Thanks to one of the snowiest Octobers on record (more than 3 feet) and efficient snowmaking, the lifts opened today for the general public at 9 a.m. at Keystone - a week earlier than the expected opening date of Nov. 10.
Thursday, the U.S. Ski team began training, three days earlier than originally scheduled.U.S. Ski Team athletes trained on the mountain Thursday morning and will load the chairlift at 8 a.m. tomorrow in River Run. The top U.S. men's and women's alpine athletes plan to train on Keystone's North Peak through early December as part of an exclusive on-snow partnership announced two weeks ago.
The resort will opened with six trails covering 133 acres - Flying Dutchman, Bachelor, Whipsaw, Endeavor, Santa Fe, and Jackface - all serviced out of the River Run base area.
Keystone's A51 terrain park team plans to offer a wide range of features, including boxes and rails, on the side of the Flying Dutchman trail. Terrain park manager Julian Lamarche enthused, "We're going to have plenty of jib-tastic goodness in the park. It's going to be a lot of fun."
The River Run Lift Ticket office will be open along with other skier services. Free parking will be available in the Montezuma lots in River Run.
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