[UPDATED] Snowboarder Seriously Injured After Falling Almost 50 Feet From Chairlift at Keystone Resort, CO [Updated noon on Friday, December 13] More details have emerged of the incident at Keystone Resort in Colorado on Wednesday, where a guest fell off a chairlift. Initial police reports that it was a skier were inaccurate. Subsequent statements from the police and the Passenger Tramway Safety Board, reported by CPR News, state that a 32-year-old snowboarder fell approximately 47 […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 13, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Keystone Resort, CO, Opens for the 2024-25 Season Keystone Resort in Colorado is officially open. It kicked off the 2024-25 winter season with over two miles of skiing and riding under bluebird skies. Related: These Are the 7 Ski Resorts Open in North America This Weekend Guests started lining up Friday afternoon, nearly 24 hours before the resort opened, to claim the honor of First Gondola Cabin. The […] Industry News Press Release | November 3, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Keystone Resort, CO, Kicks Off Snowmaking for 2024-25 Season Keystone Resort, Colorado, has started snowmaking for the upcoming 2024-25 ski season. While the resort has not yet set an official opening day, excitement is in the air as snowmaking teams are ready to make snow at every opportunity around the clock to lay the foundation for opening day. Keystone is aiming to open at least 2 miles of skiing […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 21, 2024 0 Comments
Keystone Resort, CO, Appoints Shannon Buhler as Vice President and General Manager KEYSTONE, Colo., Aug. 27, 2024 – Today, Keystone Resort announced Shannon Buhler as Vice President and General Manager, taking effect September 16. Most recently, Buhler led Stowe Mountain Resort as Vice President and General Manager. Returning to Colorado is a homecoming for Buhler, who spent formative professional years in resort roles throughout Summit and Eagle Counties. Related: The National Brotherhood […] Industry News Press Release | August 27, 2024 0 Comments
Keystone Mountain, CO, is Offering On-Snow Tubing This Summer Keystone Resort, Colorado, will be offering on-snow tubing this summer. According to the resort, tubing will be offered Thursday through Monday, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Tickets are offered online in advance to the tubing. A valid Epic Pass or scenic gondola ticket for the day is required on top of the tubing ticket. With an Epic Pass, […] Industry News Jake Benton | July 1, 2024 0 Comments
Keystone Resort, CO, Closes Out the Season in Style with Springtastic Celebration This weekend, Keystone Resort in Colorado closed out its historic 2023/24 season with its annual Springtastic Celebration Closing Weekend. Related: Colorado Ski Resorts Reveal Closing Dates for the 2023-2024 Season The temps may have been low, but the vibes were high as guests competed for prizes in the Resort’s annual Rail Jam and Slush Cup competitions. With four inches of […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 8, 2024 0 Comments
Keystone Resort, CO, to Open Bergman Express Lift This Saturday Keystone Resort, Colorado, invites skiers and riders to adventure to new heights this Saturday, December 30, 2023, with the highly anticipated opening of the brand-new Bergman Express lift. The new high-speed 6-passenger chairlift was installed over the summer and this winter season it will provide access to 555 acres of high alpine terrain in Bergman and Erickson Bowls, offering a […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 29, 2023 0 Comments
Keystone, CO, Resort Founder & Ski Pioneer Bill Bergman Dies Aged 99 The co-founder of Keystone Resort, Colorado, Bill Bergman died on Monday morning, December 11, 2023, aged 99. Bergman and his wife Jane co-founded Keystone together with Max and Edna Dercum in 1970. Bergman was the first president of Keystone Resort and Bergman Bowl and Bergy’s Glad are named in his honor. Co-founder Max Dercum had long dreamed of creating a […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 14, 2023 0 Comments
World’s Largest Mountain-Top Snow Fort Opens at Keystone, CO The world’s largest mountain-top Snow Fort has officially opened for guests of all ages to explore at Keystone Resort in Colorado. Located at the top of the River Run gondola at an elevation of over 11,600 feet, this year’s Snow Fort is even bigger and better than years past. Reaching a height of over 35 feet and covering a quarter-acre, […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 14, 2023 0 Comments
Lift Towers Installed for New Bergman Express Chairlift at Keystone Resort, CO Yesterday, teams at Keystone Resort in Colorado finished erecting all 16 of the new lift towers for its brand-new Bergman Express chairlift. Set to open this season, Bergman Express will bring lift-served access to more than 550 acres of terrain in Keystone’s high alpine. The high-speed, six-passenger chairlift will allow guests to lap the mellow, dreamy bowl terrain of Bergman […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 10, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Keystone Resort, CO, Announces New Lift That Will Revolutionize the Resort In the above video, the vice president and general manager of Keystone Resort announces the introduction of the Bergman Express chairlift, which is set to revolutionize the resort. The chairlift will provide access to wide-open high alpine skiing, offering a breathtaking panoramic view of Summit County’s peaks and ranges. To enhance the experience, ski runs at the resort will be […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 20, 2023 0 Comments
Opening Day Recap: Keystone Resort, CO This past Friday, Keystone Resort became the second Colorado resort to open up for the season and its launch looked to be an epic time. The announcement came around 4 pm MST on Wednesday, Oct. 26th, when Keystone had deemed there was enough snow depth and decided to kick off its 2022-23 winter season on a high note. Anticipation built […] Conditions Report Steven Snyder | November 2, 2022 0 Comments
Keystone Resort, CO, to Open Friday, October 28th for the 2022-23 Winter Season Keystone Resort, CO, announced yesterday that it will open for the 2022-23 winter season on Friday, October 28th with two miles of skiing and riding on the signature Schoolmarm and Silver Spoon trails. Additionally, skiers and riders will have access to a hike-to terrain park on Spring Dipper. In celebration of Opening Day, guests who arrive early will be treated […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 27, 2022 0 Comments
Keystone Could Become Colorado’s Newest Town A new grassroots effort has emerged out of the Colorado High Country to turn the area of Keystone into an official town. The petition signing started this week and is now underway. The first person to sign? 96-year-old Bill Bergman, Keystone’s forefather and original co-founder. Related: Keystone Resort, CO, Gets Approval to Restart Bergman Bowl Project | Now Won’t be […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | August 5, 2022 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Was Sent a Cease & Desist Letter After Bulldozing Unauthorized Road in Alpine Tundra During Keystone Resort, CO, Expansion It’s been a tough summer for Vail Resorts as it attempts to upgrade and improve its resorts. At Park City, UT, the planning commission ‘shockingly blocked‘ two previously approved chairlift upgrades, and in Vail, CO, previously approved plans to build employee housing have been shelved after the property was condemned as the parcel is critical for bighorn sheep. Related: Keystone Resort, […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 28, 2022 4 Comments
Keystone Resort, CO, to Reveal 16 New Trail Names With Daily Wordle Puzzles In September 2021, Vail Resorts announced that Keystone Resort, CO, would be getting a new high-speed six-person chairlift into the Bergman Bowl area, increasing lift-served terrain by 555 acres. Related: Vail Resorts Announces $320 Million ‘Epic Lift Upgrade’ With 19 New Chairlifts Across 14 Resorts This project unlocks access for novice and intermediate guests and provides expanded entry to expert terrain […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 16, 2022 0 Comments
Former Pro-Skier David Lesh Found Guilty of Riding Snowmobile at Closed Keystone Resort, CO to Promote His Business Former pro-skier David Lesh has been found guilty of illegally riding a snowmobile at a terrain park in closed Keystone Resort on April 24, 2020, and undertaking an unauthorized commercial venture on national forestland. Lesh’s own social media pictures played a part in the conviction. US Magistrate Judge Gordon Gallagher ruled that Lesh’s social media campaign with photos on or pretending […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 25, 2021 2 Comments
Bergman Bowl Project Approved at Keystone Resort, CO The White River National Forest has approved Keystone’s plans for their new Bergman Bowl project. Keystone is located in Summit County, CO, next to the likes of Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, and Loveland. The ski resort opened in 1970 and has since grown to 20 lifts and over 3,000 skiable acres. Since 1997, the mountain has been owned by Vail Resorts […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | November 11, 2020 0 Comments
Keystone Resort, CO Plan to Open Tomorrow, Pending Government Approval Keystone Resort, CO intends to open for the season tomorrow, pending Government approval of their operating plan. View this post on Instagram As we finalize the details of our winter operating plan with government officials, we are delaying the launch of our reservation system – previously announced for tomorrow morning, Nov 4. We still intend to open for […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 5, 2020 0 Comments