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Riches at Monarch Ski Area

Intermediate · 415 m long with 165 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 24° at its steepest, facing NW.

24°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
415 mlength
165 mvertical
3501 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Riches

Lifts that reach the top: Tomichi (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Tomichi
  2. Ski Prospector (intermediate)
  3. Ski Riches (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Mule Train. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Tomichi (1 min), No Name II (2 min).

See Riches 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.