Caution - Anonymous employee Vail Resorts Employee Review

1.0
Oct 15, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

None unless you're one of the very few making over 6 figures, and even then the only benefit would be the 6 figures.

Cons

Don't fall for the hype. This company doesn't care about people in any way, including it's own staff. This is a purely predatory company that is destroying any aspect of what made the ski industry fun. Expect to work in a constantly stressful environment. No upward motion. The companies that provide their benefits are scams, especially the alleged legal benefit. There is no more local HR, so don't ever plan on a useful conversation if you're having an issue, internal or external. You're going to submit this through the network to a person in another state that doesn't know or care about you any more than another stranger on the street. In the end, and it comes for all with time (which may vary admittedly), you will be used, abused, and disposed of. A lot of short sighted people reference the ski pass perks. If this is the depth of your thinking in accepting a job, Vail Resorts wants you! Don't plan on using it much though between working 3 jobs to survive, blackout dates, etc, etc... If you hear the words "Lifestyle Change", know that doesn't mean a better lifestyle. You're going to move to an overpriced area where the pay is below average, and your employer is going to attempt to make a profit off you while feeding you endless nonsense about employee experience. This could be continued for pages... Don't be gullible and fall for the employment marketing hype, because that's all it is. They are marketing to you just like they are the customer, and don't look at you any different morally speaking when it comes to making money.

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5.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

The managers were really cool and the work was fun. Pretty relaxed environment.

Cons

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2.0
May 14, 2026
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Pros

- Most people are smart, passionate, and enjoyable to work with and be around. - Fairly frequent opportunities for development and advancement through the internal job board. - Nice perks if you're into skiing or riding.

Cons

- There's an unspoken expectation to regularly work significantly more hours because the majority of employees are very passionate about the ski and ride industry, which isn't great for work life balance. There's not much down time either; you're either hustling in season or hustling to prepare for the next season. - Climate change poses a significant threat to the future of the company. The season pass model mitigates some of the impacts, but not as much as senior leadership asserts. And, since bonuses are tied to company results, you can end up working super hard all year and still end up getting half of your bonus target due to uncontrollable weather conditions. - The culture has taken a serious hit since enterprise transformation work began. Lots of people are constantly stressed out and the atmosphere in the office is depressing. - Most of the time, it feels like senior leadership makes decisions in a vacuum without consulting any of the people that would be responsible for the downstream work associated with the decision. For example, I've seen senior leaders decide on a savings target multiple times without consulting the experts, who then have to scramble to figure out how to make it work. It creates chaos and negatively impacts morale. - This organization has a wordsmithing problem. I've never worked at a company that spends such an inordinate amount of time on the framing of a message compared to the actual substance of the message.

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