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 213 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 166 reviews)); "I loved working for a place where I was interested in the subject matter and my coworkers were great." ((in 86 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 347 reviews)); "Poor management and review system." ((in 156 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 44 reviews)); "The amount of stress and unattainable goals is not worth the ridiculously low salary." ((in 44 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

3.3

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

4.0

Jun 5, 2009

Good company, could make a few adjustments

food and beverage front of house

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great outdoor benefits, great relations with fellow employees due to the love for the outdoors

Cons

Poor medical package, if you actually get offered it to you.

5.0

Mar 17, 2009

Great place to gain experiance

Auditor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The all mountain unlimited ski pass you receive is far and away the best reason to work for vail resort. Most of the people who work there are enjoyable to be around as well. You work at a ski resort so it is a pretty laid back work environment.

Cons

The pay is lackluster and the jobs are mostly tedious and extremely boring. The cost of living at the resort area is quite high as well. There is also very high turnover so management changes quite frequently which can be a distraction.

1.0

Mar 11, 2009

don't give it your all. it's not worth it.

Pmgt

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ski pass. benefits. that's about it. we don't even get good snow.

Cons

management is not open. pay is terrible. no advice or feedback from management. they give raises then take them away.

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