I recently found this beautiful James Niehues illustration of No Name Bowl that was commissioned in the early 2000’s. This piece of terrain is located in the Monarch Cat Skiing permitted area. The bowl is depicted in this illustration along with the top of Breezeway and Mirkwood in the lower right portion, Mt. Baldy in the center and Mt Aetna…
The mountain picked up a few more inches over the last couple of days. As long as it keeps snowing, I’ll keep skiing!
We get a great view of Pikes Peak from the top of the Garfield Lift. It looks like some type of floating cloud off in the distance. Rising to 14,115′ above sea level, it is the 20th highest peak in Colorado and the 54th highest in North America. Just on the other side of the mountain is Colorado Springs, where…
Be with you! We ended up on the receiving end of a nice little storm for early May. The total was right around 10″ of snow with over an inch of water content. Just what the doctor ordered! Looks like we are not finished yet as the forecast calls for more snow next week.
A bit of everything in a day. That is what we are seeing right now. It looks like we could get a few inches of snow tonight and into tomorrow. Always keeps you guessing this time of year.
Here is a nice look at the mountain from over on Monarch Ridge.
As I had hoped for in another post earlier this season, I really wanted to get over on Monarch Ridge and ski this recently logged area. With the new snow this weekend, the glades did not disappoint. They ski just as nicely as they look with clean lines top to bottom. Our snowpack has recently stabilized to a point where…
The pass has been covered in a mix of fog and snow this week. On a morning tour the other day, there was a great view of the fog bank creeping up the valley bottom. Later in the day, it covered most of the base area of the mountain with just the summit hanging above. Springtime weather!
The first day after closing always seems eerily silent without the lifts spinning and guests milling about. Several of the Mountain Ops departments took advantage of the only dry weather day for the week and handled most of the mountain break down duties on Monday. The Ski Patrol staff removed boundary ropes, pulled tower pads down, cleaned out patrol outposts…
Closing day is Sunday-April 11th. Come on up and help celebrate the last day of the Monarch ski season. The forecast calls for sunny skies and temps near 40°F!
