The transition season is always an interesting one. We still have a ton of snow on the mountain but things around the base are starting to thin out some. The weather seems to be a mixed bag where you can see a bit of every type of weather in a day. Sunny mornings followed by convective waves of rain, graupel…

Winter decided it wasn’t quite over yet. We picked up around 6″ of high density snow overnight and through the morning. Where a smooth surface existed underneath the new snow, there were very good powder turns to be found.

We have had some beautiful spring days here to start the week. There have been some perfect spring conditions right around mid-day that have made for some great corn skiing and a really fun lunch lap. Despite the warm weather, it looks like winter isn’t quite over yet and will make a return on Thursday.

A nice little view from the top. Still a lot of snow on the mountain but the peaks are starting to look a bit patchy. After some warm days and a return of the wind, the mountains have taken on a springtime look. Snow on the leeward faces and gullies with bare ground on those facing the wind. Looks like…

I’m still trying to get out a few times per week for a ski tour. It’s been a warm week and some areas are starting to melt around the base area. However, there is still a lot of snow up on the mountain. It’s all about choosing the right time of day to get out when it’s not a frozen…

Is it mid-winter or spring? After several storms rolled through at the end of April, the peaks are looking beautiful under a blanket of snow. These spring storms have rolled in a bit warmer than our mid-winter storms and have brought with them a high moisture content with each event. This has helped to bolster our snowpack and subsequent runoff…

Ok. It was showers in town. Up here it was a foot of fresh. We always seem to get one or two big storms after we close. This was one of them. We picked up a few inches yesterday and then the fun started overnight. We ended up with 13″ at our snow study with another solid inch of water…

Just because we are closed for the winter season doesn’t mean there aren’t opportunities to still go skiing! In addition to the spring skiing available here at Monarch through our Uphill Policy, there are still some other options out there. For those who had the Regular Monarch Season Pass for the 2022/23 winter season there are ski-away options remaining. There…

The mountain sure is quiet this week. It always takes a while to transition from the operating season to the off-season. The mountain ops crews have been busy tearing down the mountain and the base area staff have been cleaning and tidying up the place. It looks like we may still have some more snow in our future up here…

We had a really nice storm roll through on Friday night. It was just enough to freshen up the place in time for our last few days of the 2022-23 winter season. We have one more day to cruise our favorite groomer, rip through our best tree stash, or hike to the top of Mirkwood. Hope to see you here…