The MCS and Patrol team have been working hard these last few weeks getting this terrain ready.  As promised, we were able to deliver everyone a very nice Christmas present.  We have five out of eight trails open.  Elation 0-3, Orcs, Mirkwood Bowl, Mirkwood Trees and Southbound.  Enjoy!

Hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas day with friends, family and chilly but incredible conditions at Monarch!

Mother Nature came through with a holiday gift.  We received 5″ of snow in the last 24 hours with a few more expected today.  The mountain is skiing AMAZING right now.  It literally is the storm that saved Christmas.  Enjoy!

We had a bit of snow this morning and it looks like there is more on the way this weekend.  A storm is rolling in and we are looking for snow to arrive on Friday night or Saturday morning.  Snow looks to continue through the weekend.  It should be a very Merry Christmas.

The Patrol team did it again.  We now have even more terrain offerings with the opening of Outback and Shagnasty yesterday.  These trails feature high alpine open bowls that quickly funnel down into the runout or deliver gladed terrain off to the sides of the run.  Set on the Continental Divide, with a leeward facing slope, some of the best…

Our team of Cat Skiing guides and Ski Patrollers have been working to mitigate avalanche hazards in Mirkwood and the Cat Skiing terrain.  Getting this terrain ready for public use takes several weeks and we utilize a few different tactics in our approach. Our first round of efforts involves the use of explosives to test instabilities in the snowpack.  This…

An intense band of snow moved in yesterday afternoon blanketing the mountain in a sea of white this morning.  The groomed out trails and the soft stashes are all skiing excellent this morning.  We should have ourselves a great couple of days riding out this fresh snow.  Ski you soon!

It’s one of the best at Monarch.  The original location of our first aerial lift.  A classic fixed-grip/double chair ride up the mountain.  Easy access to the Uppers pod of trails for the adventurous spirit.  The choice of frontside or backside greens for the newer skiers & riders.  Everything in between for everybody else.  Whatever you are looking for, Garfield…

It has really been a great string of days up here.  We opened on Wednesday with excellent conditions and a solid amount of the mountain open.  Things have only improved since then with the Fri/Sat storm.  We opened additional terrain and a critical lift that helps us continue to make strides elsewhere.  On top of all of those accomplishments, there…

Things just keep getting better!  With an additional 5″ of snow in the last 24hrs and a lot of hard work from the Mtn Ops team, we were able to open the Breezeway Lift today.  Terrain openings included three intermediate trails (Little Mo, Lower Hall’s Alley, Ramble On) and three advanced trails (B’s Bash, Geno’s Meadow, Upper Hall’s Alley).  Tilt,…