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Alpine resort

Monarch Mountain

Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado

5 homes for sale within 25 mi
Open to the publicOperating seasonal businessOfficial website

About Monarch Mountain

Lift-served downhill skiing at a destination resort.

  • Homepage promotes season passes and a Halloween-weekend flex ticket sale, with opening day to be announced.
  • Wikipedia (May 2026) lists 1,146 lift-served acres plus 1,635 acres of cat skiing terrain (see monarch-cat-skiing).

Also at this destination: Monarch Cat Skiing (guided, cat or heli skiing). Each may have its own schedule and tickets.

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Season

Usual season
Not published
2026-27 announced opening
Not yet announced
2026-27 announced closing
Not yet announced
Today's conditions
Check the official site for lifts, trails and snow

Season dates from www.skimonarch.com. Opening dates depend on snow.

Terrain and facilities

Summit elevation
11,952 ft
Base elevation
10,727 ft
Vertical drop
1,225 ft
Skiable area
1,146 acres
Trails
80
Lifts
9

Source: en.wikipedia.org.

Skiing here: Downhill skiing, Snowboarding.

Weather forecast

Today
42°F · Mostly Sunny · 6% precip.
Tonight
30°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers · 39% precip.
Saturday
37°F · Chance Snow Showers · 48% precip.
Saturday Night
30°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers · 32% precip.
Sunday
34°F · Chance Snow Showers then Rain And Snow Showers · 97% precip.
Sunday Night
29°F · Rain And Snow Showers · 97% precip.

National Weather Service forecast near the visitor entrance (about 10,997 ft), issued recently. Summit weather can differ. Full forecast at weather.gov

Snow report: see the official site for current snowfall, base depth and grooming.

Other places to ski within 50 miles

Guided, cat or heli skiing

Monarch Cat Skiing

Salida, CO · 0.0 mi away · Restricted access

1,635 acres

Nordic center

Gunnison Nordic Club

Gunnison, CO · 32 mi away

45 km of trails

Grooming

Map location approximate

Sources and verification

Checked against the operator's or land manager's site. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.

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