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?

58% of Vail Resorts employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Vail Resorts 3.4 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 (195) , 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 220 reviews)); "You receive a free ski pass that is good for a large number of ski resorts." ((in 197 reviews)); "Great benefits and perks and you get to work in a fun environment with people who have similar interests as you." ((in 162 reviews)); "I loved working for a place where I was interested in the subject matter and my coworkers were great." ((in 81 reviews)); "team morale and culture in this department were great" ((in 75 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 343 reviews)); "Poor management and review system." ((in 162 reviews)); "Long hours and weather dependent" ((in 61 reviews)); "Upper management is a bit spotty; there were times we were told to let employees feel the pain instead of upper management providing the needed resources." ((in 43 reviews)); "The amount of stress and unattainable goals is not worth the ridiculously low salary." ((in 39 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

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(2,780 total reviews)

Rob Katz

36% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Vail Resorts has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,780 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

1.0

Dec 27, 2018

Terrible management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None, everything is pretty darn bad.

Cons

Poor management, Low Pay, and You’ll spend years in your position without being promoted or have a wage raise.

1.0

Nov 1, 2018

Very Disappointing in Everything

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Corporate is local in metro area.

Cons

Work on all weekends and nights and holidays. No extra pay. $12 hour. Not depends on experience or any other. No raises. No holiday pay. No bonus. No motivation in this building! Junky and old computer systems and cubicles, office equipment is junk. Day and night and weekend staff all share computers for shift change. No private work space.

1.0

Oct 22, 2018

I worked for vail resorts for a period of two years

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ski pass that’s about it

Cons

Employees are not valued here whatsoever, they can underpay you, and overwork you and treat you like replaceable scum. Sell their slogan about an “expierence of a lifetime” ask any of the employees here they will tell you it was quite the opposite. They keep a revolving door here, get new employees in and get rid of them in a span of two years. Employee housing is terrible lots of drugs theft in rooms, and a loud party environment. Can’t leave valuable things in your room. Lots of employees are on drugs when I was a Liftie people would operate the ski lift on cocaine, lsd, marijuana, and alcohol I have seen it first hand. Everyone has fake urine that they get from eagle vail so no one is worried. I had a miserable time in my two years and am so thrilled I am getting out in a few days. The skiing was fun here but the rest of it was a horrible job

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