Last Chance to buy Vail Resorts Season Ski Passes—Offering the Best Deal in the Skiing and Snowboarding for the 2010-2011 Ski and Snowboard Season
Sales end on November 7, 2010 for The Epic Pass™ , The Epic 7-Pack™, The Colorado Pass™ The Summit Pass™ and the Keystone and Arapahoe Basin Pass
With Vail Resorts Purchase of Northstar-at-Tahoe the Epic Pass, Epic 7-Pack and Colorado Pass now offer pass holders an even greater value on their skiing and riding this winterwith up to three additional California Resorts including Northstar-at-Tahoe and Sierra-at Tahoe on the Epic Pass and Epic 7-Pack, as well as 5 days of skiing or riding at Heavenly and Northstar for Colorado Pass Holders.
- The revolutionary Epic Pass™ offers unlimited, unrestricted skiing at eight resorts: Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly, Northstar-at-Tahoe and Sierra-at-Tahoe and Arapahoe Basin for $629.
- The New Epic 7-Pack™ gives skiers and snowboarders a total of seven days of unrestricted skiing and riding at any one of Vail Resorts’ six mountain resorts, plus Arapahoe Basin and Sierra-at-Tahoe, anytime during the season for a price of $479.
- The Colorado Pass™ is available for $479 and offers unlimited skiing and riding at Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin and 10 days at Vail and Beaver Creek (restriction dates apply) and now five days at Heavenly and Northstar-at-Tahoe.
- The Summit Pass™ is available for $429 and provides unlimited lift access at the top Summit County resorts - Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin - with no date restrictions.
- New for 2010-2011 is a Keystone and Arapahoe Basin Pass, providing unlimited and unrestricted access to both resorts for $389.
Broomfield, Colo. – November 5, 2010 – Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) announced today that this weekend is the last chance to buy its popular season pass products for the 2010-2011 ski and snowboard season. The popular season passes including the Epic Pass, Epic 7-Pack, Colorado Pass, Summit Pass and Keystone and Arapahoe Basin Pass offer the best deals in the ski industry and will only be sold through November 7, 2010.
“If you haven’t purchased your Vail Resorts season ski pass, now is the time,” said Heidi Kercher-Pratt, vice president and chief marketing officer for Vail Resorts. “All of our season passes offer our guests the option to experience our iconic resorts for an entire season or for multiple days—at an extraordinary value and now with our purchase of Northstar-at-Tahoe, we’ve taken the best deal in skiing and made it even more compelling by offering even more resorts on our season pass products at the same price.”
The following are Vail Resorts’ season pass products for the 2010-2011 ski and snowboard season:
The Epic Pass™ features unlimited, unrestricted skiing and riding at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado and Heavenly in California/Nevada at $629 for adults and $329 for children (ages 5-12) through Nov. 7, when sales end. Epic Pass holders will now also receive unlimited, unrestricted access to Northstar-at-Tahoe and Sierra-at-Tahoe – eight great resorts in total for the 2010-2011 ski season. www.epicpass.com
The Epic 7-Pack™ New this season the Epic 7-Pack features a total of seven days of unrestricted skiing and riding at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin and Heavenly at $479 for adults and $239 for children through Nov. 7, when sales end. The Epic 7-Pack can now be used at Northstar-at-Tahoe and Sierra-at-Tahoe for the 2010-2011 ski season as well. For more information or to purchase the Epic-7 Pack visit www.epicpass.com
The Colorado Pass™ which offers unlimited skiing and riding at Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin and 10 days at Vail and Beaver Creek and now five days of skiing at Heavenly and Northstar-at-Tahoe in California can be renewed online at www.coloradopass.com for $479 for adults, $359 teens and $239 children through Nov. 7, when sales end. The Colorado Pass can be bought on site at certain locations in Colorado. Visit www.coloradopass.com for a complete list of retail locations and hours. Restriction dates apply at Vail, Beaver Creek, Heavenly and Northstar-at-Tahoe.
The Summit Pass™ is available to purchase online at www.coloradopass.com and provides unlimited lift access to the top Summit County resorts - Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin - without date restrictions at $479 for adults, $359 for teens ages 13 to 18 and $239 for children ages 5 to 12 through Nov. 7 when sales end.
The Keystone and Arapahoe Basin Pass for $389 adult, $319 teen, $219 child which offers unlimited, unrestricted skiing at both resorts. The Keystone and Arapahoe Basin Pass is available to purchase at www.coloradopass.com through Nov. 7 when sales end.
How to Purchase Your Season Pass
Visit www.epicpass.com or www.coloradopass.com to renew your Epic Pass and Colorado Pass respectively online or to purchase a Summit Pass or Keystone and Arapahoe Basin Pass, Epic Pass and Epic-7 Pack through Nov. 7 when sales end.
To purchase a new Colorado pass please visit select Front Range locations including Boulder Ski Deals (Boulder), Colorado Ski and Golf (Aurora, Arvada, Colorado Springs and Littleton) and REI (Denver Flagship and Fort Collins.) For more information on pass sales hours please visit www.coloradopass.com or call 800-842-8062.
Last Chance for FREE SKIING for 5th/6th GRADERS: Sign Up for the School of Shred by November 7th
Additionally it’s also the last chance to sign up for the free School of Shred Pass for Colorado 5th and 6th grade students. All 5th and 6th grade Colorado students are eligible for the free School of Shred pass, which provides 4 FREE days of skiing or riding at each of Colorado’s top-ranked resorts Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin. New this year, it also includes one beginner complimentary ski lesson, including rental equipment, for School of Shred pass holders (Arapahoe Basin excluded). And, the 5th or 6th grade class that registers the most students into the School of Shred program before November 7, 2010 can win a Ski Field Trip to Vail with Warren Miller film star, Chris Anthony.
How to get your pass:
Bring your 5th or 6th grade report card to a Front Range pass sales location or any Special Event by November 7, 2010. The School of Shred pass is ONLY available at Vail Resorts Front Range Pass Sale locations. For more information visit www.snow.com
About Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading mountain resort operator in the United States. The Company's subsidiaries operate the mountain resort properties of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone mountain resorts in Colorado, and the Heavenly Ski Resort and Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada, and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The Company's subsidiary, RockResorts, a luxury resort hotel company, manages casually elegant properties across the United States and in the Caribbean. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning, development and construction subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts company website is www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.