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* Skiing at Monarch Mountain in Salida, CO
* Best Ski Resorts in Colorado
* Monarch Mountain Ski Area in 4K at 60fps
FULL VERSION: https://youtu.be/q-CbIm8HPi4
SKI TRAIL in this video: Freeway
Monarch…
#skicolorado #monarchmountain #salidacolorado
* Skiing at Monarch Mountain in Salida, CO
* Best Ski Resorts in Colorado
* Monarch Mountain Ski Area in 4K at 60fps
FULL VERSION: https://youtu.be/q-CbIm8HPi4
SKI TRAIL in this video: Freeway
Monarch Mountain
23715 US-50
Salida, CO 81201
https://www.skimonarch.com
The biggest little mountain in Colorado.
100% natural snow!
Keeping it real since 1939!
On December 6, Monarch Mountain opened for the 2023 & 2024 ski season. I was lucky enough to be able to ski on Opening Day. It was 45 degrees with blue sky and…they’ve already got 44 out of 67 trails open. I recorded this video using my GoPro 11 Mini. It was recorded in 4K at 60 frames per second so the quality & clarity are amazing. Also, I used the Ski Tracker app to measure my speed & distance.
My first trip to Monarch Mountain on 01/04/2021:
https://youtu.be/gzY6YlE1ojU
January Skiing at Monarch Mountain in Salida, Colorado
So, let me tell you a little bit about this hidden gem of a ski resort!
Monarch Mountain is located 21 miles west of Salida, Colorado. It’s situated on Monarch Pass at the continental divide.
It officially started as a ski area in 1939, although people had been skiing the mountains surrounding the valley as far back as 1914.
It has 67 trails, two terrain parks, and an extreme terrain area called Mirkwood Basin, which consists of 130 acres of double-black diamond extreme skiing!
They’re open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The season pass is currently priced at $659, which is a really great deal! They pride themselves on being an independent ski resort who doesn’t use any snow making equipment at all. Their snow has been 100% natural since 1939.
I also wanted to mention that the customer service was amazing on this day! Every single employee I interacted with was both fun & friendly.
Sources:
* https://skimonarch.com/our-history/
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_Mountain_(ski_area)
Camera used: GoPro 11 Mini (4K video at 60..
