The gorbs still stay away from all but the groomed parts of China Bowl, so there's a lot to go around. Princess Di was here last year around Christmas. I think she only skied groomed runs, but maybe this winter she'll get wild. Jan 8 and 9 - Salida. Well, it's the nearest town to Monarch Mountain.
Monarch is also on the Great Divide.
It gets more yearly snow than Vail or Summit County, and on weekdays is virtually empty. Some of us may go for the powder cat skiing on the second day, others will hit Crested Butte . We're headed to the Southwestern part of the state, to the resorts I have yet to visit. Two boarding friends came back from there and said they had too much snow - all the good jumps were covered. It should be a great place to shred.