent in working the terrain with each passing storm. These efforts included…
