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Keystone ski resort

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A Colorado ski resort in winter. Photo: Quang Vuong / Pexels.

Good for

  • Experts45% of mapped runs are difficult
  • Snow-sureLifts up to 3,803 m

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Keystone has about 116 km of mapped runs and 20 lifts, with skiing from about 2,829 m up to 3,803 m (12,477 ft), a vertical drop of 974 m. By mapped runs it is number 9 of the 137 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rocky Mountain Metropolitan (BJC), about 79 km away in a straight line.

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Keystone 7-day mountain forecast

At about 3,316 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 3 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 137°-3°0 mm
  2. Sat 141°-5°1 mm
  3. Sun 150°-5°0 mm
  4. Mon 164°-7°0 mm
  5. Tue 173°-5°0 mm
  6. Wed 18-4°-11°2.1 mm
  7. Thu 19-3°-13°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Keystone: runs from 2,829 m to 3,803 m, a vertical drop of 974 m3,0003,2003,4003,6003,800Top of the highest mapped run: 3,803 m (12,477 ft)Top 3,803 m · 12,477 ftBase 2,829 m · 9,281 ft974 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
3,803 m12,477 ft
Vertical drop
974 m3,196 ft
Mapped runs
116 km163 runs
Lifts
20mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 19% (22.4 km), Intermediate 35% (40.8 km), Advanced 45% (51.9 km), Extreme 1% (0.8 km)Easy: 22.4 km, 43 runs (19%)19%EasyIntermediate: 40.8 km, 52 runs (35%)35%IntermediateAdvanced: 51.9 km, 67 runs (45%)45%AdvancedExtreme: 0.8 km, 1 runs (1%)

About 19% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 35% intermediate and 45% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy4322.4 km
Intermediate5240.8 km
Advanced6751.9 km
Extreme10.8 km

Lifts

20 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts11
Magic carpets7
Gondolas2

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan (BJC)Denver79 km
Eagle County Regional (EGE)Eagle85 km
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE)Aspen90 km
Denver (DEN)Denver112 km

Ski transfers to Keystone

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Keystone?

The highest mapped run starts at about 3,803 m (12,477 ft) and the lowest ends at about 2,829 m (9,281 ft), a vertical of 974 m (3,196 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Keystone have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 116 km of downhill runs and 20 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Keystone?

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan (BJC) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 79 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Keystone piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.

Denver → Keystone

164 km by road