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$45 for a One-Day Lift Ticket to Keystone Resort

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  • Perfect gift idea for skiers and snow boarders
  • State-of-the-art gondola
  • 3,000+ acres spread across three peaks

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Plow down powdery peaks with a boost from today’s elevating Groupon. For $45, you’ll get a one-day lift ticket to Keystone Resort, recognized as a top resort by readers of SKI magazine.

Keystone offers 3,148 skiable and snowboard-able acres, with 135 trails and 20 lifts on three different peaks (including the largest mountain in Summit County). The resort’s state-of-the-art, eight-passenger gondola will take you to the top in high style.

Well-groomed terrain is abundant for skiers at all levels of expertise. Skiing novices can start with scenic Dercum, an 11,640-foot mountain with meandering scenic runs. Graduate to the bumpy North Peak, an 11,660 foot mountain for intermediates. An adventurous, 11,980-foot skyscraping slope, The Outback, is perfect for experts and thrill-seekers.

Skiing and snowboarding are notoriously expensive sports. This Groupon allows you to frugally cruise the slopes with pockets full of gold bullion. Consequentially, you won’t feel bad treating yourself to a revitalizing treatment at the resort’s 10,000 square-foot spa or a fueling feast at one of its award-winning dining venues.

Reviews

Skitowners give it a 3.8 out of 5 overall rating:

  • My experience here is always good, you can escape crowds by going to the back and staying there. – Daniel
  • … for the combination of scenic beauty, terrain, ease of access, versatility of choices...and most of all the accommodations for the money - nothing beats Keystone. – Dool

The Expenses of Skiing

Today's Groupon brings an expensive sport within your fiscal reach. Here's a breakdown of the costs usually associated with skiing:

Skiing Lessons, $23,000: Most ski instructors are merely moonlighting supermodels or television actors who demand to be paid their usual hourly rate.

Skis, $14,000 Each: Individual skis are handmade by artisans who carve each ski out of a single redwood tree then adorn them with aerodynamic money origami.

Winter Clothes, $29,000 and up: Ski-grade clothing has to be heated by thermo-conducive diamond wiring and the blessings of Nepalese holy men.

Personal Mountain, $2,000,000: Gotta get your own mountain.

Confidence, $100,000: Yes, money can buy it.

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Promotional value expires Dec 23, 2009. Amount paid never expires. Max 4 per person. If multiple tickets are purchased, must pick up all tickets at once. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services. Learn about Strike-Through Pricing and Savings

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