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 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 168 reviews)); "I loved working for a place where I was interested in the subject matter and my coworkers were great." ((in 87 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 340 reviews)); "Poor management and review system." ((in 167 reviews)); "Long hours and weather dependent" ((in 60 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.

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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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Jun 21, 2012

A Great Experience

Lift operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of potential fun at work. Great friendship making atmosphere. Beautiful town. Days off are a blast. Depending on department can have great bosses. Easy to move up in opportunities within the resort.

Cons

Employee housing is like sardines. The pay is low versus cost of living (especially equipment needed for skiing). Not a ton of help with pro deals etc on said equipment. No matter what someone tells you take your car out there even if just to run errands or ski different towns. The compensation can be decent to quite good if you find the right position and move up etc. I moved up from a Lift Op. to another position that was year round and good pay.

2.0

Jun 18, 2012

Drugs and laziness

Busser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ski pass. Food discounts. If your lazy you got it made

Cons

Terrible management at certain lodge in Beaver Creek. Employees basically allowed to do whatever they want to on shift. Steal, take and sell drugs on the job, hide in closets, not perform their functions because they are too high. I was the oddball because I took pride in my job, was ethical, was sober, and cared for the company. Mgmt will deny it but i know management was aware of most of it. GM told me he doesnt hire for and rarely wants return employees. That is how he backed up the fact that many of the employees were as lazy as ive ever seen. Then Human Resources had no sympathy if you quit because you cannot handle the drug infested workplace. Human resources had no desire to counsel on career advancement.

3.0

Jun 15, 2012

Some resorts pay more then others...

Front desk supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free pass to all mountains owed my Vail resort...Colorado and California.

Cons

Pay is terrible. Getting promoted is difficult unless you know people. When they decided to go public, respect for their employees when right out the window.

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