Our Lift Maintenance team has been preparing for a haul rope splice on Breezeway. There is a lot of work that goes into preparing the lift for a splice. The carriers must be taken off, then the haul rope is lowered from several towers and rigged to pull tension off the section to be spliced. This rigging is under a…
Our Property Maintenance team has been hard at a project to improve the flow in the Rental and Lesson Center. One of the big improvements will be these new tech benches that were a great collaborative effort from our Rentals, IT, and Property Maintenance crews. Our Rental Techs are very excited as these benches will allow them to set skis…
This week Zach Moore and myself, alongside Olivia Hyyppa from SE Group, were invited by Copper Mountain to present at the 6th Annual Ski Conservation Summit. We presented to a room full of climate scientists, Forest Service specialists, and ski area operators on Monarch’s No Name expansion. It is amazing that our work on No Name has become an example…
An ongoing project every summer is timber cleanup in our tree islands that we call “Buff and Cut”. This hand work is focused on cleaning up slash, leaners, blow-down, high stumps, and jackstrawed trees to get everything as close to the ground as possible. It is a meticulous project but the end result is apparent to all who ski the…
Summer is construction season all over Colorado, not just at Monarch. While driving around, you may have noticed these big yellow mats at the entrances/exits to constructions sites. These FODS mats are manufactured vehicle tracking pads that are used to stabilize constructions entrances to minimize sediment from leaving the project site, increasing environmental compliance. This preventative measure is one of…
For those who have been following our grading project on Mule Train, I wanted to give you the final update for the summer. After Lowry Contracting got the grading knocked out our summer crew got the area seeded and covered with erosion control blankets. These blankets hold the dirt and seed in place until the specialized seed mix can take…
We are very excited to announce that our 2025 Master Development Plan (MDP) has been formally accepted by the National Forest Service. The new plan combines previously accepted projects as well as introducing new mountain improvement projects such as expanded parking, lift upgrades, new lifts, trail grading, and some non-skiing centered offerings. Other infrastructure improvements planned are buildings in Pano…
Today we celebrate 250 years since the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence; America’s Semiquincentinnial anniversary. Richard Henry Lee formally proposed independence in front of the Continental Congress on June 7th, 1776, stating “that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown,…
As expected, the Pike-San Isabelle National Forest has joined Chaffee County and is now under Stage 2 Fire Restrictions. Highlights: No open fires of any kind unless they are in a device that is fueled by liquid or gas that can be turned off and in an area devoid of flammable material (cook stove/barbeque). No smoking outdoors: smoking is only allowed…
These two are my favorite people to ride with on the Crest Tram. Who do you come up with to see the scenery?
