Resort & Community Programs

Keystone Science School (KSS) offers a variety of summer programs. All programs are led by Keystone Science School Field Instructors. Private groups can also be accommodated throughout Summit County. Reservations are required for all programs.

All programs begin at the Keystone Science School parking lot (Soda Ridge Road past the Keystone Stables) unless otherwise noted. Transportation to the school is also provided by the Keystone Resort E.A.S.E. bus by calling (970) 496-4200.

Please call 970-468-2098 for more information or reservations.

H.O.W.L. – Hands On Wilderness Learning - $12 per person
Saturdays 1 – 3 p.m. 6/25 – 8/6/2008
Learn and experience the diverse wilderness ecosystems, understand the relationship between wildflowers, tress & wildlife. You will hike with our expert instructors while viewing some of the most beautiful areas in Summit County. Appropriate outdoor attire is necessary. Call now for reservations!

Starquest - $20 Adults & $10 Children
Wednesdays, one hour after sunset, 6/25 – 7/30/2008
See the Rocky Mountain skies as you’ve never seen them before! Enjoy an evening with the stars using our new state-of-the-art observatory, high-powered telescope and astronomy lab. This will be an experience that is truly out of this world! Appropriate outdoor attire is necessary. Call now for reservations!

Grand Summit Adventure - $55 Adults & $45 Children (5-12 years of age)
Sunday, July 20, 2008, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Grandparents and grandchildren join forces in the quest for gold! All participants will study geology and the techniques miners used in their search for gold. Following lunch grandparents and grandchildren will take to the hills and put their new geological skills to work in the search for gold. Call now for reservations and the opportunity to participate in this unique intergenerational program!

Keystone Speaker Series – Majka Burhardt
$5 - Proceeds go to KSS Outreach Scholarships
Sunday, August 3, 2008, 7 p.m.
Vertical Ethiopia: Possibility, Environment, and Adventure in the Horn of Africa.
What if the very country that claims the Cradle of Humanity is also the new Mecca for adventure? Majka Burhardt takes you on a journey to Northern Ethiopia where she climbed desert sandstone towers in an effort to get to know another side of this complex country with an international reputation largely limited to drought, famine, and communism. Her stories and experiences are chronicled in her new book: Vertical Ethiopia: Climbing Toward Possibility in the Horn of Africa. Her presentation examines the interaction between the Ethiopia of the past and the potential of today, with a specific focus on the intersections between history and opportunity, adventure and culture, and environment and growth.