Keystone Resort
Keystone, CO 80435
Phone: (877) 625-1556
- Hours:
- Daily 8:30am-8pm
Editorial Review for Keystone Resort – by Seth Masia
The Scene
Keystone has grown dramatically from a gentle roadside day-skiing area to a major resort with two huge, modern villages and three skiable peaks. A huge snowmaking system puts a cover of bulletproof snow on the Schoolmarm and Paymaster trails early in the season, which means that Keystone often opens, on limited terrain, in mid-October. The resort also features a ski and snowboarding school featuring private tutoring, family classes and more.
The Slopes
The original front side of Keystone remains a wonderland of novice and intermediate cruising trails, while the two peaks hidden behind--North Peak and Outback--specialize in long, consistent advanced-to-expert trails, bumps and tree runs.
Vital Stats
Vertical drop: 3,128 feet
Base elevation: 9,300 feet
Top elevation: 12,200 feet
Lifts: 19
Number of trails: 116
Skiable acres: 2,870
Beginner terrain: 19 percent
Intermediate terrain: 33 percent
Advanced terrain: 30 percent
Experts-only terrain: 32 percent
Snowboarding: Full facilities
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Insider Tips
When to GoKeystone offers night skiing and riding on a number of trails, along with a lighted half pipe and terrain park. Half days begin at 1pm.
The ExtrasKids' sledding is available from mid-December to mid-April. Call (970) 496-4275.
Know Before You GoFrom mid-December to mid-April, ride down the mountain on an inner tube at the Mountain House Base Area. Snowshoeing and Full Moon Tours available at the Cross Country Center. Call (800) 354-4386.
User Reviews for Keystone Resort
01/25/2006 Posted by powderhound58
We arrived at Keystone, in March, just after a 9" dump the evening before and were able to get first tracks. There are 3 mountains to pick from and it seems to step form most simple to most difficult. In between and getting from mountain to mountain, is were the hidden treasure lies! Perhaps it was the snowfall but the bumps were covered in knee deep snow which made for the BEST in bump skiing comfort for this old man,(47). The cat wasn't running that day,regardless, if you can't find a piece of Keystone for yourself...you either don't like skiing or you're in the grave! Tips up from Minnesota!
Pros: snow quality, great people, lots of choices
Cons: prices at mount., travel $$$, not enough time
11/13/2002 Posted by sal_avalanche
If you like ice go night skiing at Keystone. While it's definitely an experience that everyone should try, the few dimly-lit runs are no joke on a cold January night. During the day, however, Keystone is a well-designed mountain with great variety in terrain. Unfortunately, it gets one of the lowest amounts of total snowfall in all of Colorado which will lend itself to icy conditions up until the end of February.
Pros: variety of terrain, night skiing, gondola
Cons: lesser snowfall, patchy/icy
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