Skiing at Monarch Mountain in Colorado on OPENING DAY!
Published 2023-12-09
* Skiing at Monarch Mountain in Salida, CO
* Best Ski Resorts in Colorado
* Monarch Mountain Ski Area in 4K at 60fps
Monarch Mountain
23715 US-50
Salida, CO 81201
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:
• Downhill Skiing at Monarch Mountain i...
January Skiing at Monarch Mountain in Salida, Colorado
SKI TRAILS in this video:
* Skywalker
* Short-N-Sweet
* Sleepy Hollow
* Freeway
* Great Divide
* Snowburn
* Roundabout
* Sidewinder
* Lower Tango
* Roundabout
* North Forty
* Beeline
* Turbo
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:
* skimonarch.com/our-history/
* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_Mountain_(ski_area)
Cameras used:
- GoPro 11 Mini (helmet 4K video at 60 fps)
- GoPro 7 Silver (handheld 4K video at 30 fps)
► Subscribe to the Nash Potatoes Outdoor Show here:
youtube.com/NashPotatoesOutdoorShow
► Subscribe to the Nash Potatoes Coffee Show here:
youtube.com/NashPotatoesCoffeeShow
ABOUT ME:
► I grew up in Kalamazoo, MI and graduated with a Marketing degree from Oakland University.
► I moved to Longmont, CO in November 2016 and fell in love with all the beautiful hiking trails that Colorado has to offer. So, in April 2012, the Nash Potatoes Outdoor Show was born.
► In November 2019, I took a 4-month camping trip in my pop-up camper. This gave me an opportunity to travel, explore, unwind, and create lots of great videos.
► In December 2020, I began recording a series of downhill skiing videos in Colorado. These quickly became popular and my passion for YouTube was re-ignited!
► I actually had so many great memories of my first camping trip that I decided to do another one. So, in April 2021, I converted a 12-foot enclosed trailer into a camper and documented the whole process.
► In June 2021, I reached 1,000 subscribers and was able to monetize my channel.
► By January 2023, I was already at 2,000 subscribers and counting!
► The Nash Potatoes Outdoor Show allows me to share all of my experiences with you. Join me on my adventure as I talk about life, laughter, exploration, and creating content for YouTube...enjoy!
FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE:
Linktree: linktr.ee/nashpotatoesoutdoorshow
Facebook: www.facebook.com/NashPotatoesOutdoorShow
Instagram: www.instagram.com/NashPotatoesOutdoorShow
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@nashpotatoesoutdoorshow
Twitter: twitter.com/Nash_Potatoes24
Tumblr: nashpotatoesoutdoorshow.tumblr.com/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/nash-potatoes-outdoor-sho…
Medium: nashpotatoesoutdoorshow.medium.com/
Patreon: www.patreon.com/NashPotatoesNetwork
This video was produced using Camtasia 2023. Camtasia software can be purchased here: techsmith.z6rjha.net/NASH2020
Save 20% at www.EpicWaterFilters.com/ by entering discount code NASH2020 at checkout.
All Comments (8)
-
Here's the link to my first trip to Monarch Mountain on 01/04/2021... https://youtu.be/gzY6YlE1ojU
-
Hey J, Best ski video yet. Enjoyed the narrative and being able to see which slopes you are skiing on. Also loved the throwback tune in the music mix. Whenever my daughter and I hear that tune we think of the “Potato”. 😊
-
I plan to take my daughter to CO this winter to see snow for the first time. Your videos are really helping me plan my trip.
-
looks pretty great for opening day
-
Been riding monarch my whole life. Glad to see its open!
-
Are you heading to Vail anytime soon?
-
All they’ve done is displace all the wildlife from the ski area. The wildlife doesn’t have anywhere else to go to. So don’t visit Monarch. I live 50 miles from it.
