Vail Resorts Announce 3 Major Lift Upgrades for 2023/24 | Breckenridge, Stevens Pass, and Attitash During yesterday’s earnings call, Vail Resorts CEO Kirsten Lynch announced three major lift upgrades for resorts for the 2023/24 season. Related: Vail Resorts Announces $320 Million ‘Epic Lift Upgrade’ With 19 New Chairlifts Across 14 Resorts At Breckenridge, CO, they plan to upgrade the Peak 8 base area to enhance the beginner and children’s experience and increase uphill capacity from […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 10, 2022 0 Comments
Vail Resorts’ 3rd Qtr 2022 Results | Revenue Up 36%, Earnings Up 32% | 9% More Epic Passes Sold for 22/23 Vail Resorts yesterday reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 which ended April 30th, 2022. Net income was $372.6 million, compared to $274.6 million the previous year. The company recorded $610.5 million in earnings compared to $462.2 million the previous year. Lift revenue was $714.7 million for the three months to April 30th, an increase of $137.0 […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 10, 2022 0 Comments
59-Year-Old Vail, CO, Woman Skied 200-Days Last Season I was once told that to be considered an official ski bum I must ski 100 days a year. I’m not sure what that makes Genevieve Ormond, 59, then, who this season skied an amazing 200 days. Related: Killington Resort, VT’s, 100 Day Club Celebrates 1,000 Days Ormond skied at Vail every single day it was open as well as […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 6, 2022 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Issued With Violation Notice After Snowmaking Leakage Killed More Than 120 Fish The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued Vail Resorts a notice of violation and a cease and desist order following accidental leakage from snowmaking equipment at Vail Mountain that killed more than 120 fish, reports Vail Daily. Related: Leakage From Vail Mountain, CO Snowmaking Test Could be Responsible for Deaths of 120 Fish Following the leak in […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 20, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 8-24″ of Snow Across Colorado’s Mountains Through Thursday Morning Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee  3:10 pm MST, 4/11/2022 Forecast Summary: A through will push through Colorado and bring 8-24″ of snow to the mountains through Thursday morning. Snow will begin to fill in from the north and west Monday night and continue on and off through Wednesday. Snow will taper off during the afternoon Thursday as […] Weather Eric McNamee | April 11, 2022 0 Comments
National Brotherhood of Skiers Selects Vail Mountain for 2023 Golden 50th Anniversary Summit The National Brotherhood of Skiers (NBS), in partnership with Vail Resorts, the Town of Vail, and the Vail Valley Partnership, is proud to share that NBS has selected Vail Mountain for its Golden 50th Anniversary Summit. The NBS Summit is an annual fundraiser that brings together more than 50 member clubs and thousands of supporters from around the world. During […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 4, 2022 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Launches 2022/23 Epic Pass With Bold Investments in the Guest Experience Epic Pass launches at $841; Epic Local Pass launches at $626; Epic Day Pass is now more customizable with a third level of resort access Vail Resorts plans $175M incremental annual investment into employees; $300M single-year investment into mountain experience with 21 new lifts across 14 resorts New deferred payment option available for 2022/23 passes; Epic FlexPay powered by Uplift, […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 21, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 8-24″ of Snow Across Colorado’s Mountains Through Thursday Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee  4:40 pm MST, 3/8/2022 Forecast Summary: Two shortwave troughs will move through Colorado and bring 8-24″ of snow to the mountains through Friday morning. Snow will begin to fill in from the north Tuesday night into Wednesday as the first shortwave trough moves into Colorado. The second shortwave will bring snow to […] Weather Eric McNamee | March 8, 2022 0 Comments