dlague
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Keystone
Conditions: PP, firm base
With lots of debate and family in fighting actually me against the rest, we decided to ski Keystone. I had wanted to ski Copper. So I lost and had to ski what some called Bretton Woods of the west. I call bullshit. Their runs are long and their several of their blues are steeper than many blacks in New England IMO. The bump runs were steep and long which was all my legs could take at this point. A couple of those runs and it was over, between Cooper Glades on Monday and bump runs and some steeps at A Basin and now runs here the legs were toast. Well I think altitude had something to do with it. For most of the day we stuck to cruising blues and non bumped blacks. A local had told us that Keystone was skiing like an east coast mountain - he was far from wrong. The conditions were great PP and very fast. East coast like for westerners but perfect for us.
We started by riding up the Gondola where to bring your skis in with you. Then we worked our way to the Outback on various trails and lifts. Our military said son who convinced my wife and other son to go to Keystone wanted us to ski the Outback. Runs to get there were Mine Shaft to Mozart to Santiago Lift then Spillway to Fox Trot then up Outback Lift. We got there and hiking was involved so we said no since we were still dealing with altitude issues. However, our youngest went with him and the hacking kicked his ass. Smart choice for us IMO. Rather we skied s couple runs from the Outback Express Lift on runs like Oh Boy, Porcupine and Pika before heading up Way Back lift. Oh Boy was a good and seemingly long blue bump run and Pike was a narrower trail through trees and was bumped up as well. From North Peak we skied a few more runs off Satiago Lift then we ate at the Outpost. Word of advice do not eat there. It was like Spruce Lodge at Stowe - higher end cafeteria food. Eat at the base. After eating we skied back to the Way Back lift on Anticipation and then worked our way to the front slopes. The runs off the front are long long long. After a couple runs there we stopped for a sun induced beverage at the village which is very nice BTW. Made me feel like I was at Disney World of skiing. Our boys rented ski bikes which they had fun on but we never caught up to them on our next runs. The goal was to to ski all the way to the Outback area and work out way back on trails we had not skied. The idea of taking the Way Back Out lift was of no interest since it seemed slow. Instead she skied several runs from Santiago lift. One of the most fun was Last Alamo which was steep for a blue trail. Ambush, a bump run, was killer since my legs were trashed at this point. After that we worked our way back to the front again to hit trails that we had not skied over there. We headed back to our place around 3. The front runs we skied were Spring Dipper to Santa Fe, Flying Dutchmen, Bachelor, Frenchmen, Wild Irishmen. There is a run which we did not do that is 3.5 miles long. However, all the runs there seem to never end.
We really enjoyed skiing Keystone. We had a bluebird day with temps in the upper 20's and great conditions. If you want to ski bumps, there are a boat load of long bump runs, you want to cruise the runs go on forever it seems, like to hike well there is that too - we had no interest. Our boys skied on their own and my wife and I skied together and we had a great time.
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Conditions: PP, firm base
With lots of debate and family in fighting actually me against the rest, we decided to ski Keystone. I had wanted to ski Copper. So I lost and had to ski what some called Bretton Woods of the west. I call bullshit. Their runs are long and their several of their blues are steeper than many blacks in New England IMO. The bump runs were steep and long which was all my legs could take at this point. A couple of those runs and it was over, between Cooper Glades on Monday and bump runs and some steeps at A Basin and now runs here the legs were toast. Well I think altitude had something to do with it. For most of the day we stuck to cruising blues and non bumped blacks. A local had told us that Keystone was skiing like an east coast mountain - he was far from wrong. The conditions were great PP and very fast. East coast like for westerners but perfect for us.
We started by riding up the Gondola where to bring your skis in with you. Then we worked our way to the Outback on various trails and lifts. Our military said son who convinced my wife and other son to go to Keystone wanted us to ski the Outback. Runs to get there were Mine Shaft to Mozart to Santiago Lift then Spillway to Fox Trot then up Outback Lift. We got there and hiking was involved so we said no since we were still dealing with altitude issues. However, our youngest went with him and the hacking kicked his ass. Smart choice for us IMO. Rather we skied s couple runs from the Outback Express Lift on runs like Oh Boy, Porcupine and Pika before heading up Way Back lift. Oh Boy was a good and seemingly long blue bump run and Pike was a narrower trail through trees and was bumped up as well. From North Peak we skied a few more runs off Satiago Lift then we ate at the Outpost. Word of advice do not eat there. It was like Spruce Lodge at Stowe - higher end cafeteria food. Eat at the base. After eating we skied back to the Way Back lift on Anticipation and then worked our way to the front slopes. The runs off the front are long long long. After a couple runs there we stopped for a sun induced beverage at the village which is very nice BTW. Made me feel like I was at Disney World of skiing. Our boys rented ski bikes which they had fun on but we never caught up to them on our next runs. The goal was to to ski all the way to the Outback area and work out way back on trails we had not skied. The idea of taking the Way Back Out lift was of no interest since it seemed slow. Instead she skied several runs from Santiago lift. One of the most fun was Last Alamo which was steep for a blue trail. Ambush, a bump run, was killer since my legs were trashed at this point. After that we worked our way back to the front again to hit trails that we had not skied over there. We headed back to our place around 3. The front runs we skied were Spring Dipper to Santa Fe, Flying Dutchmen, Bachelor, Frenchmen, Wild Irishmen. There is a run which we did not do that is 3.5 miles long. However, all the runs there seem to never end.
We really enjoyed skiing Keystone. We had a bluebird day with temps in the upper 20's and great conditions. If you want to ski bumps, there are a boat load of long bump runs, you want to cruise the runs go on forever it seems, like to hike well there is that too - we had no interest. Our boys skied on their own and my wife and I skied together and we had a great time.
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