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?

57% 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 224 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 155 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 71 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 338 reviews)); "Poor management and review system." ((in 162 reviews)); "Long hours and weather dependent" ((in 58 reviews)); "The amount of stress and unattainable goals is not worth the ridiculously low salary." ((in 45 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.

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Vail Resorts reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(2,778 total reviews)

Rob Katz

32% 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 2,778 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

3.0

Sep 20, 2012

The best of intentions, but still learning

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

quality of life and meetings on the mountain

Cons

lengthy and tedious processes for everything

3.0

Sep 20, 2012

The jobs are very fluctuating, but the pay is terrible.

Corporate accounting

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits and perks such as ski passes, discounts at restaurants and retail outfits, insurance, and flexible scheduling are definitely pros. Working on the mountain is awesome! You meet great people and its a wonderful networking opportunity to help enhance your career in the future. This is generally seen as a stepping stone for most corporate employees who don't stay much longer than a year or two, then move on to bigger better things. Management does tend to stay longer, averaging maybe 4- years up to 20 years. Great learning experience.

Cons

Everyone is despensible. Little pay for a lot of responsibility, especially in the corporate atmosphere. Management tends to be those that have been there the longest, not necessarily those most qualified. I felt like this kind of divided the teams a bit in the different departments at corporate. Also, once an employee has served a number of years and begins to make a lot of money, my experience has been that these people are very valuable, but Vail seems to find a way to fire them or lay them off.

3.0

Sep 18, 2012

Fun Business, Big Workload

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool Product - There is a lot more to Vail than just skiing. Vail Resorts runs ski resorts, lodging, food and beverage, retail, transportation, and real estate. Cool Perks - Free ski passes / lodging discounts (if available). Cool People - Most people share a passion for the product and the outdoors.

Cons

The Corporate workload is very big for low pay and vacation compared to market. Even if you can handle it, you work with a lot of colleagues on the edge of burnout.

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