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?

56% 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 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Vail Resorts?

Ski Instructor (194) , 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) , Director (20) , Ski Lift Operator (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 215 reviews)); "You receive a free ski pass that is good for a large number of ski resorts." ((in 194 reviews)); "Great benefits and perks and you get to work in a fun environment with people who have similar interests as you." ((in 157 reviews)); "I loved working for a place where I was interested in the subject matter and my coworkers were great." ((in 89 reviews)); "team morale and culture in this department were great" ((in 77 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 337 reviews)); "Poor management and review system." ((in 161 reviews)); "Long hours and weather dependent" ((in 59 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 42 reviews)); "The amount of stress and unattainable goals is not worth the ridiculously low salary." ((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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3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(2,774 total reviews)

Rob Katz

34% 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

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Vail Resorts has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,774 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

Apr 19, 2011

You must be able to drink the corporate kool aid

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

To gain industry experience, and use them as a stepping stone to better opportunities.

Cons

Rob Katz and upper management are completely disconnected from the ski industry heartbeat. Vail Resorts is a publicly traded company, and is solely focused on driving shareholder revenue. The corporate philosophy of Vail Resorts does not value or reward employees fairly. Instead of using earned revenue to re-invest in it's employees, the money is sent directly to shareholders and upper management.

4.0

Apr 14, 2011

tactical

Senior buyer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free ski pass is nice!

Cons

Pay scale is below average.

1.0

Apr 14, 2011

Not An Experience Of A Lifetime...

Management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ski Pass is nice (if you have time to use it), Living in the mountains (if you have time to enjoy it), Meeting interesting people.

Cons

I worked for VR for 3 years and actually thought very highly of the company at 1st. However, this all changes once you see how the VR politics work. There is absolutely no room for growth, even if it is promised to you. Important employees with high potential are lost in the shuffle. VR has forgotten they are a ski company. They care more about the bottom line than guest loyalty and employee appreciation. Pay is extremely low. The mountains are expensive, but VR does not acknowlege this. Upper Management is far too disconnected and only care about P&L statements. They care nothing about front-line employee and middle management morale. There is also a lot of micro-managing. If you are a manager, upper management will tell you to own your department, but never listen to any suggestions or good ideas.

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