We have been seeing some massive progress the past couple of weeks on our Paradise parking expansion as every day we are seeing massive amounts of dirt being moved from the cut to fill areas. As with most big projects, the first steps take the longest. For those who have been following along the full process through planning, approval, timber…
Monarch’s unofficial uphill champion is our Director of Brand Experience, Eva Egbert. This season she will be slowed by an unfortunate Pickleball injury, but normally she is getting in 150 days or more of uphill skiing; a bar so high that none of us can come close to keeping up. When she is not skinning up the mountain, Eva oversees…
The rain/snow line from this past storm cycle was just too high to bring snow to Monarch. This picture from the Crest shows how snow stuck to Bald Mountain (12,856′) and Mount Aetna (13,752′) but didn’t quite make it down to the top of Mirkwood (11,952′). It would have been exciting to see snow at Monarch, but in reality, it…
I recently came across this old photo of our Children’s Center from the late 80’s. From the time it was built in 1984 until the early 2000’s, the Children’s Center was famous amongst all kids as the “Jellybean Jungle”. In case you have ever wondered why our Snowsports only lift(s) were named Safari and Congo (removed 2018), the names were…
I wanted to take a second and introduce Monarch’s new Ski Patrol Manager, Aaron Peyrouse. He is actually in no way “the new guy” as Aaron has been a part of Monarch Ski Patrol and Monarch Cat Skiing since 2010, but we are excited that he has rejoined the management team in this critical role. Aaron has over 20 years…
It may get some pretty flowers from time to time but Canadian Thistle is an invasive species that we try and keep the mountain clear of. We are always on the lookout for patches of thistle such as this one and are ready to pull and bag it so that it doesn’t spread. Keeping Monarch free if invasive species is…
6:04pm MST today marks the Autumnal Equinox which is when the sun is directly over the equator, marking the official start of Fall in the Northern Hemisphere. The Royal Observatory of Greenwich website has an interesting video where at the beginning they discuss the equinox and how the refraction of the atmosphere causes differences in the equinox (equal day/night at…
Our Patrol and Base Services crews have been out building more snow fencing in No Name Basin. These fences are made from local rough sawn lumber and are placed on the windward side and center of trails where we have issues with wind scour. These fences decelerate the wind and create a pile of snow on the leeward side that…
A big thanks to Josh and Jess Smith with Ark Valley Sign Company for printing and installing these beautiful new wrap on our new tour cat. Before we know it we will be cruising in style to epic lines! Cat seats are going quick so check out the Cat Skiing webpage and reserve your seat meow!
Yesterday, it felt like Summer; this morning, Fall. This week it looks like temperatures will not get out of the mid 50’s and moisture is in the air. I don’t believe we will see any flakes at Monarch yet but it feels great to finally feel the weather transitioning.
