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The Mountain
Dercum Mountain
- Keystone Mountain was renamed in honor of Max Dercum, one of the founders of Keystone Resort. In 1943, Max and Edna Dercum moved into the historic Ski Tip Ranch and 27 years later (in 1970) eventually opened Keystone Ski Resort on Nov. 21 (lift tickets were $5).
- Almost a third of Keystone's beginner terrain is on Dercum Mountain.
- Keystone's acclaimed A51 Terrain Park, as well as Keystone’s beginner park, the A51 Incubator, is located on the west side of Dercum Mountain and features its own double chair for quick laps.
- Keystone Adventure Tours provides unique, guided snowcat skiing into 860 acres of Erickson and Bergman bowls from the summit of Dercum Mountain. KAT also offers guided tours of Keystone's recent expansion into the steep, north-facing expert terrain of Upper Independence Bowl. Also, check out the the snowcat shuttle service to the Outback Bowls.
- On the backside of Dercum Mountain, discover 117 acres of steeps and deeps in the glades and trees of The Windows.
- Dercum Mountain is home to the largest night skiing operation and night park in Colorado. There's also Adventure Point located at the summit with day and nighttime tubing, snowbiking and snowshoe rental.
North Peak
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More than half of Keystone's North Peak is rated difficult to advanced, with plenty of steeps, endless cruisers and some of the best bump runs (like Ambush and Powdercap). North Peak also boasts fast, well-groomed cruisers like Starfire and Prospector.
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There's more than great skiing/riding, there's also incredible dining on North Peak. Rated 7th overall and 1st in décor by the prestigious Zagat Survey, the Alpenglow Stube, located at 11,444 feet. is the highest fine dining restaurant in the United States. In addition, the Outpost on North Peak is home to the Timber Ridge Food Court and the Der Fondue Chessel, an authentic Bavarian fondue restaurant.
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Take a break from the action and hit LaBonte's Cabin for a snack in between North Peak and Dercum Mountain, at the base of Santiago Express and Ruby Express.
The Outback
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The Outback, Keystone's third mountain, offers intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders more than 800 acres of gladed terrain and bowls.
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Located about six miles away from the base areas, skiing/riding in the Outback gives you plenty of Kodak moments free of condos, roads or any other trace of civilization.
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A short hike from the Outback Express lift provides skiers and snowboarders with steep, wide-open bowls in South Bowl and steep chutes and powder stashes in North Bowl. Check out the $5 snowcat shuttle to the Outback ridge and untouched terrain.
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