The Company will consider reopening Breckenridge, Heavenly and Whistler Blackcomb
dependent on the situation with COVID-19 and weather
conditions
BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 17, 2020 /CNW/ -- Vail Resorts
announced today that all of its North American resorts and retail
stores will remain closed for the 2019-20 winter ski season amidst
the continued challenges associated with the spread of coronavirus
(COVID-19). The decision follows the Company's previously announced
closure of its resorts from Sunday, March
15 through Sunday, March 22.
The Company will consider reopening Breckenridge Ski Resort in
Colorado, Heavenly Mountain Resort
in Lake Tahoe and Whistler
Blackcomb in British Columbia in
late April/early May, dependent on the situation with COVID-19 as
well as weather conditions.
Additionally, the Company's owned and operated lodging
properties will close on Friday, March
20, with final check-ins allowed until 4 p.m. MT today. Epic Mountain Express, the
Company's Colorado transportation
service, will run through tomorrow, Wednesday, March 18. Both will remain closed
until further notice.
"Our decision to end the season now is evidence of the
fast-moving situation involving COVID-19, and it was not an easy
one to make as we deeply considered the extended impact it will
have on our guests, employees and communities," said Rob Katz, chairman and chief executive officer
of Vail Resorts. "While it is incredibly disappointing for our
Company to mark the end of the season so early, we know it is the
most responsible path forward."
Guests can process refunds and credits on pre-purchased lift
tickets, lodging, ski and ride school, equipment rentals and more,
subject to applicable terms and conditions, using an online form
that will be available later today on the Company's resort
websites.
About Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN)
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading
global mountain resort operator. Vail Resorts' subsidiaries operate
37 world-class mountain resorts and urban ski areas, including
Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Crested
Butte in Colorado;
Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake
Tahoe area of California
and Nevada; Whistler Blackcomb in
British Columbia, Canada;
Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham
in Australia; Stowe, Mount
Snow, Okemo in Vermont;
Hunter Mountain in New York; Mount
Sunapee, Attitash, Wildcat and Crotched in New Hampshire; Stevens Pass in Washington; Liberty, Roundtop, Whitetail,
Jack Frost and Big Boulder in
Pennsylvania; Alpine Valley,
Boston Mills, Brandywine and Mad
River in Ohio; Hidden Valley and Snow Creek in Missouri; Wilmot in Wisconsin; Afton Alps in Minnesota; Mt. Brighton in Michigan; and Paoli Peaks in Indiana. Vail Resorts owns and/or manages a
collection of casually elegant hotels under the RockResorts brand,
as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Vail Resorts Development
Company is the real estate planning and development subsidiary of
Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded
on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts
company website is www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is
www.snow.com.
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