dlague
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Keystone Night Skiing
The original plan was to ski Keystone at night the day we arrived but due to delays at the airport and at the car rental office we got pressed with time. In any case we were going to make it happen and we did.
So, the day we skied Keystone the lifts were open until 8 pm. Since we left around three, we decided to check our skis in and put our gear in lockers. We left so I could get a haircut for my interview on Friday and we were going to get something to eat and rest a bit. We returned to Keystone and we're excited about night skiing there since the number of acres of night skiing is 289, bigger than many ski areas in the east. Well the night skiing runs did not let us down. The amount of vertical covered as well as distance for a couple of hours far out did what could be achieved at Gunstock or Pats Peak in a whole night of skiing. It was a crazy experience IMO. The runs were all on the front peak Dercum Mountain and all off the Gondola and super fun. If you want to ski at night only from 4-8 it is $72 and well worth it. Or buy a lift ticket on a night skiing day and do as we did - take a break and come back. We would do it again! Night skiing there is a lot different from what I have done back east. The runs are big, fast but lighting did leave dark spots but nothing problematic - in fact it kind of made more interesting.
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The original plan was to ski Keystone at night the day we arrived but due to delays at the airport and at the car rental office we got pressed with time. In any case we were going to make it happen and we did.
So, the day we skied Keystone the lifts were open until 8 pm. Since we left around three, we decided to check our skis in and put our gear in lockers. We left so I could get a haircut for my interview on Friday and we were going to get something to eat and rest a bit. We returned to Keystone and we're excited about night skiing there since the number of acres of night skiing is 289, bigger than many ski areas in the east. Well the night skiing runs did not let us down. The amount of vertical covered as well as distance for a couple of hours far out did what could be achieved at Gunstock or Pats Peak in a whole night of skiing. It was a crazy experience IMO. The runs were all on the front peak Dercum Mountain and all off the Gondola and super fun. If you want to ski at night only from 4-8 it is $72 and well worth it. Or buy a lift ticket on a night skiing day and do as we did - take a break and come back. We would do it again! Night skiing there is a lot different from what I have done back east. The runs are big, fast but lighting did leave dark spots but nothing problematic - in fact it kind of made more interesting.
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