The snow is melting and things are greening up. It’s starting to look like summer up here!
I just returned from the Colorado Ski Country USA annual meeting in Denver. We heard more about other resort’s operations, caught up with old friends, and collectively wrapped up the 2021-22 winter season. One very nice tradition at this conference is to recognize people who excel in their positions and show a true passion for the winter sports industry. Our…
The snow has just about melted away. There are still a dozen good turns here and there around the mountain. Eva is still finding them daily!
Here is a great photo from our drone shoot in April. The far high point on the left of the photo is the top of Mirk. The top of Pano can be seen beyond the low saddle. From there, the ridge stretches along the Divide to the north. Upper Waterdog Lake sits right underneath the high point of the ridge…
Right after closing, we had a couple of squalls that left a few inches here and there. Then we had a bunch of spring winds that deposited a dust layer all over the mountain. This darker snow layer was melting everthing off and the pack was going quick. Next we had the big storm that pushed through last weekend that…
At the end of the winter season, much of the year-round staff finds some time to get away before our summer projects get into full swing. While many base lodge and maintenance projects are already underway, getting some spring snow can further delay our on mountain projects. With the most recent storm that looks to be the case. So, while…
The snow did return in a big way as we head towards the end of May. The mountain has once again taken on a winter landscape. High temps look to stay in the 30’s over the next few days with more chances of some additional flakes. We warm back up once we get towards the end of the week. CO…
May showers bring…May snowstorms? Looks like we are not done yet with some more snow on tap for Monarch Pass over the next week. Enjoy!
A wall of dead trees. That’s what you have seen over the last few seasons driving into our parking lot. In this zone located in between our entrance and exit, there were numerous dead standing Engelmann spruce trees. The Patrol Summer Crew (aka Saw Team Six) worked diligently this spring to remove dead standing trees from this polygon adjacent to…
With the repeated strong spring winds, we have a very prominent dust layer on the remaining snow surfaces. This layer changes the albedo of the surface, causes the snow to absorb more of the incoming solar radiation, leads to increased melting and allows spring runoff to occur even more rapidly. This phenomena is challenging on many fronts in managing water…