Vail Resorts Donates $25,000 to The Tahoe Fund to Help Clean Up the Lake The Tahoe Fund announced yesterday that Vail Resorts has contributed $25,000 in support of its campaign to remove trash around all 72-miles of Lake Tahoe with Clean Up The Lake. The project will be completed by a SCUBA dive team of professionals and volunteers that will begin in Spring 2021. Vail Resorts’ donation, generated by $1 guest donations from lift […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 9, 2020 1 Comment
Vail Resorts Not Offering Paper Trail Maps This Season Vail Resorts will not have paper trail maps this season. Many resorts around the country will likely follow as Vail often sets the industry standard. We are in a technological era, and it is easy to access trail maps with a Google search, on apps, and even on Google Maps. Related: The Ticket Wicket – Do You Wicket Your Ticket? […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | December 7, 2020 9 Comments
Vail Resorts Reaches 50% Waste Diversion Milestone; Aims to Be 93% Powered by Renewable Electricity by 2023 With today’s launch of Vail Resorts’ 2019/20 season EpicPromise Progress Report, the company announced major advancement toward its Commitment to Zero goal to reach a zero net operating footprint by 2030. Through its operations, Vail Resorts is prioritizing efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Detailed in the third-annual report, this year’s milestones include: Achieving the company’s 50 percent […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 1, 2020 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Full Reservation System Goes Live Today | Vail Mountain, CO Will Open on Friday Vail Mountain is still committed to a Friday, November 20 opening, a resort spokesman confirmed yesterday. Beaver Creek is also on target to open on November 25, as planned. Snowmaking has been going great, and Vail has received over two feet of fresh snow in the last ten days. During the early season, both resorts will only be available to […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 18, 2020 0 Comments
Bergman Bowl Project Approved at Keystone Resort, CO The White River National Forest has approved Keystone’s plans for their new Bergman Bowl project. Keystone is located in Summit County, CO, next to the likes of Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, and Loveland. The ski resort opened in 1970 and has since grown to 20 lifts and over 3,000 skiable acres. Since 1997, the mountain has been owned by Vail Resorts […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | November 11, 2020 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Announce Epic Pass Reservation Instructions Vail Resorts controversially announced back in August that all Epic Pass holders will be required to make a reservation to ski at their resorts. Yesterday, they released details on how the process, which opens on Friday, November 6th, will work: Related: Vail Resorts Outlines its Winter 2020/21 Operating Plan Are you ready to reserve wide open spaces and fresh mountain air? […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 5, 2020 5 Comments
Family Lose Appeal Over Wrongful Death Lawsuit Verdict Against Vail Resorts The family who lost their wrongful death claim against Vail resorts in June of this year lost their appeal against the decision in the Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday. Related: Family Who Lost Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Vail Resorts to Appeal Ingalls and Conlin filed their original case in 2012, months after their 13-year-old son was killed in an […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 6, 2020 1 Comment
Vail Resorts “Committed to Opening All On-Mountain Restaurants This Winter” Coronavirus hasn’t killed on-mountain dining at Vail Resorts. It’s just going to be a little different this season. In an emailed statement, Vail Resorts said it was committed to opening all on-mountain restaurants this winter, while following local public health guidelines “We have reimagined many of our operations this season for the safety of our guests and employees,” Hannah Dixon […] SnowBrains | October 1, 2020 0 Comments
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