The Death of the Paper Trail Map? Vail Resorts Will Only Provide Paper Trail Maps on Request Vail Resorts has an admirable goal––to eliminate the environmental impact of its operations by the year 2030. The ‘Epic Promise’ initiative, launched in 2017, set out with the goals of zero net emissions, zero waste to landfill, and zero net operating impact to forests and habitat, all by 2030. “The environment is our business, and we have a special obligation to protect it.” […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 12, 2021 2 Comments
Combating Climate Change: Vail Resorts Advances Toward Zero Net Operating Footprint Company achieves 85 percent renewable electricity across its 34 North American resorts, provides $19.4 million to address community needs amplified during pandemic. With this year’s winter season officially underway, skiers and snowboarders have another reason to celebrate: Vail Resorts’ 34 North American mountains have reached 85 percent renewable electricity—one big step closer to a zero net operating footprint by 2030. […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 3, 2021 1 Comment
Vail Resorts Nears 100% Renewable Electricity Goal as Large-Scale Wind Farm Goes Online Today, Vail Resorts celebrates a major step toward its 100 percent renewable electricity goal as a new large-scale wind farm, enabled by the Company, has gone online. Vail Resorts has committed to purchase 310,000-megawatt hours (MWh) of wind energy annually from the new 82-turbine Plum Creek Wind project, which will address more than 90 percent of the Company’s current electricity […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 3, 2020 0 Comments
Vail Resorts CEO Gives Generous Grants To 2 Lake Tahoe Area Foundations Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz and his wife Elana Amsterdam will be awarding grants totaling about $2.8 million in the 10 mountain communities where Vail Resorts operates. 2 Lake Tahoe area foundations will be on the receiving ends of those grants. The grants serve to strengthen emotional wellness programs in Lake Tahoe, Vail Resorts announced on Tuesday. The El Dorado […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 13, 2019 1 Comment
Vail is First US Mountain Resort Destination to Earn Title of “Sustainable Destination” The destination of Vail, Colorado has been named a “sustainable destination” by Sustainable Travel International, making it the first resort in the US and the first mountain resort in the world to earn this certification. The town of Vail, Vail Resorts, Walking Mountains Science Center, the US Forest Service, and other private and public agencies and groups all played a significant […] Jenah MacGrain | July 25, 2018 1 Comment
Vail Resorts Promises to Eliminate Emissions, Landfill Waste, & Forest Impact By 2030 | The “Epic Promise” Vail just announced a their latest effort to stem climate change that they are calling: “Epic Promise for a Zero Footprint” where Vail plans to completely eliminate the environmental impact of its operations by the year 2030. “The environment is our business, and we have a special obligation to protect it.” – Rob Katz, CEO Vail Resorts Vail is the Earth’s largest […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 26, 2017 3 Comments
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