Tag: Vail Resorts
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Epic Pass prices up to record mark for 2025-26 ski season
Prices continue to rise for a go-to ski pass in Colorado. Vail Resorts on Tuesday announced its Epic Pass for the 2025-26 season — covering worldwide destinations including Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone, Beaver Creek and Crested Butte. The adult pass with unlimited access to 42 resorts comes in at $1,051, up from $982 a year ago and…
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Powder to the People: The ski bums’ last stand | Vince Bzdek
I see signs everywhere this season. It’s either a ski bum uprising or the last gasp of a dying boho lifestyle. Probably both at the same time. For the first time in decades, ski patrollers went on strike this winter. The walkout in January at Utah’s Park City Mountain, owned by Vail Resorts, lasted nearly…
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Vail Resorts reports profits up, skier visits down says early season update
Vail Resorts Inc. issued its early season update to investors on Thursday showing visits are down slightly, but revenue is up — this on the heels of a messy ski patrollers union strike in Park City, Utah. Vail reported season-to-date total skier visits were down 0.3% through Jan. 5 compared to the 2023-24 season through Jan. 7,…
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Lift tickets at 3 Colorado ski resorts break $300-level for last weekend in 2024
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With the holiday weekend between Christmas and New Years Eve upcoming, three resorts in Colorado have single-day lift tickets breaking the $300 level. Lift tickets at Vail Mountain are $329 when bought same-day. When purchased in advance, lift tickets cost $313 over the coming weekend. Child tickets for ages 5 to 12 are $227 same-day…
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Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass sales down for winter 2024-25 says earnings report
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Vail Resorts, the owner of the popular Epic Pass, reported to investors during the company’s 2025 first-quarter earnings call Monday that pass product sales decreased slightly. Vail Resorts said pass product sales through Dec. 3 for the upcoming 2024-25 North American ski season decreased approximately…
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The Paradise Paradox: In wealthy Summit County, hunger is soaring | Vince Bzdek
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Summit County, home to four ski resorts, has some of the highest per capita income levels in the state. The average household income is $131,395, nearly $51,000 above the U.S. average. The median value of a home is $1,165,000, which is $761,000 above the U.S. average. Yet on any given day, nearly one-fifth of Summit…
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Here’s when Colorado ski resorts are opening this season
Thanks to a generous storm over Colorado’s southwest mountains, Wolf Creek Ski Area took the honor of kicking off the state’s ski season in October. Others would have to wait for the generosity to spread — for the kind of snow that dumped over the high country ahead of the weekend. Here’s a look at…
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Opening dates announced for Colorado ski areas winter 2024-25
Colorado Ski Country USA, the trade organization representing most of the state’s ski areas, has announced opening dates for the 2024-25 season. The dates — subject to change based on conditions — follow those announced by Vail Resorts, including Keystone Resort, which in recent years with enhanced snowmaking has tried to compete with Arapahoe Basin for…
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Get ’em while it’s hot: Affordable multi-mountain ‘Gems’ passes now on sale in Colorado
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Amid the summer heat, the trade group representing the majority of Colorado’s ski areas wants people to think snow. Colorado Ski Country USA recently listed its multi-mountain family pass for sale. That’s the Gems Pass, proudly featuring some of the state’s non-mega resorts. Passes for teens ($199) and parents ($325) grant two days at each…
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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…