It was so much fun watching the cameras this weekend and seeing some real snow pile up!  Officially we received 8″ of nice dense snow over the weekend totaling 1.14″ of snow water equivalency.  There were a good number of tracks out around the mountain so I just want to issue a couple of annual reminders.  First off, uphill passes are required even though we are not open yet.  You can pick up your uphill pass at the Monarch Outpost in downtown Salida 7 days/week from 10am-6pm.  If you have already purchased your 26-27 season pass your uphill pass if free, if you are full non-motorized then you can pick it up for $79.  Finally, it is still extremely thin out on the hill so if you decide to go out be very cautious.  Patrol is not on the mountain and you do not want to lose your season before we open.