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==Statistics== ===Elevation=== *Base: {{convert|9,280|ft|m}} *Summit: {{convert|12,408|ft|m}} *Vertical rise: {{convert|3,128|ft|m}} ===Trails=== Source:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mountain Info {{!}} Keystone Ski Resort|url=https://www.keystoneresort.com/the-mountain/about-the-mountain/mountain-info.aspx|access-date=2022-01-01|website=www.keystoneresort.com|language=en}}</ref> *Skiable Area: {{convert|3149|acre|km2}} *Trails: 130 total (12% beginner, 39% intermediate, 49% advanced/expert) **Bowls: Independence, Bergman, Erickson, North, and South *Longest Run: Schoolmarm β {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} *Average Annual Snowfall: {{convert|230|in|cm}} *[[terrain park|Terrain Parks]]: **The ''A51 Terrain Park'', a section of the resort with various features including for trick performance. **51 rails and [[funbox]]es. ===Slope aspects=== *North: 47%<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Ski Resorts: Keystone Resort Terrain, Snow Quality and Mountain Ranks|url=https://zrankings.com/resort/show?id=74-keystone-resort|website=ZRankings|publisher=ZRankings, LLC|access-date=June 16, 2018}}</ref> * East: 13% * West: 30% * South: 10% ===Terrain park=== Keystone Resort features the "A51 Terrain Park" on Dercum Mountain, which has been noted as one of the more progressive [[terrain parks]] in the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snowboarding.transworld.net/photos/transworld%e2%80%99s-top-ten-parks/|author=Annie Fast|title=TransWorld's Top Ten Parks|publisher=Snowboarding Transworld|date=December 3, 2009|access-date=June 16, 2018}}</ref> ===Lifts=== * Keystone has 13 chairlifts,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://liftblog.com/keystone-co/|title=Keystone, CO|date=7 January 2017}}</ref> and 8 [[surface lift]]s. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Name !! Type !! Manufacturer !! Built !! Vertical<br>{{small|(feet)}} !! Length<br>{{small|(feet)}} !! Notes |- | River Run Gondola || [[Gondola lift|Gondola]] 8 || [[Doppelmayr USA|Doppelmayr CTEC]] || 2008 || 2307 || 9587 || Main lift out of River Run Village to Dercum summit. Has a mid-station for loading and unloading. |- | Outpost Gondola || Gondola 6 || Doppelmayr || 1991 || 1198 || 7522 || Transfer lift that travels between North Peak and Dercum Mountain summits. Riders can load cabins on either side. |- | Ruby Express || rowspan="4"|[[Detachable chairlift|High-Speed Six]] || [[Poma]] || 2000 || 1600 || 5864 || Replaced a [[Yan Lift|Yan]] triple in 2000, that was previously known as the Teller Lift. |- | Montezuma Express || rowspan="3"|[[Leitner-Poma]] || 2017 || 1667 || 7031 || |- | Peru Express || 2021 || 1558 || 6332 || Upgraded from a high speed quad in 2021. |- | Bergman Express || 2023 || 1078 || 4722 || Named after the Bergman family, that founded Keystone Resort in 1970. |- | Outback Express || rowspan="3"|High-Speed Quad || rowspan="5"|Doppelmayr || 1991 || 1482 || 5846 || |- | Summit Express || 1997 || 2303 || 9403 || Runs parallel to the River Run gondola. |- | Santiago Express || 1998 || 1600 || 4438 || Main lift to the summit of North Peak. |- | Wayback || Quad || 1991 || 1300 || 3930 || |- | Ranger || Triple || 1997 || 193 || 1022 || |- | A 51 || rowspan="2"|Double || [[Yan Lift|Yan]] / [[Riblet Tramway Company|Riblet]] / [[Doppelmayr USA|Doppelmayr]] / Skytrac || 1974 || 953 || 4190 || Dedicated terrain park lift that was shortened in 1976. A 51 has a Skytrac return, Yan towers/drive, Doppelmayr sheaves/lifting frames, and Riblet chairs. |- | Discovery || [[Yan Lift|Yan]] || 1976 || 105 || 685 || |- |} *Keystone has 8 surface lifts: Midway Carpets (2), Kokomo Carpet (2), Double Barrel Carpet (2), Triangle Carpet, Ski School Carpet, and the Tubing Hill Carpet. === Teller Lift Accident === The Teller Lift was a Yan 1000 model triple chair installed in 1984 as part of the North Peak expansion. On December 14, 1985, the upper [[bullwheel]] disconnected from the main gearbox shaft, resulting in dozens of lift riders being thrown from their chairs onto the slope below. Two riders were killed and an additional 47 were injured.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Brad |title=Over 30 years ago, Keystone lift accident left 2 dead, 49 injured |url=https://www.summitdaily.com/news/keystone-lift-accident-was-25-years-ago-this-week/ |website=SummitDaily |date=20 December 2016 |access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> Faulty welding was blamed for the accident.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/18/us/around-the-nation-faulty-weld-is-blamed-for-ski-lift-accident.html|title=Faulty Weld Is Blamed For Ski Lift Accident|author=UPI|date=December 18, 1985|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=June 16, 2018}}</ref> The lift was rebuilt by Yan as the Ruby Lift, free of charge. Settlements between Yan and injured skiers topped over seven million dollars.
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