Monarch ski area, Sawatch Range, Colorado, Stats     Vertical drop: 1162 feet Top Elevation: 11952 feet Base Elevation: 10790 feet Total Runs: 63 - 58% Expert and Advanced - 28% Intermediate Runs - 14% Beginner Runs - Longest Run: 1 mile Total Lifts: 7 - 5 Chair Lifts - 2 Surface Lifts Skiing Area: 800 acres Annual snowfall: 29 feet Snowboarders Welcome GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 38.512285 Longitude: -106.332957   Trailmap Bigger Trailmap Pictures of Monarch ski area Bigger Picture Bigger Picture Bigger Picture Management Description Description of Monarch ski area submitted by ski area management. Contact Info Phone, Email, Address, GPS coordinates Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Monarch ski area.   Ski Areas Near Monarch ski area: Ski Cooper, Colorado , 46 miles away    1200 foot drop, 5 lifts, 26 runs    40% Expert & Adv.    30% Intermediate    30% Beginner Irwin Lodge, Colorado , 47 miles away    2100 foot drop, 3 lifts, 15 runs    100% Expert & Adv.    0% Intermediate    0% Beginner Snowmass, Colorado , 47 miles away    4406 foot drop, 21 lifts, 84 runs    38% Expert & Adv.    55% Intermediate    7% Beginner Crested Butte, Colorado , 48 miles away    2775 foot drop, 16 lifts, 121 runs    20% Expert & Adv.    57% Intermediate    23% Beginner Aspen Mountain, Colorado , 50 miles away    3267 foot drop, 8 lifts, 76 runs    65% Expert & Adv.    35% Intermediate    0% Beginner Aspen Highlands, Colorado , 51 miles away    3635 foot drop, 4 lifts, 131 runs    52% Expert & Adv.    30% Intermediate    18% Beginner Buttermilk, Colorado , 52 miles away    2030 foot drop, 7 lifts, 41 runs    26% Expert & Adv.    39% Intermediate    35% Beginner Copper Mountain, Colorado , 55 miles away    2601 foot drop, 23 lifts, 125 runs    54% Expert & Adv.    25% Intermediate    21% Beginner Breckenridge, Colorado , 56 miles away    3398 foot drop, 27 lifts, 146 runs    55% Expert & Adv.    32% Intermediate    13% Beginner Beaver Creek, Colorado , 60 miles away    3340 foot drop, 25 lifts, 149 runs    38% Expert & Adv.    43% Intermediate    19% Beginner   Whitewater Near Monarch ski area: Whitewater Outfitter - Independent White Water, Chaffee County , 18 miles away, Whitewater outfitter Whitewater Outfitter - Eddyline Anglers, Chaffee County , 19 miles away, Whitewater outfitter Arkansas River, Chaffe County , 19 miles away, Class II-III - 18.7 miles long (Highway Stone Bridge to Rincon)   Trails Near Monarch ski area: Fooses Creek Trail, Chaffee , 4 miles away Quakey Mountain Trail, Gunnison , 9 miles away Coyote Park Trail, Gunnison , 11 miles away   National Parks Near Monarch ski area: Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO , 19 miles away Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO , 19 miles away   Golf Courses Near Monarch ski area: Friend Ranch, Poncha Springs , 17 miles away