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Mirkwood Basin

Skiers and snowboarders have access to 130 additional acres opened for skiing and riding called Mirkwood Basin.

Accessible via the Breezeway lift and a 15-minute hike along a cat-track, the terrain offers around 1,100 vertical feet of extreme skiing/riding. This expansion allows skiers/boarders to access steep expert chutes and glades, rock cliffs, and excellent tree skiing previously accessible only via Monarch's Snowcat Tours.

Long known for its all-natural champagne powder, short lift lines and small-town friendly crew, Monarch adds another dimension with Mirkwood Basin. Come see why so many people are headed back to Monarch for this double black-diamond experience.

Here's some information about this double-black diamond area: It is a 10-15 minute hike to make the 300 vertical foot climb (1200 linear feet) to the top of the basin. There are roughly 130 skiable acres. EXTREME Terrain means: any place within the ski area boundary that contains cliffs with a minimum twenty-foot rise over a fifteen-foot run, and slopes with a minimum fifty-degree average pitch over a one-hundred-foot run. You may also encounter the following: open bowls, cliffs, glades, chutes, rocks and trees. Only for the experienced skier/rider. An egress road will bring you back to a run called Never Summer which ends up at the main base lodge.

Any other specific questions about this area should be directed to the Monarch Ski Patrol. Now get out there and have some fun!

Mirkwood Tour
Interested, but a bit hesitant? The Mirkwood Tour is a guided tour of our expert level hike to terrain. Tours take place on Saturdays at 11:30am for 2.5 hours. Orientation and information lap through Mirkwood (Extreme Terrain). The Mirkwood Tours are available for skiers and snowboarders ages 13+ and levels 8+. Cost is $78.00