Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Keystone Ski Resort to open soon




N e w s R e l e a s e
Media Contacts:
Kate Lessman Coble, 970.496.4107, klessman@vailresorts.com
Katie Adamson, 970.496.4065, kadamson@vailresorts.com

KEYSTONE RESORT OPENS NOVEMBER 7th WITH THE NEW RIVER RUN GONDOLA

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Celebrates Gondola Opening

KEYSTONE, Colo. – October 30, 2008 – Keystone Resort is opening on November 7, 2008 with the new, state-of-the-art River Run Gondola. The new eight-passenger gondola replaces the previous six-passenger River Run Gondola. A key component of the new gondola includes the move of the bottom terminal into Keystone’s River Run Village which significantly enhances the guest experience by making access to the gondola easier. Also, a new mid-station is now located halfway up Dercum Mountain with loading and unloading in both directions, giving skiers and snowboarders an option to access Keystone’s upper trails from mid-mountain and to download at the end of their ski day.

MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY

WHAT: Opening day at Keystone Resort and ribbon cutting ceremony for new River Run Gondola

WHEN: Gondola Ribbon Cutting will take place at 8:30 a.m., and the mountain opens for skiing at 9 a.m.

WHERE: Keystone Resort, River Run Village, the new gondola terminal.

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: New gondola ribbon cutting celebration with Keystone executives, community leaders and the gondola construction team.

Current B.Roll Available:
Keystone Resort has HD and SD digital video of gondola construction and snowmaking on the FTP server.
Credit: Keystone Ski Resort, Colo.
http://videotransfer.vailresorts.com/keystone
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Photo Attached: New River Run Gondola at Keystone Resort.

Additional b-roll and photos will be available on Nov. 7.

For more information, please visit http://www.keystoneresort.com/.