Monarch
An independent hill on Monarch Pass, about 20 miles from Salida, that runs on all natural snowfall. A Powder Alliance member, with partner days on Power Pass products.
On the ground at Porphyry Creek SNOTEL: 6 in
Expected next 4 days: 3.2 to 6 in (NWS forecast)
Current snow checked November 3, 2026. New snow, base, and season figures are resort reported. On the ground is the nearest SNOTEL station reading. Expected snowfall comes from the National Weather Service.
How the scoreboard covers Monarch
- Resort reported numbers. New snow, base depth, and season totals for Monarch come from the hill itself: Official snow report. When the hill has not posted, the scoreboard says so instead of guessing.
- Snow quality check. Inches are only half the story, so the scoreboard checks snow water and depth at the Porphyry Creek SNOTEL station (701:CO:SNTL).
- Expected snowfall. The Thursday outlook uses National Weather Service forecast data for this hill's location, and the Monday edition checks what actually fell against it.
Monarch in the editions
No editions have mentioned Monarch yet, and that is about to change by design: every Monday verdict and Thursday outlook carries the full 34 hill scoreboard, this hill included, in the same size row as every other. The first live edition ships with the first real snow of the season. See the editions archive.
Get the scoreboard
Two short emails a week in ski season: the Thursday outlook and the Monday verdict. All 34 hills. Free.