This Lesser-known Colorado Ski Area Is Perched Along the Continental Divide and Gets 350 Inches of All-natural Snow a Year

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This Lesser-known Colorado Ski Area Is Perched Along the Continental Divide and Gets 350 Inches of All-natural Snow a Year

And it's a throwback, ski bum paradise. Stonehouse Pictures A group of skiers on Monarch Mountain.I pulled into the parking lot at Monarch Mountain on a cold, windy morning. Snow had arrived the night before, and another storm was on its way. "So this is what it's like to start your ski day at 10,790 feet," I thought. On average, Monarch's east-facing slopes and high elevation (it tops out at 11,952 feet) provide the ski area with 350 inches of …