Outpost Lodge At Northpeak

For a resort cafeteria, this place is good! Gluten-​free option on nearly everything. I love the salad bar here. The staff seems relaxed and they are very friendly. Definitely my go to spot when I’m skiing at Keystone.

This place has the best toilets of any on-​mountain ski lodge I’ve been to. Seriously, they’re really nice. The men’s and (according to my wife) the women’s also.
The food hall area was really cool too.

The output lodge in Keystone is a solid choice for lunch and drinks. I would pick this place over the summit house at the top of keystone for lunch 5 times out of 5.
They have a 15% discount for pass holders after 230p which is nice, but a little off a lot is still a lot.
OK, so aren’t all of the food establishments owned and operated by vail resorts? Do they have different food service contractors working each facility? What blows me away (with my low standards) is that they have REAL SAUCES available for chicken tenders. Not just your average ketchup and mustard and shitty heinz bbq sauce. They have real sauces and a variety of them. I enjoy the spicy mango ketchup. Totally unexpected here.

Great place for a warm up break. Prices are steep but you are on top of the mountain. Stay away during meal times it gets crowded.

A good place for a private event. Its not the easiest to get to. The bathrooms are out of the way.
Big venue, cool deck, nice view.

Crowded, expensive, inadequate seating, slow cash register system. Tried it three times now and thoroughly disappointed each time.

My favorite lodge at Keystone!
Great food (albeit insanely expensive), and you can always bring your own food too. Classic mountain chalet feel. Everything is high quality, from the food to the seating to the bathrooms. They have incredible staff that are there to make sure you’re having a wonderful experience. Their fireplace is huge and incredibly inviting.
Lots of water fountains, with those cool spigots to fill up water bottles, as well as disposable cups for a quick sip on the run. Small bar area. Small «concierge» shop with all the little things you may have forgotten or find yourself needing: hand warmers or sunscreen.
All in all, a great place for a potty break or for a full-​on rest over lunch or drinks. Be warned, like anyplace else on the mountain, it can get busy, so if you’re heading in for lunch plan to go early (11 am) or late (1 or 2 pm) to avoid the crush of bodies.

Get here before 11 to claim good spot and will be great! There is also a catch 22 that the prices here are high like all lodge/​slope food. However the openess and the atmosphere definitely warrant the price. Also if you show up later in the day is better/​less crowded, so can grab a beer or bloddy after some good runs, cant be much better than that.