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Ajax at Monarch Ski Area

Advanced · 301 m long with 119 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 28° at its steepest, facing NE.

28°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
301 mlength
119 mvertical
3443 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Ajax is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Ajax

Lifts that reach the top: Garfield (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Garfield
  2. Ski Examiner (advanced)
  3. Ski Ajax (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Ricochet, Lower Tango. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Garfield (1 min), Pioneer (2 min), Divide Express (3 min).

See Ajax on the 3D mapAll runs at Monarch Ski Area
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.