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Buy Your Vail Resorts Season Pass Before May 13 and Win 50 Free Nights of Lodging for the 2012-2013 Ski and Snowboard Season at any Seven Vail Resorts
Live Like a Local with 50 Nights of Free Lodging at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the 2012-2013 season

$49 Down Now Locks in The Best Deals for Winter Ski and Snowboard Vacations with the Epic Pass, Epic 7-Day, Epic Local Pass, Summit Value Pass, Tahoe Value Pass and New Tahoe Local Pass  

BROOMFIELD, Colo. – April 25, 2012 – Vail Resorts announced 50 Nights of Free Lodging Sweepstakes if skiers and snowboarders buy or renew a season pass from the “epic” season pass line-up before May 13th. In celebration of Vail Mountain’s 50th anniversary Vail Resorts is offering its most loyal season passholders an opportunity to win 50 free nights of lodging for the 2012-2013 ski and snowboard season at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood Resorts. 
 
Valued at nearly $40,000 worth of lodging, skiers and snowboarders can live like a local and make 2012-2013 an epic year with 50 nights of free lodging for the ski season. Just imagine, ski and stay nearly every weekend or take multiple trips with friends and family to make 2012-2013 an epic season. Blackout dates between Christmas and New Year’s apply. Lodging includes a standard hotel room in Vail and/or Beaver Creek, and up to a 2-bedroom condo at Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly, Northstar, and Kirkwood Resorts.

Vail Resorts’ “epic”  season pass line-up offers skiing and snowboarding at eight world-class mountains  across three states and 24,980 acres, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado and Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in California/Nevada, ski or ride four to six days in one season and  the passes will pay for themselves.  
Following is a guide to help skiers and snowboarders choose the best season pass options, based on where they live and how much they plan to ski and ride. All passes are available for purchase at www.epicpass.com.

The Epic Pass™, the best season pass deal in the ski industry offering unlimited, unrestricted skiing at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood and Arapahoe Basin is available for $659. It pays for itself in less than six days.

Epic 7-Day™ pays for itself in less than five days and is ideal for people who don’t plan to ski more than seven days. The Epic 7-Day gives skiers and snowboarders a total of seven unrestricted days of skiing at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly and Northstar, plus Arapahoe Basin anytime during the season for a price of $509.

The Epic Local Pass™, for $509, pays for itself in less than five days and is perfect for locals who can navigate a few more restrictions. The Epic Local Pass offers unlimited and unrestricted skiing or riding at Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin with limited holiday restrictions at 
Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood. It also includes a total of 10 days at Vail or Beaver Creek with holiday restrictions. $50 pass holder tickets are also available for purchase during blackout dates at Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood.
 
Summit Value Pass™ pays for itself in less than four days and is a great option for people who only plan to ski Summit County. The Summit Value Pass is available for $419 and provides unlimited and unrestricted lift access to Keystone and Arapahoe Basin, as well as access to Breckenridge with limited holiday restrictions. Pass holders can purchase access to Breckenridge on restricted days for $50 per day.
 
New for 2012-2013, the Tahoe Local Pass™ offers skiing and riding seven days a week to Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood resorts. It includes access on Saturdays at all three resorts with limited holidays restrictions. $50 pass holder tickets are also available for purchase during blackout dates at Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood all for $419. The Tahoe Local Pass pays for itself in just over four days. Also, Lake Tahoe skiers and snowboarders who buy their pass now can ski and ride for the rest of the extended spring at Heavenly and Kirkwood when they pay for their 2012-2013 pass in full.
 
Tahoe Value Pass™, available for $379, pays for itself in less than four days and is ideal for people who plan to ski or ride seven days a week at Heavenly and six days a week at Northstar and Kirkwood. The Tahoe Value Pass has holiday restrictions to Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood with Saturdays excluded at Northstar and Kirkwood. Pass holders can purchase access to Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood Resorts on restricted days for $50 per day. Also, Lake Tahoe skiers and snowboarders who buy their pass now can ski and ride for the rest of the extended spring at Heavenly and Kirkwood when they pay for their 2012-2013 pass in full.
 
Skiers and riders should purchase their passes for next year before May 13, 2012 to be entered to win 50 Nights of Free Lodging for the 2012-2013 ski and snowboard season. Vail Resorts is also still giving guests the option to lock in these prices with a $49 down payment now with the remainder of the balance due in mid-September 2012. All passes are available for purchase on www.epicpass.com.

For more information about Vail Resorts season passes or to purchase a pass online, visit www.epicpass.com.

For more information, visit www.epicpass.com or visit www.snow.com to book your trip to visit this spring.

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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 resorts of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado, and Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada, and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Company's subsidiary, RockResorts, a luxury resort hotel company, manages casually elegant properties. 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

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 California in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada, and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Company's subsidiary, RockResorts, a luxury resort property and hotel company, manages casually elegant properties. 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.

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