The recent events at Snowbird ski area struck a familiar chord. For those who are unaware, a helicopter training there in February resulted in a crash landing of two helicopters just below the ski lift in Mineral Basin. Fortunately, everyone was ok despite the incident occurring so close to skiers/riders and ski area infrastructure. Monarch had a similar event back…
It’s been a busy month. Snow and guests. This is the time of year that really seems to move quickly. The weeks and days meld together with similar crowds and no change in our operations. We are running all lifts every day along with tubing ops and each guest service venue. Our peak parking strategies are in place for most…
Have you ever looked at our amazing lineup of partner resorts on our season pass and dreamed of finding a way to visit them all? Thought about loading up the Sprinter van with your winter gear and hitting the road for a long tour? There are some really unique resorts linked to our pass and incredible opportunities to experience them…
There are a lot of heroes that play a part in ski area operations. Perhaps none of our departments have more of this reputation than our Ski Patrollers. The public sees this crew as one that assists injured guests, provides skier/rider education, manages risk by maintaining closures & boundaries and mitigates avalanche hazard with explosives. We view this crew the…
It has been all or nothing this year. Deep snow or no snow. We couldn’t buy a snowflake early in the season. Ok…maybe we COULD buy a snowflake, but choose not to make snow at Monarch. It’s like the difference between a snow cone and soft serve ice cream. It may take a little longer sometimes, but it’s simply better…
Today turned out to be a sneaky good day! Anyone who was up at the mountain knows exactly what I am talking about. We reported 2″ new with 0″ overnight and then the skies opened up. It snowed throughout the day and Monday might be a day where you might consider calling in sick to work. It appears that we…
There is a string of prayer flags hanging at the top of Mirkwood. These flags are used to promote peace, compassion, strength, and wisdom. Prayer flags are found in sets of five. These colors represent the five elements. Blue symbolizes the sky and space, yellow symbolizes earth, green symbolizes water, red symbolizes fire and white symbolizes the air/wind. It is…
Much of our cat skiing terrain sits along the Continental Divide above the Waterdog Lakes drainage. Several of our zones along this eastern flank of the ridge have taken on some type of dog nomenclature. The particular bowl and chutes in this image are called Dog Heaven (left side of the bowl) and Bold Dog on the right. Other dog…
We just wrapped up our annual IFSA Junior Regional Event. This competition was held in Mirkwood Basin on Feb 24/25 and featured young riders from two age classifications. On Thursday it was the 12-14 age group going head to head and on Friday we hosted the U12 skiers/riders picking their lines down from the Mirk summit. This event sees teams…
Winter has returned! The much anticipated storm this week has brought back cold temps, wind and snow. We reported 5″ today and have had several more inches fall today. The storm will ramp up tonight, tomorrow and into Thursday. Grab the fat boards and head to the mountain. See you up here.
