Monarch Mountain, CO, Closed Today Due to Extreme Weather Conditions Due to extreme weather conditions, Monarch Mountain, CO, will be closed today, December 15, 2021. After a dry start to the season, Monarch is one of only a handful of resorts that don’t have snowmaking, the resort opened for the season on Saturday 11th. Related: Monarch Mountain, CO, Now Open for the Season on 100% Natural Snow Forecasts predict sustained high winds […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 15, 2021 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO, Now Open for the Season on 100% Natural Snow Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Monarch Mountain, CO, opened for the 2021-2022 season on Saturday, December 11. As one of the few remaining ski areas in Colorado that do not make any snow, Monarch relies entirely on all-natural precipitation to open its 800 acres of terrain. The most recent storm cycle provided enough coverage to open two of its seven […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 13, 2021 0 Comments
How a Professional Skateboarder Got His Community Behind Building a New Skatepark in a Colorado Ski Town Salida, Colorado is a homely ski town of about 7,000 with a wide-open, western, rancher feel. It’s got big mountains right next to it and is home to ski area Monarch Mountain and nearby backcountry haven Monarch Pass. But little do most people know that it’s also a skate town. “I don’t think everybody knows that,” Derek Scott said over […] Martin Kuprianowicz | April 30, 2021 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO Report: Slushy Moguls, Sunshine, and Perfect Spring Skiing Report from Monday, April 5, 2021 Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Monarch Mountain, CO – The spring skiing at Monarch Mountain is off the charts. Today yielded perfect spring conditions – little to no icy spots, slushy moguls, corn snow, blue skies, and warm temperatures. With no lift lines and record-breaking temperatures over the weekend, skiing was all time. […] Conditions Report Dominic Gawel | April 6, 2021 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO Photo Tour: A Weekend of SEND Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Photo Tour from Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March 26-28, 2021 Photos courtesy Blake Sharrock, SnowBrains, Derek Scott, Gage Whipple, Robert Sanders This last weekend at Monarch Mountain in Colorado was rowdy—to say the least. If you want to read about the powder-poppin’, cliff-droppin’, birthday mayhem, just click here. This article is only pictures, which I […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | March 31, 2021 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO Looking to Expand into “No Name Basin” Adding 350 Acres Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Monarch Mountain, CO – Monarch’s 2011 Master Development Plan includes plans to expand into “No Name Basin” – just on the other side of the Continental Divide. Ten years later, summer 2021 is looking to be promising to begin exploring the plan. Dan Bender, Monarch’s vice president of sales, said this might be the summer […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | March 31, 2021 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO Report: Powder, Cliff Hucks, and Flips with a Bunch of Wild Men from New Mexico View this post on Instagram A post shared by Blake (@blake_films_stuff) Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Report from Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March 26-28, 2021 The last time we were all together was for our favorite skier’s funeral. That was in September. We miss you, Alex Davis. We’ve all grown a lot since then, and we’re still sending […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | March 30, 2021 1 Comment
PHOTOS: 24″ Fresh Snow Made for a Fun and Deep Weekend at Monarch Mountain, CO Brought to you by Monarch Mountain The huge snowstorm that dumped record snow on Denver and the Front Range was also especially generous to Monarch Mountain. Situated in the Sawatch range in the Rocky Mountains, Monarch is a little further south than the majority of Colorado’s well-known resorts, and got absolutely dumped on this weekend. Related: Monarch Mountain, CO: A […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | March 15, 2021 0 Comments
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