Keystone usa
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Keystone USA.
Keystone Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1970 the American ski resort Keystone lies at ? metres altitude in the Colorado region of the American Rockies189 snow cannons ensure artificial Keystone snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 30 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Keystone (USA) is Denver International at a distance of 145km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Keystone ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
Under same ownership as Breckenridge and aquired in 1997 by Vail Resorts INC., Keystone has the largest night-skiing operation in Colorado and North America's biggest ice rink (five acres).
alpine downhill runs to ski in Keystone USA
Beginner Trails
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Intermediate Trails
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Keystone Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $318 - $498 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Keystone Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | ?km |
| total length of Keystone trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4.9km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Keystone ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3631.4m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 2829.8m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2834.6m |
| centre of Keystone ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 801.6m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 801.6m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Keystone
Skiing Keystone you'll enjoy 135 pistes and trails and that means approximately ?km of ski runs. Keystone lifts number 20 with the capacity to uplift 35000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Keystone is over 4.9km long.
Keystone Ski Area
Keystone ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult Keystone piste is the ?km The Grizz run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Keystone after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Keystone for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Keystone Apres Ski
The apres ski Keystone scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
12 apres ski bars 34 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Ice Hockey.
SNO-man says
Keystone is a good place to go if you like snow and ice. The resort opened an exciting adventure area called Adventure Point for the '98-'99 season following the successful model of sister-resort Vail. The tubing hill has a steep initial vertical to get speed up from the start. Guided snowmobiling is another option with helmets, suits and boots provided.
For a more relaxing time it's possible to go snowshoeing or cross-country skiing or take a sleigh ride either on a scenic forest tour or with dinner to follow. There are 18km (12miles) of groomed and a further 57km (35 miles) of ungroomed trails for cross country skiers and snowshoers. Ice skating is offered on Keystone Lake, the largest maintained outdoor ice skating lake in North America.
Keystone's Fitness Centre features exercise room, weights room and a heated outdoor pool with two whirlpools, steam room and sauna. Massage and sun beds are available. The resort also has two indoor and twelve outdoor tennis courts.
Keystone for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Keystone Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Keystone resort - ski Keystone by any other name
The American ski resort of Keystone ski resort is also known as Keystone and has the following common misspellings:
Keystone ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Keystone ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Keystone ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Keystone for snow gets 5 stars out of 5 overall