How Smaller Resorts Offer Smaller Environmental Impact Brought to you by Monarch Mountain These days it may feel like the big corporations rule the ski world. The ski industry is pressured to open early, offer year round lift access, and create a comfortable environment in the most remote locations. When choosing where to ski or buy a pass, some might look for who has the most skiable […] Featured Article Katy Shipley | February 22, 2021 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO Releases ‘Wings Pass’ | Ski the Rest of This Season and All Next Season From $249 Monarch Mountain, CO, released its Wings Pass on February 19, 2020. Wings passholders can ski the rest of this season at Monarch and all of the 2021-2022 season. Related: How Smaller Resorts Offer Smaller Environmental Impact The pass is available for Adults ($539), Teens ($359), Seniors ($249), and Juniors ($249). “You can’t beat this deal! It’s the perfect product for […] SnowBrains | February 22, 2021 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO Celebrates Telemark Skiing With Annual ‘Telefestivus’ This Weekend Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Monarch Mountain, CO is hosting its annual, free-to-attend, all-day Telefestivus event Saturday, February 20th, 2021, an event that celebrates the skill and thrill of Telemark skiing. Telemark equipment is a type of downhill skiing equipment where the skier’s boot heel is not attached to the ski. The sport and the equipment are named after […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 19, 2021 0 Comments
Monarch Pass, CO Report: Perfect Trees, Sun, and Stoke Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Report From January 1, 2021 Powder and sun is the best way to start a new year. Today Josh, Micah, and I toured some low-angle terrain on Monarch Pass. We did 2 laps on Perfect Trees and one lap on Snowstake. We bailed on our plan to summit and ski Clover Mountain after evaluating […] Conditions Report Dominic Gawel | January 1, 2021 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO Report: Fresh Pow at One of Colorado’s Most Laid-Back Mountains Brought to you by Monarch Mountain, CO Report from Dec. 29, 2020 There lies an island in the heart of the Vail Resorts/Alterra Sea that keeps the soul of skiing alive. Welcome to Monarch Mountain, located in the Sawatch Range just outside of Salida, Colorado. We pulled up to Monarch yesterday morning at about 9:30 right after they reported 5″ of […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | December 30, 2020 1 Comment
Monarch Mountain, CO Postpones 20/21 Opening Day Due to “Limited Early Season Snowfall” Monarch Mountain in Colorado isn’t opening on time this season. Originally scheduled to open on Nov. 20, 2020, the powder-charged Colorado ski area has delayed its opening until a later date because of a lack of early-season snowfall. The ski area wrote on a social media post: After careful consideration, we have decided to postpone our opening day for the […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 16, 2020 0 Comments
Colorado Has Some Amazing Ski Traditions Colorado ski culture has some spectacular ski resort traditions. While these traditions might not happen this year due to COVID-19 (let’s hope they do), they are some of the best events each winter. If you have not experienced some of these, they are something to add to your bucket list. Let’s look at some awesome traditions in the mile-high state. […] Ryan Flynn | November 6, 2020 0 Comments
Denver, CO Sees Worst Air Quality in 10 Years According to a report by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the Denver metro has had more alerts for fine particulate matter in 2020 than any full year in the last decade. This means that Denver’s air quality this year is the worst it’s been in over 10 years, likely due in part to this year’s horrendous wildfire […] SnowBrains | October 12, 2020 0 Comments
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