The 27th Annual Children's' National Medical Center Symposium ECMO & Advanced Therapies for Respiratory Failure
Keystone, Colorado, USA       February 20 - 24, 2011

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Winter Sports

Skiing, Riding and Snow sports are by far the biggest draw at Keystone. Single or Multiple-Day Lift Tickets offer a Three-Mountain Pass for Keystone, Breckenridge and Arapahoe Basin. With a 3-Day or longer lift ticket, you can also ski one of those days at Vail or Beaver Creek.

The ECMO meeting has a special Group rate for lift tickets. Group rate tickets are only available at the Keystone base area, the Group office is behind the walk-up Lift Ticket window in front of the Mountain House (Group lift tickets are not available at River Run or Breckenridge). Tell them that you are with the ECMO meeting, use the group code CM0ECM9 ECMO, to receive the group rates:

2009 ECMO Group rate Lift Ticket prices
Prior to 2/21- Adults $89 per day
Ski days Adult Child
1 or 2 $79 $39
3 day $77 $39
4 day $75 $37
5 day $65 $36
6 day $63 $35
7 day $60 $34



Walk-up window Lift Ticket rates are <gulp> $92 per day for adults. King Soopers Grocery store in Denver has sold these at a discount in the past, you may also find them in package deals at ski rental places or Gart Sports, call around. It has usually been hard to beat the Group Rate, however.

Advance Lift Ticket Sales: Lift tickets and season passes may be purchased on-line Click here. However, Group Rate Lift tickets must be purchased in person at the Group Sales Office at the Keystone Base, mentioned above.

Click on this link to the Keystone Ski pages Keystone Ski pages for the latest info on ski school and snow conditions.

Equipment Rental

There are lots of ski rental places in Dillon that are less expensive than base area rentals, especially if you plan a multi-day rental.

One company has offered us discount ski rental, please visit their web pages here: Rentskis.com/ECMO. Note that they have rental locations in River Run (the Gondola) and Mountain House (the base area).

However, discount ski rentals are also available in the Keystone Base area, again, mention the group code above.

Health Alert:

AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) is a result of rapid ascent from low to high elevations, and it explains why Giles Peek is the way he is. Seriously, Pulmonary and Cerebral Edema resulting from this can be fatal. Here is a general information link on Altitude Sickness, which is worth reading. Keystone is at 9,500ft and the Breckenridge summit is nearly 13,000 ft. Be kind to yourself and get in shape early. Drink plenty of water prior to and while in Keystone. Cut your consumption of alcohol and caffeine, too. You will have more fun if you feel good.

Designed to resemble quaint alpine villages, River Run and Keystone Village are beautiful pedestrian villages. River Run is located right at the base of the mountain, while Keystone Village runs along the shore of Keystone Lake. With gondolas, hot tubs, a swimming pools, shops, art galleries, restaurants, great coffee shops and ice skating rinks, they are a certain crowd pleaser.

We recommend that you visit The Keystone Website for information about the Villages.

Everything you need to know about fun in and around the snow. Cross country skiing, sleigh rides, hockey, ice skating, yoga, snow shoeing, guided mountain tours, full moon tours, lunch treks, snowmobiling, ecology tours, racing, tubing, snowbiking...

Visit Keystone.Snow.com or call one of the companies below to plan your adventure.

 

Dog Sledding    Good Times Adventures; 970.453.7604 (HIGHLY recommended)
Snowmobiling   Good Times Adventures; www.goodtimesadventures.com; 970.453.7604
Snowmobile Tours    White Mountain Tours 970-668-5323
Snowmobile Tours   Timber Ridge Adventures 800-282-9070
Nordic Sleigh Rides   Sleigh Rides/Dinner Theater 970-453-2006
Alpine Events   Activity Planning 800-789-0183
Aspen Canyon Ranch   Horseback Riding 800-321-1357
Aspen Canyon Ranch   Snowmobile Tours 800-321-1357
The Argo Mill   Gold Mine Tours 303-567-2421
Summit Activities Center   Activity Planning 888-230-2844
Arkansas Valley Adventures   800-370-0581
Good Times Rafting Tours   800-808-0357
Highside Adventure Tours   800-997-3448
Mountain Angler Fly Fishing Guides and Shop   800-453-4669 (bring an ice pick)
Summit Maps   970-468-4858
Adventures to the Edge, Ltd   888-754-2201 (sounds scary)

 

Check the Keystone Resort web page for Special events during the week: Keystone Special Events