Keystone Resort

Keystone is one of the best places to visit in Colorado. It’s a quick trip from Denver to get here, we offer world-class skiing and winter sports and have year round fun for everyone. With three unbelievable mountains, a variety of outdoor adventures, lodging and dining in two styles of villages, we have the best of the Rocky Mountains to share with you. At Keystone there’s terrain and fun for every level whether you are snowboarding, tubing, snowmobiling, day or night skiing. There are many unique dining experiences, like a sleigh ride dinner you can enjoy. The types of outdoor recreation like horseback riding, ice skating, snowshoeing, hiking, bike riding will give you a workout and then you’ll be ready for the brand new Keystone Spa when it’s time to relax. Come and play in Summit County – Keystone welcomes you!

Keystone is very environmentally conscious and has spent a lot of time and resources to set a standard for “green”. Since 2003, Keystone’s snowmaking system has been upgraded to include automation which has resulted in a “33% greater capacity, better snow quality, and a 25% increase in electrical efficiency. Automated snow guns on five major trails represent the latest in snowmaking technology. These new guns use 50% less electricity than the guns they replaced.” New snowmobiles have been put into service which reduce emissions by 85-90%, are more fuel efficient, quieter, and are expected to last longer than the conventional 2-stroke snowmobiles they replaced.

“In 1999, Keystone completed a 3-year project to upgrade the night ski lights. High-pressure sodium lamps were replaced with visor-fitted metal halide lamps. The results are a 50% reduction in ambient light pollution, improved efficiency, protection of the night sky, and better safety and visibility for night skiing.” They have also done a resort-wide lighting upgrade, replacing fluorescent bulbs and lighting fixtures with higher efficiency components and lower watt bulbs, yielding an energy savings of up to 140 kwh per fixture per year. These upgrades will serve to prevent the emission of over 150 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year.

Water usage has been dramatically reduced by Keystone’s laundry facility upgrades save over 11 MILLION gallons of water annually. “Guests staying at Keystone operated lodging are encouraged to reduce water use by participating in our in-room environmental program. Each guest room contains a card which allows them to choose to keep the same sheets and re-hang towels so that each set of sheets and towels is not washed each day, thus helping us to cut down on water consumption.” The Keystone Lodge upgrades to all bathroom fixtures have resulting in water savings estimated at 117 gallons of water per room day, or 4 million gallons per year.

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