Lying in the heart of the White River National Forest in beautiful Summit County, Colorado, Keystone Resort is located about 100 miles (121 km) West of Denver International Airport, and about 75 miles East of Eagle County Regional Airport ('Vail-Eagle')....
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Purpose-built and big, Keystone is an intermediate’s dream. But there's plenty to challenge the novice and expert too, as the three linked mountains nestled in the White River National Forest expand into deeper and steeper terrain. Keystone has several unique features, not least a ski training center run by U.S. Olympic medalists Phil and Steve Mahre.
Try to arrive after dark and your first impression of Keystone will be a good one. Keystone offers the best night skiing in North America and the surrounding slopes sparkle in the star-dusted sky. Keystone has been improved in recent years and is now a complex of villages linked by the Keystone shuttle and collectively rated as a great resort for families. As a bonus, Keystone has some of the best restaurants of all the U.S. ski resorts, and is close to Denver so the transfer time is short.
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Keystone has more than 1,600 lodging options in seven side-by-side “neighborhoods.” There are deluxe hotels and ski-in, ski-out condominiums (from studios through to four bedrooms, and in all price ranges), in bustling villages or quaint units tucked away in the...
The adult and child ski schools at River Run, and at the Mountain House, are very accessible to the villages and to the mountains. Ski school hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. The minimum age for young children joining...
Keystone Ski Area Keystone is surrounded by the high peaks of the Continental Divide and the Ten Mile Range. To the west is scenic Lake Dillon and to the east is Loveland Pass. The resort nestles below three big mountains:...
Keystone Ski Lifts Keystone has everything from T-bar lifts through enclosed gondolas and six-person high-speed lifts. Beginners use the T-bars and carpets at the base of the mountain and also at Dercum Mountain’s summit, while more experienced skiers can take...
Keystone Beginner Skiing Keystone's beginner skiing is located entirely on the front the resort's three peaks. Beginners are advised to stick to Dercum Mountain, which caters especially to first-time skiers with a range of easy green and slightly more testing...
Keystone Intermediate Skiing Intermediates make up the majority of skiers in every resort and so it is here too. Improving skiers can test their legs and last year's skills on Dercum Mountain and then find good trails all around the...
Keystone Expert Skiing All three Keystone mountains have some challenging trails—there are six double black diamonds on the generally intermediate North Peak for example. However, the hardest skiing around Keystone is on Outback Mountain, where the Black Forest has a...
Keystone Boarding & Freestyle Boarders first came to Keystone in ’96–97. Freeriders head for the Outback Bowls and hike beyond to find good start-off points. Keystone has two terrain parks featuring more than 12 tables, 15 rails, and a halfpipe-reputed...
Keystone Mountain Restaurants Fine dining and a family atmosphere do not always sit easily together but Keystone manages to cater to both. To go upscale, take the gondola to the Alpenglow Stube mountain restaurant, which claims to have the best...
Keystone Village Keystone is an attractive, purpose-built development comprising three pedestrian-only villages: Keystone Village, River Run, and Mountain House Base Area. Each of the village areas is located along the base of Keystone Mountain and closed to vehicular traffic. They...
Keystone Restaurants & Bars The Vail area offers a wide variety of nightlife from the upscale to the downhome and Keystone, to be perfectly frank, does not cater to ravers. This is really a resort for families and that tones...
Keystone Other Activities Keystone’s non-skiing key ingredient is its Adventure Passport (free with your stay), which is good for more than a dozen free activities at Keystone Resort and is worth up to US$300. During the ski season you can...