Vail Resorts Want to Buy a Japanese Ski Resort to Target Emerging Asian Ski Market In a recent interview, Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz revelaed that the company is seeking to acquire a Japanese resort to add to its ever increasing portfolio of ski resorts. Such an acquisition would make the Epic Pass an attractive propostition to snow enthusiasts from Beijing to Sydney. “We see Japan as the likely first stop from new emerging skiers,” […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 20, 2018 2 Comments
Vail Resorts Completes Acquisition of Stevens Pass Mountain Resort, WA for $64-Million Vail Resorts yesterday announced that the company has closed on its acquisition of Stevens Pass Resort in Washington from Ski Resort Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Oz Real Estate. The final purchase price, after adjustments for certain agreed-upon terms, was $64 million. Less than 85 miles from Seattle and renowned for its plentiful snowfall, the resort sits on the crest […] Industry News Steven Agar | August 16, 2018 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Insist Man Still Pays for Epic Pass Despite Being Diagnosed with Cancer It makes economic sense to buy next season’s pass at the cheapest available price, which is often before the previous season has even ended. But how many of you pay the extra $25 for pass insurance, ‘just in case’? Does that make economic sense? The Epic Pass deal made sense to Michael Cookson, who skied more than 50-days last year. […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 1, 2018 33 Comments
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 Not Getting Everything their Own Way with Proposed Takeover of Mount Sunapee, New Hampshire Ahead of next week’s meeting on Vail Resorts proposed takeover of the Mount Sunapee ski area, some concerned residents want assurances that the park will be protected, reports My San Antonio. Vail announced June 4 that it would be acquiring the operating rights to three ski areas owned by the Mueller family: Sunapee, Okemo in Vermont and Crested Butte in […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 24, 2018 0 Comments
Former Vail Patroller Speaks Out Over Avalanche Wrongful Death Verdict | All Gates to Prima Cornice Should have been Closed Former Vail ski instructor, Vail snowcat driver and Vail ski patroller Michael Beckley wrote this letter to Vail Daily in response to the verdict of Ingalls v. Vail. Vail Resorts was sued for negligence for the death of then 13 year old skier Taft Conlin. On January 22, 2012, Taft Conlin and four other skiers entered the lower gate of Prima Cornice at Vail […] Industry News Steven Agar | July 6, 2018 0 Comments
VERDICT: Jury Rule in Favor of Vail Resorts in Inbounds Avalanche Wrongful Death Trial A six-person jury ruled Wednesday, June 20, that Vail Resorts had closed the upper Prima Cornice run on Vail Mountain’s front side before an in-bounds avalanche killed 13-year-old Taft Conlin on Jan. 22, 2012, reports Vail Daily from court. Taft’s parents, Dr. Louise Ingalls and Dr. Stephen Conlin, had sued the ski company for negligence, saying the company did not close […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 21, 2018 2 Comments
Vail Resorts’ Proposed Takeover of Mt. Sunapee On Hold as it Requires State Approval Vail announced on June 4 that it would be acquiring the operating rights to three ski areas owned by the Mueller family: Sunapee, Okemo in Vermont and Crested Butte in Colorado, but according to the Attorney General, the proposed takeover of Mount Sunapee will require New Hampshire state approval before the deal can proceed, slowing Vail’s procurement. The deal would […] Industry News Steven Agar | June 20, 2018 1 Comment
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