Keystone Resort Ski/Ride School — Local services in Silverthorne

My 4-year-old had an absolutely fantastic time during his beginner Morning toddler ski lesson at Keystone’s Ski School.

We visited the day after Christmas, and there were only three other kids in the group, which allowed for more personalized attention. Parents are not required to stay during the lessons, as pickup times are communicated at the start, but you are welcome to watch from the periphery if you prefer.

Since it was my toddler's first time seeing snow, he was more interested in playing in it than in following his two instructors’ guidance. I was a bit apprehensive about whether the lesson would be effective. However, I was pleasantly surprised by Riley (I hope I’ve got the name right), who worked independently with my child and adapted the pace of the lesson to suit his needs.

Despite my toddler's distraction—who wanted to make snow angels rather than ski😆—Riley displayed incredible patience, recognizing that my child was a "different kind of learner." Riley adjusted her approach and allowed my toddler to explore and play while gently guiding him through the basics of skiing.

Before long, my toddler was confidently heading on the magic carpet, eager to go down the slope again and again. The instructors also ensured the kids took several breaks inside the ski school cabin, where they enjoyed hot chocolate, snacks, and bathroom breaks, which kept everyone comfortable and engaged.

Overall, it was a wonderful first ski experience for my child, and I’m so grateful for the instructors’ patience and skill in making it a memorable and successful...

I recently went to Keystone and I was wanting to snowboard. I have skied since I was little, so I find it to not be very challenging and I wanted to have an adventure.

The last time I tried to snowboard I was twelve years old and ended up being taken down on a toboggan so obviously I needed more practice. My mom suggested that I should take a lesson.

We arrived at 9:30 am and there was only one other person in my class. Blake was my instructor and I could not have asked for a better one. Not only did he explain everything well he was able to assess what I was doing wrong and telling me what I needed to do to fix it. I started calling him MR. MIYAGI because he was teaching us his ways (not that he looks anything like him, but I thought it made it more fun!).

I was in level 2 the first day and then he suggested that I take the level 3 before I moved on to the bigger slopes. I tried going down Schoolmarm after the lesson (which he suggested that I should not do) and I crashed and burned so many times. I decided to take a second day and I learned even more and I had paid for the group lesson but ended up having a private one (because no one else was in my group). I was able to tackle Schoolmarm twice after the lesson and would have kept going if I wasn't so tired.

It was the most tired and sore I have been in my whole life, but it was also the most rewarding. I came so far in two days and I am going back for a third.

I also suggest buying the 3 for 2. You get 3 lessons for the price of 2!

Much love to Blake and I will be back later...

A Great Experience from Start to Finish If you want to learn how to snowboard (or ski) I highly recommend taking a lesson or two with the Ski and Ride School with the Vail Resorts team in Keystone, Colorado. After trying to teach myself, I decided to take a lesson and got hooked up with the absolute best snowboarding instructor on the mountain, Dan Tobin. I kid you not. Dan was such a great guy! It's one thing to have a wealth of knowledge about snowboarding, it's another thing altogether to be able to effectively pass that knowledge along to someone else. Dan did that masterfully. Not only was he a great teacher, he was incredibly encouraging the entire time. I can still feel the high fives and hear him yelling down at me, "heck yeah Kristine! You got this!" I learned more in that one lesson than I had in all my time on the mountain riding solo and I had an absolute blast doing it. And now, because of Dan, just two weeks later, I'm carving down Dercum Mountain like a champ! Thanks to the Ski and Ride School there at River Run and a huge thanks to Dan for being so freaking awesome! I hope you're reading this Dan cause I'm absolutely shredding it because of you. 😎🤙 So grab your board everyone and get up here and let Dan share all his knowledge and skills with you. The high fives are...