The Keystone ski school operation is very popular. While Keystone is a novice hill, Arapaho Basin is just the opposite, popular with expert and intermediate skiers. Now owned by the Keystone folks, Arapahoe is the oldest operating ski hill in the county and is blessed with the state's highest ski summit, at 12,450 feet. The operation here is enhanced with frequent shuttle bus service to nearby Keystone. Thus families with expert and novice skiers may come here and enjoy both ski operations.
Lift tickets are good at both hills.
The basin is located on Highway 6, east of Keystone. There are groomed trails and Nordic centers at Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Frisco and Keystone. The Copper Mtn. A lift takes skiers up the mountain for heart racing Nordic thrills. It's located 2 miles east of the resort on Montezuma Road.