Monarch Mountain, CO, Report: Closing Day! Report from Sunday, April 13, 2025. Sunday, April 13, was Monarch Mountain, Colorado’s final day of the 2024-25 season. The day started strong with great spirit and many costumes. There was a high of 48°F with mild wind under blue skies. The Breezeway lift and all of Monarch’s terrain were open, except the hike to Mirkwood Basin. Some stuck to […] Conditions Report Logan Tepper | April 16, 2025 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO, Report: Sun, Slush, and Skin Report from April 10 Thursday, April 10, was a classic spring ski day at Monarch Mountain, Colorado. It got hot quickly in the morning, with a high of 46°F and a complete absence of clouds. Sun, slush, and lots of skin were the themes under blue skies today. Gloves came off early, quickly followed by jackets and then shirts. I […] Conditions Report Logan Tepper | April 12, 2025 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO, Report: New Snow And Events For An Extended Season Report from March 29-30 Colorado’s Monarch Mountain only reported three inches of snow over the weekend. The conditions felt much better, though. Pockets of new snow were deeper than that, and good slushy conditions were had in the afternoon. It was a fantastic spring weekend at Monarch, with more to come over an extended season. Only one inch of snow […] Conditions Report Logan Tepper | April 1, 2025 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO, Report: Blue Skies End a Deep Weekend Report from March 16, 2025 Monarch Mountain, Colorado, reported 10 inches of snow over the weekend. Despite strong forecasted winds on Sunday, pleasant weather prevailed, and great times were had. Operations remained normal, with all lifts running and all-terrain zones open to shred. The mountain was busy, with spring breakers and locals enjoying the warm weather and fresh snow. As […] Trip Report Logan Tepper | March 18, 2025 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO, Report: Spring Skiing in February Report from February 28, 2025 Monarch Mountain, Colorado, saw a high of 38º today without a single cloud or gust of wind. It was classic spring skiing, with conditions getting softer and softer as the day went on. We will need the cold weather back, though, to enjoy real spring skiing in April. Many of Colorado’s resorts have fallen victim […] Conditions Report Logan Tepper | March 1, 2025 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO, Report: Getting Deeper and Deeper Report from February 14-15, 2025 Monarch Mountain, Colorado, received a reported seven inches of snow between Friday and Saturday. The conditions on the mountain felt far deeper than this though, with soft turns on every lap and substantial snow falling throughout the day. I was just starting to wonder why the drive up Monarch Pass felt so empty when I […] Conditions Report Logan Tepper | February 17, 2025 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO, Snowcat Report: 377 New Acres of No Name Fun Report from Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monarch Mountain, Colorado, is set to expand its lift-served terrain acreage by over 50% for the 2025-26 ski season. The expansion into “No Name Basin” will provide intermediate and advanced trails on the west side of the Continental Divide. This makes Monarch only the second ski area in the U.S. where you can ski […] Conditions Report Logan Tepper | January 24, 2025 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO, Report: Way Deeper Than Reported and the Best Skiing of the Season Report from December 27-28 Monarch Mountain, Colorado, received a reported three inches on Friday morning and an additional four inches on Saturday. Conditions on the mountain felt even deeper than that, though. Both Friday, December 27, and Saturday, December 28, started with fresh powder and slightly overcast skies. Friday, in particular, was a picture-perfect bluebird powder day. We thoroughly skied […] Conditions Report Logan Tepper | December 31, 2024 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO, Report: The Calm Before The Storm Report from December 23 As of Monday, December 23, the great state of Colorado has seen negligible snowfall this month. My expectations were beyond exceeded though, skiing the all natural snow on a gorgeous day at Monarch Mountain. One long-timer told me that this Christmas-week Monday was the busiest weekday at Monarch he has seen in 28 years, a great […] Conditions Report Logan Tepper | December 26, 2024 0 Comments
With New Expansion, Monarch Mountain, CO, Will Be the Second Resort Where You Can Ski on Both Sides of the Continental Divide Monarch Mountain, Colorado, located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains near the town of Salida, offers an authentic and independent skiing experience. This gem is known for its abundant natural snowfall, averaging around 350 inches per year, ensuring consistent snow conditions. Unlike many larger, more commercialized resorts, Monarch Mountain prides itself on a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, attracting families […] Industry News Brent Thomas | July 26, 2024 3 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO, Implements New Uphill Policy Monarch Mountain, Colorado, plans to implement changes to its uphill policy in order to improve safety for its guests and employees. The decision is intended to reduce accidents happening between people and heavy machinery on the mountain. Since the pandemic, the resort has seen a massive uptick in those skinning up the mountain. Related: An Insider’s Perspective to the Freeride […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | January 10, 2024 0 Comments
Monarch at the Crest Will Open on Monarch Mountain, CO, This Weekend Monarch Mountain, CO, is excited to announce it is opening Monarch at the Crest at the top of Monarch Pass on Friday, May 19, 2023. Since the ski area purchased the historic scenic tramway and gift shop in October they have been remodeling and reimagining the space to better suit the needs of those who recreate in the area. The popular […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 17, 2023 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO, Extends Ski Season To April 16, 2023 Exceptional conditions have enabled Monarch Mountain, CO, to extend its season until April 16, 2023. Monarch Mountain is located right on the Continental Divide of the Sawatch Range in the Southern Rocky Mountains and naturally receives an abundance of snowfall. This season, Monarch has seen 224” of snowfall, and 100% of the snowpack at Monarch is natural, allowing for unmatched ski and boarding […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 13, 2023 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO, Is Open for the 2022/23 Season Monarch Mountain, CO, opened for the 2022-2023 season on Thursday, December 1. Related: Monarch Mountain, CO: Real Skiing for Real People As one of the few remaining ski areas in Colorado that do not make snow, Monarch relies entirely on natural precipitation to open. The most recent storm cycle provided enough coverage to open four of its seven lifts. “We could […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 2, 2022 0 Comments
Top 5 Best Day Ski Trips from Denver The ski season is almost upon us here in the Colorado Rockies, which means it is time to start making plans for those day ski trips if you haven’t already. The following empirically and scientifically derived list is thus provided to the reader as an aid in planning and final decision-making for said day trips. #5 Monarch Mountain It isn’t […] Curtis Weller | October 26, 2022 1 Comment
Is This the Best Job in the World? Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Skiing makes the world go-’round… and lifties make the chairlifts go ’round. Lift operators, or lifties, are some of the coolest people on the mountain and work in one of the most awesome positions in the job market. Whether the liftie works at a smaller, local mountain or a more commercialized mountain, they are […] Featured Article Jesse | December 13, 2021 2 Comments
7 Great Colorado Ski Resorts You Have Never Heard Of Colorado has some of the most well-known ski resorts in the world. The land of 14ers. Ski country USA. A place where a skier could live more than one lifetime and only uncover a fraction of what the mountains have to offer. I have called Colorado home for the past 4 1/2 years, growing to love and respect the Rocky […] Ryan Flynn | July 6, 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
A Meteorologic Overview of the Historic Mid-March Winter Storm That Slammed Colorado and Parts of the Southwest This article originally appeared on noaa.gov on March 14, 2021, and was written by Peter Mullinax, WPC Meteorologist Meteorological Overview: The primary weather feature responsible for this historic mid-March major winter storm was a potent upper level low over the Southwest U.S. On Friday, March 12, the upper low produced periods of heavy mountain snow in the higher elevations of […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 25, 2021 0 Comments
Thanks to Exceptional Snowfall Monarch Mountain, CO Announces Season Extension Brought to you by Monarch Mountain After receiving two feet of snow in the most recent storm cycle, Monarch Mountain in Colorado has announced it is extending its ski season for an additional week. Monarch’s closing day will now be Sunday, April 11, 2021. Related: PHOTOS: 24″ Fresh Snow Made for a Fun and Deep Weekend at Monarch Mountain, CO […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 16, 2021 0 Comments
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