WEBSITE LINKS Here are a few of our favorite websites. CentralColorado.com Information packed website about where we live and the activites and recreation available in our area of Colorado. The Salida Chamber of Commerce Official website of the Salida Chamber of Commerce. Ski Monarch Monarch Ski Area's official website. Monarch is located about 20 miles west of Salida. Ski Cooper Ski Cooper official website. Ski Cooper is located just north of Leadville, about 70 miles north of Salida.