Monarch. How to?

[shera]

You missed Feb 20th, 2012?

That's a shame...

Yeah, not my hill, glad I got lucky one time. I've had a good number of great deeeeep days out Fish Creek Falls way, that was a sure thing.

[skaredshtles]

Yeah, not my hill, glad I got lucky one time.

That's pretty much how I feel - it was nice to be there on that particular day. Ridiculously deep up in those wonderful trees... 1st time I thought that perhaps skis wider than 96 underfoot might be a better tool.

[shera]

That's pretty much how I feel - it was nice to be there on that particular day. Ridiculously deep up in those wonderful trees... 1st time I thought that perhaps skis wider than 96 underfoot might be a better tool.

You remember that day exactly, that's cool. It's all a big blur for me, over the years. 2012 seems kinda late to think about fat skis though, hahaha.

Beaver Creek has very nice aspens now that I think about it. But I think Monarch takes the prize for evergreens since they thinned out the beetle kill. And it's a steeper pitch, really fun.

[skaredshtles]

You remember that day exactly, that's cool. It's all a big blur for me, over the years. 2012 seems kinda late to think about fat skis though, hahaha.

I mean... I'd been skiing Colorado since '93/'94 so the 96's WERE fat skis...

And it was this day, so yeah - I remember distinctly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7oi83XvagY

(not my vid)

Beaver Creek has very nice aspens now that I think about it. But I think Monarch takes the prize for evergreens since they thinned out the beetle kill. And it's a steeper pitch, really fun.

Ajax & Highlands also have some *really* nice evergreen glades. Ajax has some really nice aspen glades as well.

Great. Now I want to go do some tree skiing.

[shera]

Yesssss

[Danno]

Tree skiing is why I love Mary Jane so much.

[Foggy_Goggles]

Tree skiing is why I love Mary Jane so much.

Yep...we got trees and bumps in the trees!

Monarch is a great hill. Its lack of radness is it's radness. And like Shera, the memories all run together but it is the memories that keep me coming back!

[pfluffenmeister]

Tree skiing is why I love Mary Jane so much.

Tree skiing in Steamboat's not too bad.

I had an epiphany the first time skiing aspens:
"I can see!"

Plus Taos' lodgepole pines are sweet and steep.
Mmmmm, Meatball (sandwich, that is).

[skaredshtles]

Plus Taos' lodgepole pines are sweet and steep.

I think North American may be one of my all-time favorite runs.

[MakersTeleMark]

https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61373

[whipski]

https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61373

hoping to get years of firewood out of this project

[Full Trucker]

https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61373

As long as that new lift is a fixed grip double, I'm all for it.

[Full Trucker]

I should have worked yesterday. Jesus fuck.

[hawkgt]

I should have worked yesterday. Jesus fuck.

that will take some digging

[skaredshtles]

I should have worked yesterday. Jesus fuck.

[Name Redacted]

I should have worked yesterday. Jesus fuck.

Jesus is disappointed that you worked on a Sunday.

[skaredshtles]

Jesus is disappointed that you worked on a Sunday.

Jesus is disappointed that you *didn't* work on Sunday.

[byates1]

Lol!

[This End Up]

Tell me your resort is visited by texans and okies on spring break without telling me your resort is visited by texans and okies on spring break.


Pic from mens room at Monarch.

[Full Trucker]

https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61373

And... approved. From Instagram:

After over a decade of planning, we’ve received official approval from the US Forest Service to begin the expansion into No Name!

The project will add 377 acres of new terrain primarily for intermediate to advanced skiers.

This summer, we’ll be aiming to build the access road, extend the powerline, and begin cutting runs. The 3-person 2,700-feet-long fixed grip lift, warming hut and restroom facility construction will begin in the summer of 2025.

LET’S GO!!!!

As long as that new lift is a fixed grip double, I'm all for it.

Fixed grip triple, I'll take it. Because...

Monarch is a great hill. Its lack of radness is it's radness.

[whipski]

Ther's some tall trees in those glades
https://www.google.com/search?q=neil...eLSgncU_4,st:0

[FrankZappa]

Gonna be noticably flatter that the sinf side...

[whipski]

New runs are mostly cut in. Lots of roadwork and infrastructure. Gonna be some fine glade skiing.

[hawkgt]

New runs are mostly cut in. Lots of roadwork and infrastructure. Gonna be some fine glade skiing.

they did NOT fuck around, got that cut quick, well done.

[shera]

New runs are mostly cut in. Lots of roadwork and infrastructure. Gonna be some fine glade skiing.

Hope we can do some laps again.