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Keystone announced plans to install a new state-of-the-art eight-passenger gondola to replace the current six-passenger River Run Gondola for the 2008-2009 ski and snowboard season.

A key component of the plan includes moving the bottom terminal of the new River Run Gondola into the River Run Village, significantly enhancing the guest experience for both River Run destination guests as well as day visitors parking at the River Run Village, by making access to the gondola easier.

Keystone is one of the most visited ski resorts in the country featuring three mountains, five bowls, world-class gladed skiing, a top-rated terrain park and a new snowcat ski tour operation. Additionally, the Colorado resort offers guests one of the largest conference centers in the Rocky Mountain region, two championship golf courses, two on-site hotels, award-winning restaurants and a newly renovated spa at the Keystone Lodge & Spa, a RockResort property.

Keystone plans to purchase a state-of-the-art gondola from Doppelmayr that utilizes the latest drive technology and is expected to be 30 to 40 percent more energy efficient than other modern ski chairlifts or gondolas.

The new cabins are designed with passenger comfort in mind with floor-to-ceiling windows providing the best possible view and with room to accommodate skis and snowboards inside the cabin. Additionally, the new gondola will offer level walk-in heated load and unload stations to provide convenient access for wheelchairs, mountain bikes, strollers, sight seers, mountaintop tubing hill guests and night-time dining guests.

With a vertical rise of 2,307 feet and a top-to-bottom average trip time of less than 12 minutes, the new eight-passenger River Run Gondola will transport about 2,400 people per hour, more than twice the current level. Keystone plans to operate the new River Run Gondola winter and summer.

Construction for the gondola is expected to begin April 2008 with a planned opening for the 2008-2009 ski and snowboard season. In the second phase of this project, a new skier bridge will be constructed to replace the current pedestrian bridge, which will allow guests to ski directly from the mountain into a newly enhanced skier plaza and skier services area in the River Run Village. The enhanced skier plaza and skier services area and the new skier bridge are slated for completion during the summer of 2009.

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