Keystone ski resort was started in the 1950s and 60s by a few Tenth Mountain Division veterans who designed and built both Arapaho Basin and Keystone ski areas, with A Basin being first.  Max and Edna Dercum are known as the founders of Keystone, and Edna has written a wonderful little book about their experiences in Summit County called "It's Easy, Edna, it's Downhill all the Way".  They are also featured on one of our Summit Stage busses which is named Max and Edna and has their photos on the side. 

Keystone is a wonderful family resort, with good beginner hills, great intermediate skiing and some nice glades and steeps for the more advanced skiers.  Now owned by Vail Resorts, Keystone has had considerable real estate development at its base area, and has some very nice condos at reasonable prices.  You can still find a one bedroom condo that is close to the lifts for under $200,000!  They have a nice base village with good shopping and restaurants and summer finds lots of events and activities going on there.   Ifyou are wanting something a little bigger and upscale, there is plenty of that type of property too, with multi-million dollar homes nearby, and  plenty 2 or 3 bedroom condos or townhomes.  Keystone probably has the widest variety of home types and prices that are close to the lifts than any other resort in Summit County.  Summit County real estate in general has been strong while other markets have languished, and Keystone has done very well too.

Summer events are about to start and you can see a complete listing of them on the Summit County event calendar.