Keystone and Breckenridge Ski resorts announced Monday morning plans for a new batch of improvements to existing on-mountain amenities for the 2017-18 ski season.
In a joint news release, the two Vail Resorts, Inc.-owned properties declared intentions of upgrading a lift chair at each ski area, as well as an expansion and renovation of Labonte’s Smokehouse BBQ restaurant at the base of Keystone’s North Peak. Because each operates on federal lands by permit, all are subject to U.S. Forest Service approvals.
Breckenridge’s hope is to increase the capacity of Peak 10’s Falcon SuperChair, serving guests with advanced terrain on the resortap southern-most peak, to a six-person lift. The idea of the 25-percent expansion would be to boost skier and snowboarder flow to allow each to get more out their respective ski day.
Meanwhile, Keystone aims to update the Montezuma Express Lift — the main access point to Dercum Mountain’s beginner and intermediate terrain — also with a six-person chair.
