Tag: Monarch Mountain
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New lift shaping at Colorado ski area, ahead of highly anticipated terrain
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A chairlift is taking shape at a Colorado ski area, symbolizing a terrain expansion highly anticipated for the winter ahead. The summer at Monarch Mountain has seen helicopters flying in concrete for foundations, followed by upright steel and material for a terminal atop the Continental…
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Measles exposure in Saliday Friday confirmed
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Chaffee County Public Health have confirmed a case of measles in an out-of-state resident who was in Colorado. Health officials said anyone who visited Monarch Mountain at the Crest Gift Shop in Salida Friday between 4:30-7…
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Ski like a local: Insider tips across 5 Colorado destinations
In Colorado, we all want to ski like a local. And so we called the locals. Whether you’re returning to your favorite mountain or vacationing to an unfamiliar destination, take these tips with you: Breckenridge Adam Pino, director of lift maintenance adam pino, breck.jpg Adam Pino, lift maintenance director at Breckenridge Ski Resort, takes in…
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Colorado ski area gains approval to grow lift-served terrain
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After years of dreaming and more years of government review, Monarch Mountain is officially expanding its lift-served ski terrain. “We’re ecstatic,” Bob Nicolls said Tuesday, soon after his ownership group received final approval from the U.S. Forest Service for the Chaffee County ski area to develop the mountain’s backside. Over the west side of the…
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‘Major milestone’ toward Colorado ski area’s ‘dream’ expansion
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A Colorado ski area is one step closer to growing with a recent decision by the U.S. Forest Service. That’s the 43-page environmental assessment and “finding of no significant impact” related to Monarch Mountain’s proposed expansion into No Name Basin. That analysis and finding are standard and essential toward the Forest Service potentially approving such…
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Monarch Mountain acquires scenic tramway, popular tourist stop
A Colorado ski area is adding a historic attraction to its portfolio. Monarch Mountain recently announced acquiring the Monarch Crest Scenic Tramway and the building atop the Continental Divide that has served as a tourist stop since the 1950s. The tramway opened in 1966 for rides above 12,000 feet in non-winter months. Between Salida and…
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Colorado slipping back into drought, ski resorts getting off to slow start
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Drought conditions have nearly enveloped Colorado this fall, as forecasters call for a dry winter across the West and a late-season fire blazes near Estes Park. The U.S. Drought Monitor maps released Thursday showed most of the state is now classified as in drought conditions,…
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What’s new to Colorado ski country: Terrain expansions, more lifts and eateries
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The most drastic change to Colorado’s 2021-22 ski season likely will be normalcy. At least, it seems the season will be close to what it was before the pandemic. No longer are Vail Resorts-owned destinations requiring reservations, for example. Others aren’t limiting ticket sales and…
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Colorado resort could soon gain momentum for new skiing, snowboarding terrain
Dan Bender gets the question often. “I answered it yesterday,” Monarch Mountain’s vice president of sales and marketing recently said. Yet another regular of the southern Colorado ski area wondered about the terrain expansion that’s been anticipated for a decade now. Yet again, Bender didn’t have a definitive answer. But, he said in a recent…
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Ski resorts expect less than normal traffic during usually busy weekend
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