Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz to Donate $29.3 Million From SARs Exercise | Announces Increased Focus on Racial Justice Vail Resorts announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officerย Rob Katzย has exercised stock appreciation rights (SARs) set to expire in 2022 and will be making a charitable donation of 100 percent of the proceeds received.ย After withholding shares for the exercise price and taxes, Katz received 91,661 shares ofย Vail Resorts stock from the SARs exercise. These shares will be sold, and the […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 14, 2021 1 Comment
Vail Resorts Announces Significant Increase in Minimum Wage for Hourly US Employees In a letter to employees yesterday, Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz announced that the company will ‘significantly increase the minimum wage for hourly employees in the United States.’ Effective from winter 21/22, employees paid hourly in Colorado, California, Utah, and Washington state will be paid $15.00 per hour.ย The company will also offerย paid sick leave to all full-time seasonal workers next […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 8, 2021 6 Comments
Vail Resorts Beat Expectations Yesterday, Announcing 3rd Quarter Profit of $275-Million on $889-Million Revenue Vail Resorts’ profit for its latest quarter improved on the previous year when the covid-19 pandemic forced closures of the company’s destinations in the US and Canada.ย The Colorado-based ski resort operator yesterday reported a profit of $274.6 million for its fiscal third quarter, up from $152.5 million for the same period last year, beating expectations. Revenue increased to $889.1 million […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 8, 2021 2 Comments
Bike Park at Stevens Pass, WA, Won’t Open for Second Consecutive Summer In an announcement on social media yesterday, Vail Resorts owned Stevens Pass revealed that they would not open their bike park this summer. Spring is here, and summer is right around the corner. Hikers are welcome to use Stevens Pass to access the Pacific Crest Trail and local trail network. We will not open the bike park this summer and […] Cycle CycleBrains | May 27, 2021 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Announce Summer Plans For Colorado and Utah Resorts Vail Resorts announced today plans for summer operations at its five Colorado resorts and Park City Mountain Resort, UT. Related: 10 of the Best Bike Parks in North America: Park City Mountain will open for summerย operationsย at the Park City Mountain Villageย onย Friday, May 28. Crested Butte will kick off the Colorado summer season and operations on June 12, with Breckenridge on […] SnowBrains | April 29, 2021 0 Comments
Vail Resort’s EpicPromise Grant Serves 150K Meals To Students At Summit Schools The Summit School District in Colorado has served nearly 150,000 packaged meals this school year through the Vail Resorts EpicPromise grant. The grant has also helped students with activities and education. Breakfast and lunch have been offered to students each day during the 2020-21 school year with zero cost to the district families. Related: Vail Resorts Promises to Eliminate Emissions, […] Nick Retterer | April 13, 2021 0 Comments
Lawyers For Employees in Vail Resorts Federal and State Labor Law Violations Case Say Lawsuit Should Proceed in All 9 States The back-and-forth between lawyers continues as attorneys for the Vail Resorts’ employees alleging the company โsystematically fails to pay its hourly employees for all hours worked” and repeatedly violates federal and state labor laws in California, Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin claim the proposed class-action lawsuit should proceed not only in Colorado, but in the […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 8, 2021 0 Comments
More Epic Pass Holders Complain of Having Refunds Denied by Vail Resorts After the abrupt closure of resorts in March 2020, many Epic Pass holders were concerned that if the same were to happen again this season it would leave them with a thousand-dollar season pass they could not use.ย To allay these fears, Vail Resorts announced that they would provide ‘Epic Coverage’ for free on all its 20-21 pass products. Related: Vail […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 1, 2021 36 Comments