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 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 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 218 reviews)); "You receive a free ski pass that is good for a large number of ski resorts." ((in 200 reviews)); "Great benefits and perks and you get to work in a fun environment with people who have similar interests as you." ((in 156 reviews)); "I loved working for a place where I was interested in the subject matter and my coworkers were great." ((in 88 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 339 reviews)); "Poor management and review system." ((in 165 reviews)); "Long hours and weather dependent" ((in 59 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 40 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

(2,779 total reviews)

Rob Katz

37% 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

3.1

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Vail Resorts has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,779 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

Mar 15, 2015

Poor leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Beautiful surroundings, free ski pass

Cons

Extremely poor treatment of customers, no consistency from management, biased treatment of employees, politics rule all

Vail Resorts Response

11y

We appreciate your candid feedback about your experience within our company. We agree that the pass and iconic locations are a huge perk to working for Vail Resorts. However, those same locations can be barriers within a large organization as well as having consistent managing practices across the enterprise. Our Company has made steps to increase the effectiveness of our leaders at all levels throughout Vail Resorts with leadership essentials programs that emphasize communication, managing expectations, understanding team dynamics, delivering performance feedback and developing talent on his/her team for all of our managers to participate in. Vail Resorts has also been utilizing an enterprise wide anonymous survey for the past few years that allow all employees to give the candid feedback that you have in a safe forum, which then we can see management wins and misses to take action on. Thank you again for taking the time to express your thoughts on your experience.

2.0

Mar 13, 2015

Can be fun if you are willing to just get by

Guest services agent

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Getting to work and ride on the mountain

Cons

Low Pay No room for growth in company Poor management Have to deal with a lot of BS

Vail Resorts Response

11y

Thank you for taking the time to post your review on Glassdoor. We agree that one of the best things about working for Vail Resorts is the free ski pass (for you and your family members) and getting to work and live in beautiful locations, like South Lake Tahoe. Our leadership team is constantly reviewing how we can better retain talent at all levels; which includes reviewing compensation and development opportunities within the roles. Development is a focus of our leadership team and because of this, we have seen new programs created to develop talent from within Vail Resorts. We have also created a goal for ourselves to have a higher internal promotion rate, rather than searching for talent outside the company. One of the aspects of Vail Resorts that we love is because we own and operate 11 different mountains and have our headquarters near Boulder, CO, there are so many opportunities that may not be known at first, but with a little research you can find a variety of positions that you may have never thought of previously and movement within the company is encouraged. Enjoy the remainder of your winter!

4.0

Mar 12, 2015

"Experience of a Lifetime"

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome perks Wonderful and supportive management Great way to experience a new place and culture while making a decent living Room for growth if you can stick it out

Cons

Everyone starts from the bottom Transient staff by nature

Vail Resorts Response

11y

Thank you for posting your review! We agree that there are some challenges by having a transient staff and part of that is the nature of the business. Vail Resorts has been making a large effort to empower our employees to own their development and encourage the employees to find his/her long term position. Some of the resources offered are ‘Leadership Development classes – open to all employee levels, webinars and local learning series for all types of soft and hard skills as well as the access to Mentor and Connections programs. Through many of these programs we have seen the successful placement of employees from a seasonal position to a year round role. We are currently working on compiling many of these success stories to be published on our jobs website, so you will be able to see the path that some employee’s chose to take and hopefully it will lend insight into those searching how to find their long term placement. Thank you for all that you do and sticking it out with us!

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