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.

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

1.0

May 14, 2024

Returning to Office & Destroying Culture

Director, analytics

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Ski Pass - That's about it

Cons

- Return to Office was announced and everybody will be required to be in office Tuesday through Thursday starting in September in order to "improve culture and connection". Already hearing of lots of employees starting to look for other opportunities. WFH is the new norm and forcing employees back to the office is a great way to lose top talent. - Senior Leadership and Executive Committee are so far removed from how different departments and teams are managing workloads and set unrealistic expectations on deliverables - Internal systems and point of sale system is a joke. The company is trying to be a ski company and a software development company at the same time and failing at both.

1.0

Oct 9, 2018

Greedy Hypocritical Executive Management - All Talk About Caring About Employees, No Action

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Ski Pass - Nice if you have time to use it but working here you probably won't *Health Insurance - Credit where it is due, they have the best health insurance I have ever had for my family

Cons

*Expected to work tons of overtime, unpaid *Expected to be "on call" at times when not working, again unpaid. And with no guidelines around the expectation, you just simply get to sit around all weekend in case someone calls and needs something. * Company rewarded Top Executives & Investors who have equity stake in the company with over 105 Million in annual dividends increases in the past two years. Employees who worked their butts off here got nothing. Bonus pools were not fully funded either year & annual raises don't keep up with the rate of inflation in the Denver area. The executives are greedy hypocrites who preach about how they care about employeees but never show it by rewarding employees financially

2.0

Jun 15, 2018

Corporate Office -- Marketing, Sales + Communication Team

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The majority of employees at the company are true to its core values, incredibly supportive and are amazing to work with. Unlimited vacation is a huge perk. Management does a great job supporting this. Free ski pass.

Cons

The workload is unbearable and the stress is unrelenting. Once they make up their mind about you, there is no coming back from it (this goes for both positive and negative views). The leadership structure is out of touch with what really happens on each team. The Directors/VPs spend the vast majority of their time supporting the CMO rather than running their own teams.

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