Colorado resorts / Monarch Mountain

Monarch Mountain — Salida, Colorado

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Monarch Mountain

Near Salida, Colorado · Typical season Nov–Apr

Next 5 days: 0.8″ forecast snow

7-day snow forecast

Thu

Nov 12

0″

Depth 1.6″
43.2°F / 24.5°F
Wind 10.0 mph

Fri

Nov 13

0″

Depth 0″
40.5°F / 24.2°F
Wind 12.2 mph

Sat

Nov 14

0.8″

Depth 0.4″
31.3°F / 20.3°F
Wind 7.9 mph

Sun

Nov 15

0″

Depth 0.4″
36.0°F / 17.5°F
Wind 6.9 mph

Mon

Nov 16

0″

Depth 0.4″
41.2°F / 20.8°F
Wind 6.9 mph

Tue

Nov 17

0.2″

Depth 0.4″
38.3°F / 21.3°F
Wind 10.8 mph

Wed

Nov 18

0.2″

Depth 0.8″
25.8°F / 12.1°F
Wind 24.6 mph

Model forecast at mid-mountain elevation (Open-Meteo), not the resort-reported total. Bar height is relative to the snowiest day shown.

Mountain stats

11,952 ftSummit
10,727 ftBase
1,225 ftVertical
1,146Skiable acres
9Lifts
80Runs
NoNight skiing

3 terrain parks per official site: Steel City, Tilt and Ricochet.

Terrain mix

Beginner19%
Intermediate34%
Advanced35%
Expert8%

Pass

Independent

Independent resort with reciprocal partner benefits for its season pass holders (partner days at 20+ areas reported). Not on Epic/Ikon/Indy as a full partner, but full Power Pass holders receive 3 free days at Monarch as a Power Pass partner mountain. Official terrain percentages (19/34/35/8) sum to 96%; the remaining 4% is terrain parks per the official stats page. Figures are the resort's current post-No Name Basin expansion stats; Wikipedia still lists older 800 acres / 63 trails / 7 lifts.

Official links

Stats source: https://skimonarch.com/hours-stats/

Après, eats & stays

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