Does Vail Resorts pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Vail Resorts employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Vail Resorts. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Vail Resorts?

56% of Vail Resorts employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Vail Resorts 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Vail Resorts?

Ski Instructor (194) , Lift Operator (132) , Manager (47) , Snowboard Instructor (32) , Children's Ski Instructor (28) , Assistant Manager (27) , Front Desk Agent (26) , Instructor (26) , Retail Sales Associate (24) , Supervisor (23) , Ski Lift Operator (21) , Director (20) , Sales Associate (19) , Senior Manager (19) , Server/Waiter (18)

What are the pros of working at Vail Resorts according to real employee reviews?

"Easy to recruit for the great outdoors and the people you work with are the best." ((in 213 reviews)); "You receive a free ski pass that is good for a large number of ski resorts." ((in 201 reviews)); "Great benefits and perks and you get to work in a fun environment with people who have similar interests as you." ((in 159 reviews)); "I loved working for a place where I was interested in the subject matter and my coworkers were great." ((in 83 reviews)); "team morale and culture in this department were great" ((in 76 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Vail Resorts according to real employee reviews?

"Low Pay (I could have gotten paid more anywhere in the next two towns)" ((in 342 reviews)); "Poor management and review system." ((in 160 reviews)); "Long hours and weather dependent" ((in 62 reviews)); "Upper management does not care about employees at all" ((in 43 reviews)); "The amount of stress and unattainable goals is not worth the ridiculously low salary." ((in 41 reviews))

What are employees saying about Vail Resorts layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Vail Resorts layoffs and their outlook for job security at Vail Resorts in 2026.

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Vail Resorts reviews

3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(2,774 total reviews)

Rob Katz

34% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Vail Resorts has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,774 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vail Resorts employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Artes y entretenimiento industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews

4.0

Oct 31, 2025

Overall a good experience

Restaurant general manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities for internal transfers and promotions are plentiful, generous time-off policy, free shift meal for food & beverage workers, able to take ski/ride breaks on slower days, worked with some great people.

Cons

Lots services eliminated or outsourced, like HR, which can be a challenge when managing large teams during peak season.

3.0

Oct 30, 2025

Good people, but would not recommend

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lots of genuinely great, down-to-earth people - Reasonable hours for most teams (finance tends to be the exception) - Really unique ski and outdoor perks that you won’t find at most companies - A lot of people have been here 10+ years, so some people are definitely very happy

Cons

- Unusual culture: Things feel more competitive and intense than they probably need to (potentially because there are a lot of former athletes); the company tries to seem fun and chill, but it’s incredibly reactive and simultaneously bogged down by unnecessarily formal processes - Leadership often asks for blind faith during “resource transformation” efforts (outsourcing most of HR and IT has slowed a lot of things down) - Tech and systems are highly outdated, which makes a lot of things more inefficient than they should be

4.0

Oct 28, 2025

Summer 2025 was Busy!!!

Cafe barista/ foh server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Super Busy during the Summer 2025. Employee Housing an hour away in Gunnison, however, you get free bussing to the Mt Crested Butte with beautiful Scenary. Worked at 3 restaurants there, to ensure I get minimum 30 hours. Concerts and Races every week. Beautiful trails!

Cons

Maintaining the Upkeep of housing is an issue.

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