Updates From The GM - Monarch Mountain

Year of the Butterfly

November 30, 2022

Hope this finds you all doing well. Monarch Mountain is dedicating this season to the growth of the Monarch Butterfly...

What’s Up?

GM Update

Randy Stroud

July 27, 2022

I hope this finds you all doing well. It has been a bit since I last checked in and thought...

Thanks for the Memories

GM Update

Randy Stroud

April 18, 2022

Hello to all of you and I hope this finds you in good shape after a great season. I would...

New Perspective

GM Update

Randy Stroud

March 14, 2022

I hope this finds all of you well. This season I ventured into the uphill game. I set myself up...

New Year … Finally

GM Update

Randy Stroud

January 21, 2022

This is a little late, but Happy New Year to all of you. After a long drought of snow it...

Go Time!

GM Update

Randy Stroud

December 11, 2021

It has taken every ounce of patience we could muster, but the day has finally come. At 10:30AM this morning...

Let’s do a Recount!

GM Update

Randy Stroud

November 16, 2021

Last year around this time I posted a short history of our opening dates. At risk of repeating myself I’m...

The Vibe Experience

GM Update

Randy Stroud

November 3, 2021

I was once approached by an employee to explain my management philosophy. At first I thought that that would take...

No Better Place to Be

GM Update

Randy Stroud

October 13, 2021

This is the time of year that gets me most excited. Once October roles around we start to see the...

Winter is Coming

GM Update

Randy Stroud

October 1, 2021

I hope this finds you all doing well. We received our first sign of winter with a skosh of snow...

Excitement is Growing

GM Update

Randy Stroud

September 1, 2021

Monarch Mountain 2021- 2022 Operations Plan I hope this finds you all doing well. Last season was certainly one for...

Signing Off … Temporarily

GM Update

Randy Stroud

April 21, 2021

Thank you all again for visiting us this season. I am signing off for the summer since most of what...

A Salute to the Best

GM Update

Randy Stroud

April 13, 2021

Golden Butterflies - Each year we recognize those on our staff who have gone far beyond the boundaries of their...

That’s a Wrap!

GM Update

Randy Stroud

April 7, 2021

We will close for the season April 11, 2021. Although we had a little delay in opening, we were still...

Room for More

GM Update

Randy Stroud

March 16, 2021

Thank you Mother Nature for rewarding our collective efforts with some glorious powder. We’ve received 28 inches over the last...

Powder Time

GM Update

Randy Stroud

March 14, 2021

It has been a crazy night. The forecasts have been all over the place. A few of my friends and...

Negative is a Positive

GM Update

Randy Stroud

March 2, 2021

It has been quite a season and a challenging one at that. We are now more than two thirds the...

Hug a Liftie

GM Update

Randy Stroud

February 18, 2021

A year ago, we began working on a plan to be able to put this ski season together under these...

Optics

GM Update

Randy Stroud

February 2, 2021

Hope this finds all of you doing well. We have had some exciting weekends the past couple of weeks. We...

Outbreak?

GM Update

Randy Stroud

January 21, 2021

Recently it has been reported by the Colorado Department of Health that Monarch Mountain is currently an official outbreak site. ...

Finally!

GM Update

Randy Stroud

January 19, 2021

Finally, a reprieve from the madness! We don’t have to take it anymore … that’s right, it finally snowed again! ...

Encouraging Signs

GM Update

Randy Stroud

January 5, 2021

Hope all of you are doing well this new year. My New Year’s resolution is to focus on the positive...

Happy Holidays

GM Update

Randy Stroud

December 17, 2020

With a week to go before Christmas all of us from Monarch Mountain would like to wish you a very...

The Circle is Complete

GM Update

Randy Stroud

December 8, 2020

March 14, 2020 marked a day that we will never forget. That evening we were told by the Governor that...

Happy Thanksgiving!

GM Update

Randy Stroud

November 26, 2020

6 Reasons to be Thankful: 6. The collective efforts of the teachers and school administrators for all the hurdles they...

Ugh …

GM Update

Randy Stroud

November 16, 2020

Well … the storm we were expecting didn’t quite pan out for us. There is nothing but clear skies through...

The Results Are In!

GM Update

Randy Stroud

November 4, 2020

No not that. I always ask folks if they know the difference between a snow cone and a soft-serve ice...

Ski Well Be Well

GM Update

Randy Stroud

October 21, 2020

The National Ski Area Association (NSAA) has recently released their moto for this coming season: Ski Well Be Well. We...

Brothers and Sisters in Arms

GM Update

Randy Stroud

October 13, 2020

First and foremost I would like to thank all of you who have shown trust in us this season. There...

Takes Two to Tango

GM Update

Randy Stroud

September 18, 2020

Monarch Mountain 2020-2021 Season Operating Plan Randy Stroud – GM/COO Monarch Mountain It has certainly been an interesting Spring and...

Excitement in the Air

GM Update

Randy Stroud

September 9, 2020

Well … the smoke from the numerous fires across the Western states got a little reprieve last night and dumped...

Pitch Perfect

GM Update

Randy Stroud

August 31, 2020

Hope this finds all of you doing well. The conversation about skiing this season is certainly heating up over the...

Our New Baby!

GM Update

Randy Stroud

August 2, 2020

First and foremost, I would like to thank all of you who have committed to us thus far. Your support...

Believe!

GM Update

Randy Stroud

July 20, 2020

Feels like it has been forever since we shut down in Mid-March. These times have certainly proved to be challenging...

Reduce, ReUse, Recycle … Yep

GM Update

Randy Stroud

July 12, 2020

Some genuinely passionate staff members approached me the other day about what we are doing about reducing our “Carbon Footprint.” ...

Please Wait to be Seated

GM Update

Randy Stroud

July 8, 2020

Well, as you know, we’ve been feverishly changing things up around here to adapt to this thing that folks are...

Recreation Reigns

GM Update

Randy Stroud

July 1, 2020

Always around the Fourth of July weekend I get to thinking about how fortunate we are for our independence. Even...

So About That Experiment?

GM Update

Randy Stroud

June 9, 2020

Tip to tip is legit! As many of you know Arapahoe Basin opened for a few weeks and closed this...

Room to Grow

GM Update

Randy Stroud

June 2, 2020

One thing that has become clear to us while looking into adapting our environment to this new normal is that...

More Elbow Room

GM Update

Randy Stroud

May 19, 2020

Well there is not a whole lot to update since last week. We continue to keep our operation in hibernation....

Experiment Time

GM Update

Randy Stroud

May 13, 2020

The most difficult turn on any steep is the first one. Believe me there is much discussion amongst all of...

Focusing on Our Soul

GM Update

Randy Stroud

May 12, 2020

Well, as you know, the world turned upside down beginning in March and got drastically more complicated on March 14. ...

Dear Friends

GM Update

Randy Stroud

May 11, 2020

Greetings to all of you. I hope this letter finds you and your family safe and well. These are certainly...

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