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Evaluating Vail's Core Values
Is Vail Resorts living its Core Values? http://www.vailresorts.com/Corp/info/values.aspx Values As Vail Resorts employees, we hold ourselves accountable for living these foundational values every day in everything we do. SERVE OTHERS: Own it, personalize it and elevate it. DO RIGHT: Act with...- SkiSchoolPros
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Colorado Rob Katz Discusses COVID-19 and Its Impact on Vail Resorts
It is a three-part podcast. Part 1: "No Playbook. Navigating Through COVID-19" explores in detail our company’s journey through the crisis that COVID-19 has presented. The first part "The Decision," documents our decision to close our resorts on March 14. Part 2: The second part "The Impact,"...- Johnfmh
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- beaver creek breckenridge epic by nature keystone mountain resort no playbook quarantine rob katz the future the impact three-part podcast uncertain times vail resorts
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Colorado Proposed Keystone Expansion
Didn't see this posted anywhere. Interesting. Some advanced terrain would be nice, but lift served access to the bowls is something Keystone lacks. https://theknow.denverpost.com/2020/05/04/keystone-new-lift-beginner-intermediate-trails/238409/- PinnacleJim
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- addition to blue and green runs bergman and erickson bowl terrain colorado detachable-quad lift keystone keystone mountain resort keystone new terrain lift served access to the bowls ski area expansion u.s. forest service vail resorts
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Vail Resorts Announces 19/20 Pass Holder Credits and ‘Epic Coverage’ for 20/21 Season
Dear Pass Holders, Thank you for your patience during this unprecedented time. We have been addressing the real-time challenges of COVID-19, focusing on the health and safety of our employees and communities. We have also been working on a comprehensive plan to address our pass holders’...- Philpug
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- a maximum credit of 80% credit will be valid through labor day current uncertainty epic mountain rewards kirsten lynch last season’s closures minimum credit of 20% for season pass holders plan to address our pass holders’ concerns vail resorts
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Class action against Vail Resorts for keeping all the money pass buyers paid
https://www.law360.com/articles/1263013/vail-resorts-sued-over-ski-fees-during-covid-19 No word yet on a similar suit against the Ikon Pass collective, but I'm sure it's coming. I doubt either of these companies will actually become insolvent, though they're taking quite a haircut.- Chris V.
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- breach of express warranties brian hunt brian hunt v. vail corp. epic pass hailey konnath kirsten lynch lake tahoe resort no plans to refund any consumers refusing to refund skiers’ passholder fees rob katz shortened ski season vail resorts vail resorts sued zero consideration or compensation
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PEAKS rewards certificates - anyone got them extended?
I had a PEAKS certificate from Vail expiring in May and called in trying to get it extended, given that they shut everything down. However the call center has been shut down, and their email address acknowledges my request, but says it will be weeks before they respond. Has anyone else had...- aubergine
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- breck ski and ride school breck ski club call center shut down employees furloughed mtn peaks certificates peaks reward product sales & services vail vail resorts
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Vail Resorts Cancels All 2020 Lift Construction
BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) today provided an update on its response to the evolving impact of COVID-19 on its business. Rob Katz, Chief Executive Officer, said, "The circumstances surrounding COVID-19 are unprecedented and the financial...- Philpug
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- furlough employees lift construction planning to defer all new chair lifts rob katz season pass plans six-month salary reduction travel restrictions vail vail resorts weaker travel demand
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Vail Resorts Open Note to Passholders
Over the last couple of weeks, we have seen the world take numerous measures in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. For Vail Resorts, that has meant closing all 34 of our North American resorts. That difficult decision was necessary in order to prioritize the health and wellbeing of our...- Tricia
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- breckenridge closing all 34 north american resorts deferring all auto-renew charges epic pass park city mountain resort rob katz season pass ski pass spring deadlines for buddy tickets vail vail resorts whistler blackcomb work from home
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IMMEDIATE: An Open Letter to Ski Resorts
This is an open request to Rusty Gregory, Rob Katz, and every other resort CEO who did the right thing by stopping operations this past weekend. Yes, the COVID-19 pandemic caught the industry off guard. We all knew we would have to do something, but everyone was caught by surprise when Colorado...- Philpug
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Are you holding off on buying your pass?
Does the early closure affects your early purchase of next year’s pass? Do you think they (resorts, Vail, Alterra etc) may extend the spring pricing deadline?- Ski&ride
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- abrupt end to ski season alterra mountain company boyne resorts early pricing deadlines early ski area closures epic pass ikon pass mountain collective peak resorts season pass ski pass insurance vail resorts
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Vail Closure
FRISCO — Vail Resorts Chief Executive Officer Rob Katz announced in a statement Saturday afternoon that the corporation will suspend the operations of all of its North American mountain resorts and retail stores beginning Sunday, March 15, through Sunday, March 22 due to concerns surrounding the...- Kneale Brownson
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- breckenridge epic mountain express epic pass heavenly mountain resort keystone rob katz suspend operations vail resorts whistler blackcomb
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Epic Pass 20/21
Prices out today! Local $729, full pass $979 https://www.epicpass.com/passes/epic-pass.aspx- Slide of Hans
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- $729 epic local pass $979 epic pass breckenridge crested butte epic pass keystone mountain resort kirkwood mount snow northstar okemo ski area stowe vail vail resorts whistler blackcomb wildcat mountain
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Keystone mumps
https://www.kktv.com/content/news/Colorado-ski-resort-sees-17-cases-of-employees-with-mumps-568192751.html DILLON, Colo. (AP) - Health officials in Colorado say there are 17 confirmed cases of mumps among employees of a ski resort. Summit Daily News reported Summit County Public Health...- Plai
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- keystone mountain resort mumps mumps at keystone number of cases is expected to grow at keystone pain and swelling in the salivary glands summit county public health summit daily news vail resorts
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Ikon or Epic profits.
Does anyone know how the profits are split between resorts participating in Ikon or Epic. First aspect would be the unused portion of the money collected. Second when skiers visit a resort do they receive a set rate for the person who skis that day. Seems impossible to fairly split up the funds...- no edge
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- alterra mountain company benefit as a partner resort capital expenditures epic pass general dynamics ikon is privately held ikon pass ksl capital partners pension funds and mutual funds ski resort profits skier visits t rowe price vail resorts
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NYT's article on Ikon/Epic and weekend skiing changes at some resorts
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/travel/ikon-epic-skiing-crowds.html more information on Ikon and Epic, its impact on the ski industry and how some resorts are changing to accommodate the super passes . Just for the record, I love my Ikon pass.- Ron
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- alterra mountain company christopher steiner crystal mountain resort epic pass ikon and epic impact on ski industry ikon pass limited lift ticket sales longer lift lines multi-mountain ski passes and crowds ski resort crowds the new york time vail resorts
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California/Nevada Heavenly Resort employee dies after 'incident'
https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Heavenly-Mountain-Resort-employee-dies-after-accident-567125111.html SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (KOLO)-- A Heavenly Mountain Resort employee died Saturday after what the resort called a "serious incident" on the expert trail in Mott Canyon, the resort reported...- Plai
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NH Talls & Smalls Crotched Mountain
January 19, 2020 Day 12 Skiers: Carla & Tim Today we visited another new mountain for our Talls & Smalls adventure to ski every ski area in NH. Crotched Mountain is located in the town of Bennington in the southwest corner of the state. Our drive here took us through the towns of New Boston and...- frontfive
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How are the crowds
Are the crowds the same or better at some of the IKON distentions like JH and Aspen? Was last year a fluke due to the weather?- onstar1
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The parking conundrum at resorts
Last year when Squaw Valley announced the paid parking for those who didn't have at least three people in the car, Squaw got some push back and ended up changing the policy to holidays and busy weekends only for *paid* parking. On October 1, 2019 Northstar announced that they would be charging...- Tricia
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- carpools for skiing free ski parking legal pushback from pass holders paid parking lot parking fees for ski areas parking pass at ski areas shuttle bus for ski area parking ski area parking squaw valley parking vail resorts
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Vail Galaxy of Resorts: Part 1 of 3
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Vail Galaxy of Resorts: Part 1 of 3 December 30, 2019 By Jim Kenney PugSki Travel Correspondent [Author's note: this is an update of a three-part article originally written for PugSki.com two years ago. In addition to updating, it has been repositioned for easy...- Jim Kenney
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- Category: General Resort