Night Skiing at Keystone

Yesterday I skied at Keystone for the first time. The resort is only about a 20 minute drive from my house. The mountain is very different from Breckenridge. The majority of the resort is below the treeline and in general the runs are steeper and longer than Breck. There aren't any lift serviced bowls, but there is a lot of tree skiing. They have a lot less snow than Breck, even though the two resorts are only a few miles apart. Some of the runs in the trees were pretty sketchy. Keystone has night skiing on a large part of the frontside of the mountain. The night skiing was a lot of fun. Apart from being cold, skiing at night was very pleasant. The resort was almost empty and you could ski as fast as you want without worrying about other people. I had dark goggles and it made it a little hard at times to spot icy spots on the mountain, but not too bad. Overall the night snow conditions were good. The best night skiing run was a black diamond called go devil which appears to be the downhill race course for the resort. The run is lined with orange fencing and netting and beyond the fencing everything is pitch black. It feels like you're in a video game bombing down the run under the lights. It was fun. The night skiing area is big and includes a terrain park and one run that is 3.5 miles long. Definitely worth going back for night skiing.