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 2% 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 217 reviews)); "You receive a free ski pass that is good for a large number of ski resorts." ((in 196 reviews)); "Great benefits and perks and you get to work in a fun environment with people who have similar interests as you." ((in 164 reviews)); "I loved working for a place where I was interested in the subject matter and my coworkers were great." ((in 92 reviews)); "team morale and culture in this department were great" ((in 73 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 345 reviews)); "Poor management and review system." ((in 166 reviews)); "Long hours and weather dependent" ((in 58 reviews)); "The amount of stress and unattainable goals is not worth the ridiculously low salary." ((in 43 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 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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3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(2,782 total reviews)

Rob Katz

36% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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Vail Resorts has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,782 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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3.0

Oct 7, 2014

Great people, poor compensation

Staff accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Laid back environment, really focused on community and giving back, Don't take themselves too seriously, free ski pass, great perks

Cons

Poor compensation - work for unreasonably low pay

4.0

Oct 3, 2014

Fun Place to Work

Ski & car valet, private clubs

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, nice people, outdoor-minded.

Cons

The overall pay wasn't amazing but given the type of work it was about expected. Plus tips helped.

3.0

Oct 2, 2014

Getting lost in a large pond

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

working with guests benefits training in both technical skiing and guest service management training team work

Cons

it is the nature of the industry that it is tough to maintain work/life balance as there is more work and less employees as season goes on. There are great leaders, but sometimes they seem to get burned out and not recognized Then there are poor leaders whose example I would never want to follow, and do not follow the management training provided by Vail - they actually are rude during these trainings no real committment or loyalty to employees by company - some individuals are fair and true - others play favorites, etc I was told - "I am going to get so and so fired" and 2 yrs later they were set up so it happened And this is the manager who stayed inappropriate comments by management no committment to helping an employee who is dedicated improve based on how well you can ski

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