A season pass to Colorado's Monarch Mountain includes 20 other ski resorts as well. (photo: Monarch Mountain/Jeff Nass)

21 Ski Resorts, One Season Pass

Monarch, CO –Colorado’s Monarch Mountain ski area has added three more resorts to its list of season pass partners: Telluride and Ski Cooper in Colorado and Ski Apache in New Mexico. All three are now offering free skiing and riding to Monarch Mountain season pass holders.

Monarch passes are accepted at nine Colorado ski areas, six New Mexico areas and areas in Utah, Wyoming, California, Michigan, Arizona and British Columbia, Canada — 21 in all. At $339 for an adult, with other rates available for other categories, Monarch Mountain season passes can be a real steal even if you never lay a ski on Monarch Mountain. Most of Monarch Mountain’s pass partners offer three days of free lift tickets, but some offers vary.

A season pass to Colorado's Monarch Mountain includes 20 other ski resorts as well. (photo: Monarch Mountain/Jeff Nass)
A season pass to Colorado's Monarch Mountain includes 20 other ski resorts as well. (photo: Monarch Mountain/Jeff Nass)

Colorado areas include; Loveland, Durango, Powderhorn, Sunlight, Sol Vista, Silverton, Ski Cooper, Telluride and of course Monarch Mountain.

There are six ski areas in New Mexico that honor the Monarch Mountain season pass: Taos, Angel Fire, Red River, Pajarito, Sipapu and Ski Apache.

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In Utah, Alta offers Monarch Mountain pass holders half-price tickets all season while Grand Targhee, Wyoming and Revelstoke, British Columbia offer free skiing and riding to Monarch Mountain season pass holders. China Peak in California, Arizona Snowbowl and Indianhead Michigan round out Monarch Mountain’s pass partner team for the 2011-12 season.

“We are very excited to have added Telluride as one of our pass partners for this season” said Rich Moorhead, Monarch CEO. “Telluride is a truly world class destination resort that our guests owe it to themselves to visit.”

Monarch Season Pass holders will receive two free day tickets to Telluride in conjunction with a minimum two-night reservation with Telluride Resort Lodging, with date and other restrictions that may apply. Call (800) 778-8581 and use the booking code “Monarch.” Revelstoke, British Columbia, returns this season with an offer that includes three days of free skiing and riding and half-price lodging at the Nelsen Lodge located at the base of Revelstoke Mountain Resort.

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With 21 different areas available all for one low price, the Monarch Mountain season pass may well be the best ski pass value in North America. The current price of $339 is good through November 6, 2011 and pass purchasers need not ever visit Monarch Mountain to  pick up their pass as the pass office will reportedly accept a personal photo via JPEG by email.  Details and pricing can be found at www.skimonarch.com or by calling (719) 530-5105.

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