Monarch Mountain
United States · Colorado · Single resort
Monarch Mountain is a ski resort in Colorado (United States). It has 37 km of downhill runs and 9 lifts. The runs go from 3251 to 3598 m (347 m vertical).
Base station
3251 m (10,666 ft)
Top station
3598 m (11,804 ft)
Vertical drop
347 m (1,138 ft)
Piste difficulty split
- Blue square: 7.5 km (21%)
- Black diamond: 16.4 km (45%)
- Double black: 12.7 km (35%)
Details
- Night skiing: No
- Steepest spot: 61% (31°)
- Mostly facing north-east (25% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.
Lifts: 9
Gondola / cable car: 1 · Chairlift: 6
- Pioneer · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 3298–3540 m
- Breezeway · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 3305–3558 m
- Panorama · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 3359–3598 m
- Garfield · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 3290–3545 m
- Tomichi · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 3260–3554 m
- Monarch Crest Tramway · Gondola / cable car · 3449–3629 m
- Tumbelina · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 3302–3400 m
- Caterpillar · 3303–3320 m
- Congo · 3313–3316 m
- Safari · 3313–3315 m
On site
- 8 car parks (1 free)
- 1 rental shops
- 1 stops
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 20 cm, Snow depth 15 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 30 cm, Snow depth 18 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 27 cm, Snow depth 20 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 25 cm, Snow depth 20 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 28 cm, Snow depth 16 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 25 cm, Snow depth 13 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 2991 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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