Keystone Resort
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Keystone Resort is a ski resort located in Keystone, Colorado, USA. It was founded on November 21, 1970 by Max Dercum.
The resort consists of three mountains named Dercum Mountain, North Peak, and the Outback, which are connected by a series of ski lifts and gondolas. Collectively, the mountains form the largest operation in Colorado to offer a night skiing, where several trails are lit by large light fixtures, and lift operation can run until late into the night. Night skiing takes place after sunset until as late as 10 p.m. on as many as 15 of the resort's trails.
Resort statistics
Elevation
- Base: 9,280 ft / 2,829 m
- Summit: 12,408 ft / 3,782 m
- Vertical Rise: 3,128 ft / 953 m
Trails
- Skiable Area: 2,870 acres
- Trails: 117 total (19% beginner, 32% intermediate, 49% advanced/expert)
- Longest Run: Schoolmarm - 3.5 miles / 5.6 km
- Average Annual Snowfall: 230 in / 584 cm
- Terrain Parks:
- *The A51 Terrain Park, a section of the resort with various contraptions for trick performance. The terrain park is the largest one in Colorado to be lit at night.
- *51 rails and funboxes.
- *1 Superpipe (an enlarged half-pipe).
Lifts
- 19 total
- *2 gondolas
- *5 high-speed quad chair lifts
- *1 high-speed six person lift
- *1 quad chair lift
- *1 triple chair lift
- *4 double chair lifts
- *1 surface lifts
- *4 carpets
External links
- [Keystone Resort Homepage]
- [Keystone's frontside mountain named after Dercum family (includes Keystone investment history)]
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