Tilt

The Park Crew was able to get a few features open in Tilt, our beginner freestyle terrain park. Tilt is located just below the base of the Panorama lift and is geared towards the beginner to intermediate skier and snowboarder. Low boxes, rails, and jumps are perfect for those who are new to the park scene or those who want…

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More Terrain

With the continued snowfall since our opening on December 1st, our Ski Patrol team has made a concerted effort into additional terrain. This work has enabled us to open up a lot more skiing and riding in our Black Diamond terrain. Open trails now include all of Pano Ridge (Mirage, Sheer-Rocko, High Anxiety, JR’s, Zipper and Dire Straits). Patrol was…

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Snowcat Roads

The Cat Skiing operators have been pushing out and building our over-the-snow roads in our MCS terrain. The ridge roads usually get built out fairly quickly while the drops to the pick ups take a bit more effort. Several of these drops involve the use of a winch cat to lower and raise the snowcat into and out of this…

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Good to be open

It’s good to be riding lifts, making turns, and seeing friends back at the mountain once again. We do have early season conditions to be mindful of, but there is some really good skiing/riding to be had if you know where to look. Sidewinder, Romp, Upper Tango, Great Divide, Ticaboo, Picante, Little Joe, Drifter, Liberty, Short N Sweet, Toddler, Freeway,…

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Dec 1 Opening!

With the most recent snowfall and additional storms in the forecast, we will be opening tomorrow on Thursday-December 1st!! Mountain operations has been hard at work getting everything ready for the big day. Here are the details on what lifts and terrain will be open: Lifts Open-Caterpillar, Panorama, Pioneer and Tumbelina Easiest/Green Trails– Butterfly, Drifter, Glade, KC Cutoff, Liberty, Little…

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Uphill Access Closed

Snow is in the forecast and we’re all hopeful that it will enable Monarch Mountain to open soon. With the incoming storm this week, we are closing uphill access effective at 4pm today (Monday-November 28th) until the mountain is open. With the large increase in uphill traffic (skinners) that we have hosted the last few seasons, we have recognized that…

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