I wanted to take a second and introduce Monarch’s new Ski Patrol Manager, Aaron Peyrouse. He is actually in no way “the new guy” as Aaron has been a part of Monarch Ski Patrol and Monarch Cat Skiing since 2010, but we are excited that he has rejoined the management team in this critical role. Aaron has over 20 years…
It may get some pretty flowers from time to time but Canadian Thistle is an invasive species that we try and keep the mountain clear of. We are always on the lookout for patches of thistle such as this one and are ready to pull and bag it so that it doesn’t spread. Keeping Monarch free if invasive species is…
6:04pm MST today marks the Autumnal Equinox which is when the sun is directly over the equator, marking the official start of Fall in the Northern Hemisphere. The Royal Observatory of Greenwich website has an interesting video where at the beginning they discuss the equinox and how the refraction of the atmosphere causes differences in the equinox (equal day/night at…
Our Patrol and Base Services crews have been out building more snow fencing in No Name Basin. These fences are made from local rough sawn lumber and are placed on the windward side and center of trails where we have issues with wind scour. These fences decelerate the wind and create a pile of snow on the leeward side that…
A big thanks to Josh and Jess Smith with Ark Valley Sign Company for printing and installing these beautiful new wrap on our new tour cat. Before we know it we will be cruising in style to epic lines! Cat seats are going quick so check out the Cat Skiing webpage and reserve your seat meow!
Yesterday, it felt like Summer; this morning, Fall. This week it looks like temperatures will not get out of the mid 50’s and moisture is in the air. I don’t believe we will see any flakes at Monarch yet but it feels great to finally feel the weather transitioning.
Our summer patrol crew had been hard a work cleaning up the tree islands in No Name Basin and getting downed trees low to the ground. This work has been a huge effort for the summer but it is opening up some amazing clean ski lines. Every time I go out to check out the progress, I just get more…
Today we celebrate workers all over the country and at Monarch we are fortunate to work with this incredible crew! Thanks to all who have been putting in the hard at work all summer preparing for the next great ski season. Happy Labor Day to all!
Recently Rea Orthner with Peak Ecological Services paid us a visit to both check in on the revegetation efforts in No Name Basin as well as look at some future projects. We have been working a lot with Rea recently as she has been conducting wetland and botany studies for all of our recent construction projects. These studies help us…
Last week we had our annual Tree Day at Monarch where we planted 1200 baby Engleman Spruce and Lodgepole pines. This has been a big collaborative project with the United States Forest Service, and our crew has now planted over 8000 trees since the summer of 2020. Trees grow very slowly at this high of altitude so these will be…
