Keystone Resort is entrusted with the stewardship of lands in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. We support, promote, and engage in resource conservation, renewable energy use, recycling, composting, and other forms of waste reduction, wildlife habitat preservation, and environmental education.

Energy and Water Use more info
Keystone is now 100% wind powered as part of the second largest corporate wind energy purchase in the US. Keystone has upgraded our snowmaking system to increase efficiency. Keystone has an extremely efficient laundry plant, and has retrofitted all rooms in the Keystone Lodge with water-saving bathroom fixtures.
 
Recycling more info
Keystone Resort recycles over 1,000 tons of material per year, composts food waste at two locations, and reuses products where possible.

Education and Awards more info
Keystone’s Mountain and Valley Naturalist Tours give guests the opportunity to take a self-guided tour on the mountain or in the valley to learn the history of Keystone and about the surrounding area.

• 2005 Regional Forester's Caring for the Land Stewardship Award from the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region.
• 2007, 2004 and 2002 Silver Eagle Award for Excellence in Waste Reduction and Recycling from the National Ski Areas Association.
• 2003 and 2002 Environmental Leaders in Golf Merit Award from the Golf Course Superintendent's Association of America and Golf Digest.

National Forest & Pine Beetle more info
Vail Resorts (Keystone’s parent company) has partnered with the National Forest Foundation to raise money for on-the-ground conservation projects in the national forests where Vail Resorts operations are located.

Thousands of brown lodgepole pine trees around Keystone and Summit County have been killed as a result of an infestation by mountain pine beetles. Keystone is working to protect healthy trees and reduce fire danger around the resort as a result of this epidemic.

Keep Winter Cool
Keystone is a proud partner with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the National Ski Areas Association in the Keep Winter Cool Campaign – an effort to educate the public about the potential dangers of global warming and what can be done to help prevent it.  To learn more visit http://www.keepwintercool.org/