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 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.

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

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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

2.0

Nov 9, 2015

Lift Operator with Vail Resorts

Lift operator

Recommend

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Pros

Good schedule (4 days on, 3 days off), free lift pass, discounted employee housing, ability to find a likeminded crew of friends to ski/snowboard with, access to the mountains and resort

Cons

Low pay, no health/vision/dental/retirement etc benefits of any kind, grungy work environment, long hours, boring and unfulfilling workday, condescending customers, open willingness to terminate employment without consideration for employee or context of infraction -- company sees this position as a low-level job and easily replaceable and you are treated as such.

3.0

Nov 3, 2015

Beaver Creek PT instructor

Ski instructor

Recommend

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Pros

-week long instructor training that you were paid to attend -Increases in hourly wage for certifications and hours worked (I stared at $10/hr and ended 1 season at $13/hr) -Offered lots of free skills clinics -Only work 15 days after training for season pass -Great tips from customers -super flexible schedule

Cons

Obviously it is a huge company and with a massive number of instructors (800 the year I was there) so you can get lost in the mix. There were also many days when they intentionally overstaffed so you sat around for an hour or two (getting paid but only ~9/hr) and got dismissed, so income was unreliable. Other parts of the year you were booked for 2 weeks straight

2.0

Oct 29, 2015

Former Employee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Ski pass, fun mountain, the freedom to do the job at your own speed. Friend ships can be made by hanging out with people.

Cons

Corporate really needs to start to show an interest in their employee base and acknowledge the difficulty of living in the towns they operate their business in.

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