It was great to see Salida’s premier event back at our town’s signature event. FIBArk returned this weekend in (almost) full force after a long year of dealing with the pandemic. PT and Mike entertained the crowd like they have for decades and it was amazing to laugh and feel normal. Kudos to the FIBArk board for all the planning…
We have been working for several years to create better access to a portion of our permitted cat skiing terrain. Monarch was recently approved by the USFS and through USFWS consultation to create an over the snow access to this piece of terrain. This zone features southeast facing lines through cliff bands to a pick-up location down in the lower…
Here is another look at how little snow is left on the mountain.
We still have some drifts on our maintenance roads to clear out but things are opening up. It was great to get up on the mountain today and take a closer look at some projects to come. Stay tuned.
It’s that time of year to swap out ski trails for single-track trails. I really love both…I’m glad I don’t have to choose!
We still have a few snowfields on the mountain that are hanging on. After a cool couple of weeks, things look to warm up next week with temps reaching into the 60’s on the Divide. We plan to get out of the base area and onto some mountain projects soon.
Just the summit of Pano was peeking through on the last day of May. There are some flakes flying today and we are still looking for summer up here.
I made it up to A-Basin the other day for one final day of accessing the slopes via a ski lift. They are the last remaining ski area in Colorado that is open for lift served skiing and riding. A-Basin is scheduled to close on June 6th. As a Monarch season pass holder, you get three free days at A-Basin.…
The mountains during this time of year remind me of an American Paint.
Our snowpack is continuing to disappear despite several snowstorms this spring. We have had some rain which seems to expedite the process. The north and east facing slopes are still holding on but are starting to get a bit patchy. Won’t be long now.
