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
Colorado’s “I-70 Problem” When the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnel first fully opened to the public in 1979, it was the highest vehicular tunnel and one of the greatest feats of engineering in the world. An idea initially conceptualized over 100 years ago by William A.H Loveland, the first test bore through the Continental Divide came in 1943, thirty-six years before the tunnel would be finally […] Industry News Logan Tepper | February 10, 2025 3 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
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