River Run Village at Keystone in the Summer

Hello Summer Summit Covers!  Summer is sadly coming to an end, but there are still a few wonderful weeks of warmth ahead of us!  Shorts are still wearable  and the mountain bikes and golf clubs are still in use.  Along with all of the great activities in Keystone we still have a few festivals that should not be missed.  For starters, The annual Taste of Keystone festival is coming up on Labor Day Weekend. This is an exciting festival where all the Keystone operated restaurants pull out all the stops and have various dishes served a la carte in the Lakeside Village.   Get hungry, because with menu items such as grilled beef tenderloin skewers, braised short ribs, and New Zealand lamb chops; a healthy appetite is a must!

The following weekend is Festa Italiana.  September 11th in River Run Village will hold the 2nd annual Italian food and wine festival.  Live family friendly entertainment and tent vendors add to the festive atmosphere where families will be strolling and enjoying Italian influenced cuisine.  We even have a gondola!  No, the Snake River is not deep enough for a singing gondolier to romantically paddle you and your loved one through the village, but hey we’re in The Rockies.  Beautiful scenery on the way to the top of Dercum Mountain is a pretty fair trade I think.

In October, Wine in the Pines is one of the most anticipated events of the year.  People book for this event months in advance.  Every year there is a theme for this event, and this year will feature Francis Ford Coppola’s Vino in a Godfather atmosphere.   If this sounds like something you might be interested in call as soon as you can so we can “make you an offer you can’t refuse!”  Some events are “black tie” and some events are casual.  Whether you are the cutoff jeans type or the Armani Tux type, you can’t afford to miss out on The Wine in the Pines event on October 22nd and 23rd.

Smokey Joe’s Cafe at Warren Station in River Run Village

The Warren Station is hosting a presentation from the Lake Dillon Theatre company Smokey Joe’s Cafe.

Description from the Lake Dillon Theatre Co.

http://lakedillontheatre.org/shows-a-events/all-shows/71/190-smokey-joes-cafe

“Leiber and Stoller, as much as anyone, virtually invented rock ‘n’ roll, and now their songs provide the basis for an electrifying entertainment that illuminates a golden age of American culture. In an idealized ’50’s setting, the classic themes of love won, lost and imagined blend with hilarious set-pieces and slice-of-life emotions. Featuring nearly 40 of the greatest songs ever recorded, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE isn’t just great pop music – it’s compelling musical theatre.”

Warren Station is going to be hosting several exciting events in River Run Village and the best part of the show is that if you are staying in the River Run Condos you can go from your Keystone Lodging, to dinner in River Run, and then back to your River Run Condo all with out driving.  Come and enjoy what Keystone River Run Village is all about.

BBQ Festival Dillon Colorado

August 6th and 7th 2010 Dillon Colorado BBQ

Come up to Summit County this weekend and enjoy staying in our Keystone Resort Lodging and soak up the mountains and some amazing BBQ at the Dillon BBQ festival known as BBQ at the Summit.  This Summit County BBQ festival is one of 2 BBQ festivals that happen in the  Dillon Frisco area annually.  The BBQ at the Summit is free to enter but you will deffinately want to spend some money on buying some BBQ Bucks.

BBQ at the Summit 2010 Schedule

THURSDAY August 5th
4:00pm-6:00pm — Welcome Reception Tiki Bar/Dillon Marina
6:00pm-10:00pm — Certified Judging Class — Best Western Ptarmigan Lodge

FRIDAY August 6th
7:00am-12:00pm — Registration Opens — Dillon Town Hall
12:00pm-10:00pm — BBQ Buck Sales
12:00pm-10:00pm — Food & beverage sales
1:00pm-10:00pm Peoples Choice Voting
1:00pm-3:00pm —Rojos Calientes — Climax Molybdenum Stage
1:30pm-3:00pm Cook’s Meeting — Judging Tent
4:00pm-6:00pm — Kid’s Q — Kid’s Q area
4:00pm-6:00pm — Leon Littlebird & String Theory — Climax Molybdenum Stage
4:00pm — Judge’s check in — Judging Tent
6:00pm — Kid’s Q judging — Judging Tent
5:00pm — Showmanship Judging for the Mayors Cup begins
6:30pm — Salsa judging — Judging Tent
7:00pm — Sauce judging — Judging Tent
7:30pm-9:30pm — Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King— Climax Molybdenum Stage

SATURDAY August 7th
6:00am-8:30am — Pancake Breakfast — Judging Tent
9:00am — Judge’s check in — Judging Tent
10:00am-7:00pm — BBQ Buck Sales
10:00am-7:00pm — Food & Beverage sales
10:00am-1:00pm — Peoples Choice Voting
11:00am — Side Dish Judging — Judging Tent
11:30am — Miscellaneous Judging — Judging Tent
12:00pm — Chicken Judging — Judging Tent
12:30pm — Ribs Judging — Judging Tent
1:00pm — Pork Judging — Judging Tent
12:00pm-2:00pm —Luv Brothers — Climax Molybdenum Stage
1:30pm — Brisket Judging — Judging Tent
2:00pm — Dessert Judging — Judging Tent
3:30pm — AWARDS CEREMONY — Climax Molybdenum Stage
4:30pm-7:00pm — Doo Wop Denny — Climax Molybdenum Stage
6:00pm — Subaru Raffle — Climax Molybdenum Stage
7:00pm-9:00pm — High Times in New Orleans— Lake Dillon Amphitheatre

Rapunzel…. A Rock-n-Roll Fairytale

July 23, & 30; August 6, 13, & 20 – Two performances each Friday: 10 AM and 11:30 AM – $4 per adult ticket; $4 per child ticket

Coming to River Run Village this Friday morning.  enjoy a show at the Quaking Aspen Amphitheater in Keystone’s River Run Village next to the new Warren Station with a presentation of the famous tale of Rapunzel, the maiden in the tower.  When the famed Prince Charming arrives to rescue the princess in classic fable fashion, Rapunzel realizes an exciting world exists far beyond her storybook’s pages, the kids are going to love this.  Joining up with a pair of infamous sisters and two not-so-famous dwarves, Rapunzel rewrites her own story, breaking free from the fairytale’s conventional chains and embarking on a musical journey of friendship, adventure, and self discovery the whole family will enjoy.

This is a great show and what a fantastic value for Summit County.

Tickets are $4 general admission for parents, children, and all guests.   For River Run Condo Rentals or other Keystone lodging options please call us today.

River Run Village is ready to rock! Come ski Keystone for a day then stay for a free concert featuring Seven Mary Three with Salem. Beverages, alcohol and food sold á la carte on the premises. Seven Mary Three is an American hard rock/ grunge band and feature favorites such as “Cumbersome”, “Water’s Edge” and “Wait”. Seven Mary Three has been active since 1992 and they have quite a few songs in their repertoire. They are most well known for their song “Wait”, but still have an impressive portfolio of songs.

Salem is a lesser known band and can be described as Celtic/Pyschadelic/Industrial, using classical influences and modern programmable beats; Salem is truly a unique experience. Although they have not enjoyed the commercial success that 7M3 has, they do have a decent following. Both bands together have a great presence and put on an awesome show!

If you are looking for some fun and music after the slopes, stop by and enjoy this Free Concert on April 10. The concert event is located in River Run Village in the Events Plaza and free parking is available at the River Run Village’s Montezuma lot, located off of Highway 6 East on Gondola Road.

You can also receive a free concert T-shirt with a purchase of $30 or more from any River Run Merchant. All you need to do is show your receipt at the merchant tent from 5:00 – 6:00 PM. Receipt must be dated April 10 (good while supplies last and one shirt per customer). Grab some food, do a little shopping and get your free T-shirt and enjoy the free concert, only in Keystone!

River Run Rocks Concert at River Run Village

Great news for Season Pass holders!  If you have a Season pass to Keystone including a Summit Pass, Epic Pass, or Colorado Pass you can enjoy Keystone’s Passholder Appreciation Day Friday March 12th 2010.

What will the pass holder appreciation day mean for you?  If you are a pass holder you can come to the Mountain House Base Area to celebrate with a Free Lunch, thats right Keystone Resort, home of the $12 Epic Burger, will be doing a free lunch for all season pass holders at the Mountain House Base area at Keystone Resort, but you have to be there between 11AM and – Noon to receive your free lunch.

Can’t make it by 11am on Friday?  Don’t worry you can enjoy some drink specials, appetizer specials and a really good time over in River Run Village at the Parrot Eyes bar and grill.  The Parrot Eyes is located in River Run Village with in walking distance to the gondola at the Silver Mill building, pretty much in the middle of the village at Keystone.

If you have a season pass to Keystone and have not really taken advantage of it then this is a perfect way to add a day and add a sweet bonus to your season pass, free lunch and drink specials come on pack your stuff and head up to Keystone, why not spend Thursday Night in one of our condos, and then hit first chair Friday Morning, enjoy some of the latest powder runs and then drop down into Mountain House for FREE LUNCH…..  Hit the slopes again and then end the day at Parrot Eyes for margaritas?  We will see you there!

Call our vacation planners today to make  a weekend of it Spend Thursday night and Friday night with SummitCove and ride or ski Keystone on Friday and then ride or Ski Vail on Saturday, you can get two free lunches out of it?  Really that is a great Keystone Deal! Match that with discounted lodging specials for season pass holders and you will really have a great reason to head up to Keystone this weekend!

If you can not make it up on Friday for the pass holder appreciation day, you can still take part of the appreciation day but not at Keystone, you will need to drive over to Vail Resort to catch the 11am free lunch at Mid Vail or enjoy drink and appetizer specials at the Arrebelle.

Keystone Resort Culinary Festival

Enjoy a weekend of fine foods and wines this coming weekend March 5-7th in Keystone Resort Colorado.

Keystone Resort is putting on a winter culinary festival for your tastebuds to enjoy.   You will need to make reservations for all of the events and you will want to do this as soon as you can!

Kicking off the fun on Friday starting at 10AM with a Kitchen Demo at the Aplenglow Stube on top of Keystone Mountian for only $5 you will enjoy some of the delicious american cuisine.  The Alpenglow Stube is a fantastic award winning restaraunt that is a must do for your Keystone Vacation, however it can get pricey so you might enjoy this sample of goodness.

Ski for a couple of hours after this tasting and work up an appetite because coming up at 2pm we will be seeing you at one of several tastings, Margaritas and Tequilas at Parrot Eyes in River Run Village, Whiskey Blend tastings, and Specialty Rums at the Keystone Lodge in Lakeside Village, now your probably done skiing after these so make sure you leave some of your taste buds to head over to the Unique Red Wines tasting at the ski tip lodge.  You will love this place, enjoy a cheese plate with your $20 tasting over here!   They will be having a wine tasting at the Lodge too if you can not pull yourself away from the rums and whiskey in time and to keep things rolling you have two options.  Head over to the Martini Tasting session at the Summit Seafood at the Inn in Keystone or the World Celebration of Wine at the Ski Tip again.

Now if you can pull off enjoying a couple of these tastings you should curl up into bed in one of our Keystone Rental homes and get ready for another great day of fun.

Saturday March 6th you can start the morning off the right way from 10am – noon at the Keystone Lodge and Spa.  Enjoy a morning of Mimosa’s and spa samples including chari massages, hand massages and treatments and other spa and skin treatments with a light breakfast for $15.  Not going to get much skiing done today but who cares when you can enjoy Mimosa’s and spa treatments, you might just turn this into a spa day instead!

If you are able to escape the spa don’t worry Keystone Resort is putting on a great day all over town, head over and catch the 11am Ice Carving Demo with Chef Steve Nguyen.  They will be putting on a free ice carving demo and at the base of the gondola in River Run Village.  They will be breaking out the chain saws and ice picks to really wow your eyes.  This is a great activity if you have enjoyed too many whiskey and champagne tastings and ready for some lazy day fun in River Run Village.

Saturday will have multiple tastings and then the Grand Tasting will take place at the Outpost.  Prices start at $99 per person and will take approximately 30 minutes to get there because you will be hopping gondolas on the way up.  dress warm and bring your appetite you will enjoy samples of Keystone Resorts local specialty restaurants including Skit Tip Lodge, Keystone Ranch, Bighorn Steak House, Keysotne Seafood Company, Alpenglow Stube and usually the Keystone chefs from these will show up with some additional goodies to outperform one another.  This is the main event for the tasting and the day will lead into another fun night of wine and cheese.

Sunday March 7th the Keystone Culinary Festival will come to an end.  You can start the morning off with a Chocolate and Breakfast class which will last up to 2 hours and will take place the Keystone Conference Center.  The Price is $50 for this 2 hour class and you will enjoy both eating and making cakes, chocolates, crepes, and baked good from Neds Bake SHop at the Conference Center in Keystone.

If you are looking for someone else to do the cooking for you than enjoy the Champagne Burnch at Keystone Resort’s Alpenglow Stube.  You will want reservations and make sure you are ready for this unique experience.

Call one of our Keystone Vacation planners today to get you a place to stay so you can enjoy your loved one with a little style this weekend in Keystone Resort Colorado.

Alpenglow Stube Chef Demo

The Alpenglow Stube at ‘The Outpost’ in Keystone Resort is currently featuring a cooking demonstration by celebrated Chef Daniel LaChance. The demonstration will be on Thursdays from 10:30-11:00 AM, from January 14 to March 25, and is by reservation only. Chef Daniel LaChance, or Chef Dan, is a very charismatic and talented chef. Chef LaChance will discuss the history and preparation of dishes featured by the Alpenglow Stube or he will feature new and classic recipes. Some of the items Chef LaChance has prepared include selections from the lunch menu. For example, Smoked Colorado Lamb Chops, Seared Fresh Water Bass, Chocolate Mousse Torte and others have all been part of Chef LaChance’s demos.

Aside from the demos featuring a free sample of the Chef’s creations, guests are also given a hard recipe of the demo. This allows the guest the ability to make the dish at home. In other words, Chef LaChance gives you a recipe and then shows you how to cook it! If you’re as bad a cook as I am, this definitely helps and you get a free sample of the dish. Unfortunately, space is limited to twelve guests and is on a first come, first serve basis.

Now you must be wondering how to get to a restaurant on top of a mountain. The Alpenglow Stube is located at The Outpost in Keystone Resort. To get to The Outpost, a guest must take the River Run Gondola to The Summit House and then take the Outpost Gondola to The Outpost. If you already have a ski pass then you are all set, otherwise the cost for riding the Gondola is $7 which isn’t bad for a recipe, cooking demo and free tasting. If you have fallen in love with the restaurant after the demo, you can stay for lunch.

The Alpenglow Stube offers a great lunch selection, including a six or seven course menu if you are feeling daring. The restaurant is a ‘AAA Four-Diamond’ dining experience and is known has the highest (in elevation) four-diamond restaurant in North America. In addition to that unique distinction, the restaurant is has also been awarded with 1st place in “A Taste of Keystone” contest for the past eight consecutive years, which is quite an honor.

The Alpenglow Stube is one of the finest dining experiences in Colorado. Just to entice you more, the restaurant also features a wide wine selection with over 600 bottles in their cellar; their wine list has earned Wine Spectator’s “Best Of Award of Excellence” for four years in a row. Which means if you want to stop by for dinner as well you’ll be in good hands. One more reason to go is that kids eat free and with the demo in the beginning, it could be like lunch and a show for your little ones.

If you’re interested in the cooking demo, I would encourage you to stay for lunch and bring some friends with you. Space fills up fast, so make reservations as soon as possible and enjoy one of the finest dining experiences Colorado (and Keystone) has to offer.

Betty Fest in Keystone

BettyFest at Keystone Resort

Learn new skills from the experts.  Small group instruction, video analysis, and nutritional information.  Stop skiing behind the guys and show them how it’s done.  Bettyfest will be held on Dec. 12 and 13 and again on Jan. 30 and 31.

Keystone Magic on Ice

Come to Keystone Colorado and enjoy an amazing and free presentation from the Denver Figure Skating Club! What could be better than enjoying amazing skaters gracefully display moves we can only imaging allowing our bodies to do. Grab the kids and come up to Keystone Colorado and head over to Lakeside Village for some high quality figure skating. You can rent some skates after the show, and try a couple of the spins yourself or watch your kids try! They are still releasing all of the details but I would expect some expert skating to occur before the show. Here is a link to some photos from the 2006 show that they put on! Click Here for photos.