Monarch Mountain opened their long anticipated No Name Basin expansion on Thursday, culminating a 25 year effort that brings nearly 50% more terrain to the mountain with long direct fall lines.

For the first time in decades, Monarch Mountain is opening up untouched high-country terrain. Riders lined up before sunrise ...

Monarch Mountain will become one of the rare North American ski areas to offer skiing on both sides of the Continental Divide ...

Monarch Mountain's long-awaited expansion is officially open as of January 29, 2026.

The wait is over for 377 acres of new terrain at Monarch Mountain. "No Name Basin" and the new Tomichi lift are opening this ...

Behind the renaissance none of us asked for.

Monarch Mountain announces that its new skiable terrain, called No Name Basin, will officially open on Jan. 29. Courtesy: ...

The trails have been cut. The chairlift is ready. And finally, the snow came. It’s time for perhaps the most anticipated terrain expansion in Monarch Mountain’s 87 years. An opening celebration is set ...

MONARCH MOUNTAIN — Monarch Mountain’s long awaited expansion project is near complete. The longtime ski area in Chaffee County is increasing its skiable terrain. Next season, Monarch will have 50% ...

Update at 6 p.m. on January 26: The new Tomichi chairlift and No Name Basin area at Monarch Mountain opens Thursday, January 29. Access to this terrain begins at 9:30 a.m. through a single gate near ...

With 5 fresh inches of powder and more forecast, Monarch Mountain is hopeful the storm forecast to last through Saturday will bring enough snow to open its new 377 acres of terrain.   “We are very ...

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