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VAIL, Colo., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vail Resorts has launched a new web site LindseyisEpic.com which gives ski racing fans an in-depth, behind-the-scenes account of Lindsey Vonn, the world's fastest female skier and Vail, Colorado's hometown hero. Having just clinched the World Cup title in the Super-G event with a resounding victory in St. Moritz last weekend, Vonn currently leads the women's World Cup overall standings. LindseyisEpic.com provides the most detailed background and...
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) today reported certain ski season metrics for the comparative periods from the beginning of the ski season through January 6, 2010, and for the prior year period through January 7, 2009, with both periods including the holiday period through the first Wednesday after New Year's Day. The data mentioned in this release is interim period data and subject to fiscal quarter end review and adjustments. Highlights...
VAIL, Colorado, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Skiset has expanded to North America and plans to have over 70 stores at major resorts in the United States and Canada for the 2009/2010 winter ski season. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091201/368778 ) Skiset has launched their new North American websites ( http://www.skiset.us & http://www.skiset.ca) and will sell directly to the consumer. They will also work with third party vendors such as tour operators and...
VAIL, Colo., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lindsey Vonn, the world's fastest female skier and Vail hometown hero, will celebrate opening day of Vail Mountain's 2009-2010 winter season on Friday, Nov. 20, by hosting a live and interactive online kids press conference: "Epic Kids - Live with Lindsey" from 5-6 p.m. MT (7-8 p.m. ET) at www.LindseyIsEpic.com/Live. For the past week, the two-time World Cup Overall ski champion has been training at her hometown mountain of Vail in preparation...
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) today announced that Doug Lovell has been promoted to chief operating officer and vice president of Keystone Resort, effective immediately. Lovell will oversee all operations for the resort and will report directly to Blaise Carrig, co-president of the Company's Mountain Division. "Doug brings more than 15 years of mountain operations and guest services experience from within our Company to Keystone. As...
KEYSTONE, Colo., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Mother Nature's trick of delivering a pre-Halloween fall snowstorm to Colorado is resulting in a massive treat for skiers and snowboarders. Keystone Resort announced it will open earlier than planned, on November 5, thanks to fresh snow on the mountain and a spate of cold temperatures that provided ideal conditions for Keystone's talented snowmaking team. The resort plans to open on Thursday, Nov. 5 with top-to-bottom skiing and ideal snow surface...
DENVER, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced a collaborative conservation partnership - "Treasured Landscapes: The Hayman Restoration Partnership - Working Together for Healthy Forests and Clean Water" - between Vail Resorts, the National Forest Foundation (NFF) and the USDA Forest Service, which will be one of the most comprehensive forest health and watershed public-private partnership post-fire restoration projects in the...
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) today announced that Lucy Kay is leaving her position as vice president and chief operating officer of Breckenridge Resort, effective Oct. 7, 2009. Kay was appointed vice president and chief operating officer of Breckenridge Ski Resort in June 2007. Prior to that position, she had served in various marketing leadership roles at both Breckenridge and Keystone over the prior 20 years. "I want to thank Lucy...
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) today reported results for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009. Fiscal 2009 Highlights Resort Reported EBITDA, which includes the Company's Mountain and Lodging segments, of $171.1 million in Fiscal 2009 decreased $59.6 million, or 25.8%, from the prior year. Real Estate Reported EBITDA of $44.1 million in Fiscal 2009 decreased $1.9 million, or 4.0%, from the prior year. Net income of $49.0 million in...
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today Vail Resorts, Inc., (NYSE: MTN) announced a broad array of new mountain dining initiatives designed to offer the highest quality food combined with some great values for skiers and riders at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly this season. One of the most popular items served at Vail Resorts' restaurants, the hamburger, has undergone a complete "renovation" for the 2009-2010 winter season. On-mountain...
