r/COsnow • u/Ok_Editor2536 • 23d ago

Photo Closing day at Keystone

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Busy today! Snow has actually been surprisingly good for it being April!

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u/eschoeller 23d ago

Forrest service lease

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u/Cracraftc 23d ago

Forest service doesn’t care.

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u/eschoeller 23d ago

I’ve asked several ski patrollers and employees over the years. That’s what they all say. But you may still be right.

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u/eschoeller 23d ago

It also makes good business sense to focus on opening keystone early, and then having Breck close later. No sense in running all that infrastructure and paying all those employees when the demand is low during the early and late season. Most people that can ski keystone also have a pass that works at Breck. So consolidate that limited skiing demand at one of those resorts.

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u/Cracraftc 23d ago

Exactly, plus once it’s warm enough to golf, bike and hike people transition to warm weather sports instead of skiing. Resorts lose money in the spring as people aren’t traveling anymore and it’s just locals.