Tag: Vail Resorts
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Colorado Supreme Court allows certain negligence claims for ski lift injuries, regardless of waiver
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday decided an Oklahoma man and his daughter could pursue a negligence claim against Vail Resorts for a debilitating ski lift injury, notwithstanding the waiver they signed assuming “all risks.” The ruling implicated competing policy concerns for the multibillion-dollar ski industry and…
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Colorado ski area added to upstart Indy Pass
While Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Co. have announced early-bird prices for next season’s passes to major ski resorts in Colorado and beyond, another player continues a push to make enthusiasts think smaller. The 2024-’25 Indy Pass also recently hit the market. Since 2019, it has garnered returning customers and attracted newcomers in a call…
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Prices up for Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass
While now is the time for cherished spring skiing in Colorado, it’s also the time to lock down the best deal for next season’s pass. Vail Resorts has announced early-bird prices for its 2024-’25 Epic Pass, the popular route to Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone, Beaver Creek, Crested Butte and dozens of other company-owned mountains around the…
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‘Something about that is wrong’: Colorado justices weigh ski resort immunity for child’s debilitating fall
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In a case that attracted the interest of Colorado’s outdoor recreation industry, the state Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether parents may waive their children’s right to sue for debilitating injuries that are allegedly the fault of a negligent ski resort operator. Annalea “Annie” Miller was 16 years old when she fell 30 feet from…
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Vail Resorts reports skier visits down 16% to start 2023-24 season
Vail Resorts on Thursday reported season-to-date total skier visits were down 16.2% compared to the prior year season-to-date period. However, season-to-date total lift ticket revenue, including an allocated portion of season pass revenue for each applicable period, was up 2.6% compared to the prior year season-to-date period. The measuring period was from the beginning of…
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Multiple Colorado ski areas make first snow of the 2023-24 season
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And so it begins in the high country, snowmaking has started at multiple Colorado ski resorts. And a few others received their first flakes overnight Tuesday as well. Loveland Ski Area and Copper Mountain Resort fired up their snow guns overnight, making the first snow for the 2023-24 season. Loveland had its snow guns running…
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Vail Resorts aims to ‘reimagine’ gear rental and ownership with new program
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Vail Resorts is aiming to “reimagine” the way skiers and snowboarders own and rent gear throughout the season. That was the word from a recent news release, in which the company said it would roll out the My Epic Gear program on a pilot basis…
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Winter Park secures loan to assist with new employee housing
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In an effort to curb the lack of local housing for Winter Park Resort workers, local leaders and the operators of the resort will move forward with employee housing in a public-private partnership that could serve as a model for other resort towns. D.A. Davidson’s Special District Group in partnership with Alterra Mountain Company closed…
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‘The landscape has shifted’: Colorado ski resorts adjusting to record visitation, other trends
The sun had yet to rise when Miles Clark recently left his home in Utah to ski the backcountry’s first snow. However early, he had no illusions of first tracks. “Maybe two or three cars in the parking lot,” went his thinking. Holiday traffic creeps down Loveland Pass toward Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on the…
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Last call, Colorado skiers: Epic Pass price going up soon
If skiing hasn’t been on your mind this summer, you might miss the chance to snag a go-to pass for the upcoming season. Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass will go up in price on Sept. 5. That’s the pass granting access to the company’s coveted slopes in Colorado — Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone, Beaver Creek and Crested…