Apres-Ski / Nightlife

Keystone’s apres-ski and nightlife has come to life in River Run. Be sure to check out happy hour and apres-ski at the Jimmy Buffet-style Parrot Eyes in River Run. Hang out on the deck, delve into burritos, tacos, nachos or tamales and wash it all down with margaritas. Live music five nights a week keeps the apres-ski lively.

Other places for apres-ski activity include Last Lift Bar in the Mountain House at Dercum Mountain base, or Snake River Saloon, one of Keystone’s older establishments that rocks on weekends with live music for dancing. Tenderfoot Lounge, in Keystone Lodge, has comfy couches and chairs, piano entertainment and a 15-foot fireplace.

At River Run, Kickapoo Tavern draws a crowd on its patio on sunny days and inside on snowy ones. Don’t miss the Kickapoo Mountain Joy Juice, a surprisingly potent blend of rums and fruit juices. The Great Northern is Keystone’s only brewery and chophouse. Its handcrafted brews make it another favorite apres-ski scene in River Run. The Inxpot brews specialty teas, gourmet coffees and offers a full-service bar. Part coffeehouse, part bar, part bookshop, it’s the kind of place that makes you feel like a local.

A “don’t miss” is the Goat—the true locals’ hang out. The Goat recently opened a dining room and more upscale/sleek bar adjacent to the old, smoky dive that locals seem to still prefer. At the original Goat, catch a game of foosball, grab a Pabst Blue Ribbon and soak up the local scene. Warning: The decor is something you’d find in the basement of a fraternity house or at a garage sale in the 1970s. Live music adds even more entertainment.

Sports fans will enjoy Pizza on the Plaza in Lakeside Village, where you’ll find flat-screen TVs, HDTVs and a big plasma screen. You name the sport, surely it’s playing on one of the screens. To dance till you drop, head to Keystone’s only nightclub, Green Light, in River Run, where the day lodge morphs into a dance party. It’s open every weekend until 2 a.m.

You'll find other nightlife options throughout Summit County.