Established in 1970 the American ski resort Keystone lies at ? metres altitude in the Colorado region of the American Rockies189 snow cannons ensure artificial snow making covers ?km of trails, which equates to around 30 of the slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Keystone is Denver International at a distance of 145km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Their 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).
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Lift Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $312 - $570 |
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Resort Opens | Nov 2022 |
Resort Closes | Apr 2023 |
( snow conditions often influence opening/closing) |
Downhill Runs | ?km |
total length of Keystone trails | |
Longest Lift-Served Run | 4.9km |
longest piste or trail reachable by lift | |
Slope Orientation | N |
direction Keystone area faces | |
Top Altitude | 3631.4m |
top station of highest lift | |
Bottom Altitude | 2829.8m |
bottom of lowest 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 above top lift | |
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The mountain has ?% beginner runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced slopes and ?% for experts - the most difficult 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.
Rating for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Rating for snowboarding gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Off-Slope activities include:
SNO-man says
Rating for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
The American resort is also known as Keystone and has common misspellings:
The direction which the various Keystone slopes face can make or break your ski holiday. To guarantee good snow conditions, choose a resort with piste which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February pick a resort with sunny south facing 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 resort with cool and shady north facing trails will ensure you're not riding on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best destinations have areas which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating conditions whatever the weather. Keystone has slopes facing N.
Rating for snow gets 5 stars out of 5 overall
Keystone day and evening care plus snow ski schools and babysitting.
As you would expect, Keystone has children's fun and facilities well planned. Daycare is available for children aged 2 months and up between 8am and 5pm with the added bonus of additional evening care available by the hour from 5pm to 8pm. From age 3 a snowplay scheme is available where outside fun includes sledding, building snowmen and snow forts, gondola rides and a visit to the stables as well as indoor games, play and lunch cover. Ski school starts at age 3 with the Mini Mice scheme, then Mogul Mice from age 4 and Superstars up to school age. Before and after classes children have an indoor entertainment program including games, puppet shows and play in a special playroom. There are magic carpet lifts on the mountain to ease the early lift riding experience. School age children up to age 14 are graded according to ability, with beginners in Discoverer, intermediates in Mountain Explorer, and the Mountain Diamond Club for the most advanced who can choose between rotating classes with themes such as moguls and racing. Snowboarding is available for children aged 8 and up with 4 or 5 hours on-board tuition plus indoor supervision. In common with other Vail resorts children's ski and snowboard school incorporates their specially developed 'Ski-cology' environmental education program designed to teach children about the resort's ecology as they learn to ski and 'board. Other schemes help children to learn how to use a trail map properly and give the opportunity to try out new sliding devices. Special areas themed for children to slide through and play in are located off the Spring Dipper, Upper Paymaster and Silver Spoon trails. Older children tend to enjoy the scene around the Area 51 snowboard park which incorporates a Shack where they can hang out, take a break, watch tv and get a non-alcoholic drink; it's open until 9pm daily. Children of all ages enjoy the Adventure Point tubing park and there are plenty of family-friendly eateries with dozens more choices for leisure and eating in the greater Summit County.
4 stars out of 5 overall
Keystone shopping - fashion boutiques, outdoor gear and food shops
Keystone's shopping opportunities provide another area subject to constant expansion and improvement. There are currently two main shopping areas, at River Run and Keystone Village. There are more than two dozen shops and galleries selling jewellery, clothing and sportswear, speciality foods and merchandise. The nearby Silverthorne Factory Outlets mall and the Dillon Factory Stores offer more than 100 brand-name stores including Gap and Nike.
Keystone value for money gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Keystone hire shops - overview of all shopping in Keystone
Keystone's shopping opportunities provide another area subject to constant expansion and improvement. There are currently two main shopping areas, at River Run and Keystone Village. There are more than two dozen shops and galleries selling jewellery, clothing and sportswear, speciality foods and merchandise. The nearby Silverthorne Factory Outlets mall and the Dillon Factory Stores offer more than 100 brand-name stores including Gap and Nike.
Keystone ski rental shops value rating gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Keystone ski school - snowboarding course & skiing lessons
The official ski/board school is called Keystone Ski School and has 450 teachers teaching in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Bulgarian, Swedish, Sign Language, Chinese, Dutch, Norwegian, Afrikaan,s Turkish, Latvian, Danish, Croatian, Finnish, Polish, Yiddish, Czech, Slovak, Lappish, Greek, Yugosla and taking students from a minimum age of 3.? www.snow.com 4964170
Keystone for beginners gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Keystone for intermediates gets 5 stars out of 5 overall
Keystone for expert skiers gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Keystone for snowboarding gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Keystone snow sports - off slope winter mountain sports
Cross Country Skiing (langlaufen) in Keystone: 57km X C ski trails, Lessons available? Y
Easy XC Ski Trails: 57km Intermediate XC Trails: 0km Difficult XC Trails: 0km
Telemark Tuittion: Y Telemark Rental 1 Paragliding schools: 0
Snow mobile Rental: 0 Toboggan Run Length: 0km
Keystone snow fun - off slope winter activities
Outdoor Ice Rink: 1 Indoor Ice Rink: 0 Balloon Flights: 0
Prepared Winter Walks: 0 Snowshoeing: 1 Hang Gliding : 0
Snow mobile Rental: 0 Toboggan Run Length: 0km Paragliding schools: 0
Keystone non skiing facilities also include Ice Hockey.