Mind of Mike: The Next Chapter

The fall of the Keystone 36 had me very upset. I had a big bash planned for it since it would’ve been the 5 year anniversary of the event. My plans would’ve probably costed around $1200 for that weekend, but man it would’ve been totally worth it. Instead, people decided to complain about the “LONG” lift lines. What did they honestly expect for an event that would last for a straight 36 hours? Only thing I have to say to those people is, “Get off your ski’s, pack your shit up, go home and stop bitching.” Keystone decided to replace the “Keystone 36″ with “Friday Night Lights”, which from what I heard, was a complete bust. I mean, honestly, how fun could that have really been? They do it 3 fridays out of the season, after Thanksgiving. All in a row. What Friday Night Lights was was a free concert type of event. The bands would come out at 8 pm and start playing. Really? 8 pm during the snow season? The resort closes at 8:30 and they end the event around 9 or 10 pm that night. I mean, who the hell wants to see a band after a long day/night of riding? Your feet are tired of being in the boots and the normal persons shoes are in the car. It’s cold, you’re tired, you’re probably cranky, and you really don’t feel like getting home at 1 or 2 in the morning cause you watched some no name band at keystone. Let alone, the time wasted watching the band gave the highways time to freeze over and the traffic will be horrific. Fuck that, head home while the highway is still manageable and beat the traffic. Don’t deal with the possible drunkards who are driving all the way to Aurora or Fort Collins.

        In my eyes, Keystone resort has greatly disappointed me with this shift of events. Last year would’ve been the 5th year running of the Keystone 36. 5 Years! Not many resorts have something like that! Have an event that sold out every year not only on lift tickets, but also the hotels. Restaurants probably pulled in a lot of revenue from the event. I know the nearby liquor stores, cigar shops, and even pizza places made bank during that event. Everyone went up there to have a good time. Wake up at 3 am, throw your gear on, grab your board and go shred the mountain! Come back, grab a beer, change into your swim suit, grab another beer and a slice of pizza, and head to the hot tub. Or head to the club at the bottom of the mountain by the lifts and party it up some. I haven’t seen any reviews on revenue loss or gain from the death of the Keystone 36, but I can assure you, the revnue dropped dramatically. It was the only time during the year Keystone would be open for a straight 36 hours. All my friends made it a point to take that Friday off of work, clear their schedule, just to go to that event. Over the 4 years I went to it, I probably dropped about 2500 total up there. It’s not a cheap trip, but it was definitelly one to remember and one to look forward to the next year.

        So farewell Keystone 36. May the people who decided to replace the event be umemployed and discredited for destroying what could’ve possibly be the most revenue pulling event Keystone has ever had.

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