A Bit of History

Monarch is one of the oldest ski areas still operating in Colorado. With such a long storyline, there are some interesting tales to be told. The photo below shows where it all started…the Monarch Ski Course. Built in the late 1930’s, it featured a rope tow up Gunbarrel along with another that cut across what is now our lower parking…

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Surprise

Here is a view from Southbound looking back on the mountain. In the center of the photo you can see a portion of the recently thinned tree stand between the top of Little Mo and Ramble On. This zone had the dead standing trees removed this summer and is much more open now. This area includes nicknamed zones such as…

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Tree Planting

Monarch recently coordinated with GARNA and the USFS to plant 1400 saplings at the ski area. This revegetation effort focused on areas that have been thinned during the vegetation management project. A combination of Engelmann Spruce and Lodgepole Pine trees were planted as they are native to the area and have the ability to grow in this harsh environment and…

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Pano Deck

We are once again using the Pano Flats area as a deck site for this summer’s logging ops. The harvester has completed all the cutting work up on the mountain and now the forwarder (seen below) is bringing the timber down to the main deck site at Pano. There are two additional small deck sites that we are using elsewhere…

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