- 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, offers zero down payment, zero
interest, plus when purchased early, zero payments until
September1
BROOMFIELD, Colo.,
March 21, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, Vail Resorts launched its 2022/23 Epic Pass
products as the company makes bold investments in its employees,
its mountain resorts and its Pass Holders.
"We will not waiver in our commitment to continuously reinvest
in the ski and ride experience with the goal of creating an
Experience of a Lifetime for our Pass Holders," said
Ryan Bennett, chief marketing
officer of Vail Resorts. "We are making bold investments to ensure
we have a fully staffed team of passionate, engaged employees and
adding 21 new lifts across 14 of our resorts to help skiers and
riders get up and around the mountains faster and easier. We are
committed to providing an amazing value and experience to our Pass
Holders."
Vail Resorts recently announced an incremental $175 million investment in its employees, which
includes increasing its minimum wage to $20 per hour across each of its 37 North American
resorts, and raising hourly wages an average of 30 percent. This is
in addition to over $300 million the
company is investing in the mountain experience next season, with
21 new lifts across 14 resorts to reduce lift line wait times.
Epic for Everyone: Epic Pass Provides the Best Value in the
Industry
Vail Resorts is committed to making its passes accessible by
providing incredible value, flexibility and choice, in exchange for
a non-refundable advance commitment. Skiers and riders who want the
lowest price and exclusive benefits can purchase passes now.
All passes come with additional benefits, including:
- Buddy Tickets: Pass Holders who purchase early will
receive 10 Buddy Tickets and six Ski with a Friend tickets to bring
friends and family to join the ski and ride experience at a
significant discount.
- Epic Mountain Rewards: Pass Holders receive 20 percent
off on-mountain food and beverage, lodging, group ski and ride
school lessons, equipment rentals and more. Pass Holders also
receive summer benefits at eligible resorts, including Summer
Scenic Gondola rides, 20 percent off summer food, lodging, bike
rentals and golf.
- NEW – Epic FlexPay: Pass Holders now have access to easy
monthly installments with Epic FlexPay, powered by Uplift. New for
the 2022/23 season, the deferred payment option includes zero down
payment, zero interest, and if purchased early, zero payments until
September1.
- Epic Coverage: Passes are non-refundable except through
Epic Coverage, which provides refunds for certain resort closures
and personal events such as job loss, injury or illness. Epic
Coverage is provided at no additional cost and Pass Holders should
review the Epic Coverage Terms and
Conditionshttps://www.epicpass.com/info/epic-coverage-terms-and-conditions.aspx.
Lift tickets are fully refundable but do not provide the value or
flexibility of passes.
Pass
|
Launch
Price
|
Benefits
|
Epic
Pass
|
$841
|
Provides unlimited,
unrestricted access to 40 resorts – including Vail, Beaver Creek,
Breckenridge, Keystone, Crested Butte, Park City, Whistler
Blackcomb, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood, Stowe, Stevens Pass and
more. With additional partner resorts like Telluride, the Epic Pass
unlocks access to more than 80 resorts.
|
Epic Local
Pass
|
$626
|
Provides unlimited,
unrestricted access to 29 resorts coast to coast – including
Breckenridge and Keystone, as well as holiday-restricted access to
resorts like Park City, Heavenly and Stowe, and 10 days total to
use at Vail, Beaver Creek and Whistler Blackcomb.
|
Northeast Value
Pass
|
$514
|
Provides access to 21
resorts across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, including Stowe,
Hunter, Mount Snow, Okemo, Wildcat as well as the newest additions
to Vail Resorts' network, Seven Springs, Hidden Valley and Laurel
Mountain in Pennsylvania.
|
Epic Day
Pass
|
Customizable
|
Skiers and riders
can build their own
pass, choosing from one to seven
days and whether or not to include holiday access. New for the
22/23 season, guests can now also pick from three levels of resort
access. For those who only want access to local resorts like Seven
Springs, Mount Sunapee and Afton Alps, prices start as low as $44
for an Epic 1-Day Pass.
Offered ahead of the
season, Epic Day Passes offer savings up to 65% compared to lift
ticket prices. Examples: (The price ranges are based on resort
access)
- Epic 2-Day Pass
from $86 to $183
- Epic 3-Day Pass
from $126 to $267
- Epic 4-Day Pass
from $162 to $347
|
Epic Military
Pass
|
$145
|
To honor the service of
Vail Mountain's founders from the 10th Mountain Division and men
and women of the U.S. Armed Forces, Canadian Armed Forces and
Australian Defence Force, Vail Resorts offers the Epic Military
Pass.
The Epic Military Pass
provides unlimited, unrestricted access to 40 resorts – including
Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Park City, and Whistler
Blackcomb – for $145 for Active and Retired Military and their
dependents. Veterans and their dependents can purchase an Epic
Military Pass for $480.
|
Compare all Epic Pass offerings, including regional
passes, on the Epic Pass website.
Epic Lift Upgrade: $300 Million
Investment in the Guest Experience
In the 2022/23 season, guests can look forward to 21 new
lifts across 14 resorts coast to coast, plus new lift-served
terrain in Keystone's Bergman Bowl
and an expanded restaurant, also at Keystone. Epic Lift Upgrade is Vail Resorts'
biggest single-year investment into the ski and ride experience.
The projects were designed to reduce lift line wait times and make
getting on and around the mountains easier and faster.
Learn more about these projects below or by viewing @EpicPass
Instagram Stories at 8 a.m. MT today,
March 21 for a preview of each
exciting project.
West:
Rocky Mountains:
East:
- Whistler Blackcomb will upgrade the 6-person
Creekside Gondola to a
high-speed 10-person gondola, which will significantly improve wait
times, and replace the Big Red Express with a high-speed
6-person chair to increase uphill capacity by nearly 30%.
- Northstar will upgrade
the Comstock Lift to a new high-speed 6-person chair to
reduce wait times and increase uphill capacity by nearly 50%.
- Heavenly guests will take in the spectacular view from a
newly upgraded North Bowl Lift, a high-speed 4-person chair
to reduce combined ride time of Boulder and North Bowl lifts.
- Keystone is enhancing
Bergman Bowl with 16 new trails, a new 6-person chair, and
expanded access to 555 acres of terrain. Additionally, foodies will
appreciate a 6,000 square foot expansion of its Outpost
restaurant.
- Vail will introduce the
Sun Down Lift, a new high-speed 4-person chair to reduce
wait times at Chair 5 and allow skiers to more conveniently access
trails in Sun Down Bowl, and the
lift in Game Creek Bowl will be upgraded to a new high-speed
6-person lift, which will increase capacity by nearly 50%.
- Breckenridge is
replacing Rip's Ride with a high-speed 4-person chair at
Peak 8, to enhance the beginner ski and ride school experience,
increase uphill capacity by nearly 70%, and make it easier for
guests to move out of the area.
- Park City guests can
look forward to Silverlode being upgraded to a new
high-speed 8-person chair, increasing uphill capacity by 20% and
reducing wait times, as well as the new Eagle Lift, a
high-speed 6-person chair with a new alignment and mid-station,
replacing the existing lift, significantly reducing crowding and
wait times, and improving the guest experience.
About Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN)
- Vail Resorts welcomes three new Pittsburgh-area resorts to its portfolio:
Seven Springs, Hidden
Valley and Laurel
Mountain. These three resorts will be accessible on the
Epic Pass, Epic Local, Northeast Value Pass, Epic Day Pass and
more.
- Stowe is adding a
high-speed 6-person Mountain Lift, which replaces a
fixed-grip triple to increase uphill capacity by 100% and eliminate
the steep hike to the base of the current lift.
- Mount Snow will replace
two fixed-grip triples, the Sundance and Tumbleweed lifts, with
a new high-speed 6-person lift that will increase uphill capacity
by nearly 70%. Additionally, the current 14-minute ride time will
be decreased by 30% when the Sunbrook Lift is upgraded to a
high-speed 4-person chair serving currently underutilized
terrain.
- Attitash is replacing the East & West
Double-Double with a fixed-grip 4-person chair to improve
reliability and enhance overall guest experience.
- Jack Frost and Big
Boulder are getting five lift upgrades, with the replacement
and consolidation of multiple lifts at both resorts to improve
reliability and enhance the experience.
- Boston Mills and Brandywine guests can look forward to
two new fixed-grip 4-person chairs to enhance reliability and
overall guest experience.
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading
global mountain resort operator. Vail Resorts' subsidiaries
currently operate 40 destination mountain resorts and regional 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; Seven Springs, Hidden Valley, Laurel Mountain, 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 Rock Resorts 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.epicpass.com.
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