Tag: Monarch Mountain
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Powder-packed week for Colorado ski areas
Colorado ski country is basking in the glow of a powder-packed week. Leading up to a weekend with more snow expected for some mountains, several ski areas measured their bounties not in inches, but in feet. Whiteout: You get powder, you get powder, everybody gets powder The storm cycle of the past week was especially…
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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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Closing dates for Colorado’s ski areas: End of the season draws near
Spring giveth — some of skiers’ most treasured powder — and spring taketh. Closing dates are ahead for Colorado’s slopes. April 3: Aspen Buttermilk, Crested Butte, Sunlight Mountain, Powderhorn, Telluride April 10: Granby Ranch, Steamboat April 17: Aspen Snowmass, Beaver Creek, Ski Cooper, Echo Mountain, Eldora Mountain, Keystone, Monarch Mountain, Purgatory, Wolf Creek April 24:…
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8 tips for saving money on Colorado ski slopes
So you missed the early-bird deals on season passes. You missed the first, best way to ski a lot and save money. But there are several other tricks to the trade in Colorado. Here’s what to know before breaking the bank on the state’s increasingly pricey slopes: Be sure to book in advance This one…
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December comes with the blues as Colorado ski areas wait for snow
To Jeff Hanle, it didn’t feel like the first day of December. “Sunny and warm,” reported the spokesman for Aspen Snowmass. “If it wasn’t ski season, I’d say it’s really nice out.” It hasn’t felt like ski season. The calendar turned to December, and Fred Klaas was just one ski area operator wondering when his…
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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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Powder primer: A closer look at Colorado’s ski areas
ARAPAHOE BASIN A-Basin is known as “The Legend.” That’s partly due to its long season — with more operating days than any other ski area in Colorado, typically opening first in North America and sometimes staying open through Independence Day. The ski area has open bowl skiing up top and serious glades just below. It’s…
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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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