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Vail Mountain and Beaver Creek Resort to Open Additional Terrain on Wednesday, Nov. 30
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Vail Mountain and Beaver Creek Resort to Open Additional Terrain on Wednesday, Nov. 30
  • Resorts receive more than foot of snow in last week
 VAIL, Colo. – Nov. 29, 2016 – Recent snow storms and ideal snowmaking conditions are allowing Vail Mountain and Beaver Creek Resort to open additional terrain on Wednesday, Nov. 30.
 
Beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Vail Mountain will open Gondola One for access out of Vail Village, as well as Lower Villages Catwalk for return access, and terrain accessible via the Avanti Express (#2). Vail will also begin offering dining options at Mid-Vail. Skiers and snowboarders will have access to the following lifts and 331 acres of skiable terrain in these areas on Vail Mountain:
  • Gondola One
  • Eagle Bahn Gondola
  • Avanti Express (#2)
  • Born Free Express (#8)
  • Little Eagle (#15) 
 At Beaver Creek, Cinch Express Lift (#8) will open during the day Wednesday with access to limited intermediate terrain. Beaver Creek will operate the following lifts with access to 88 acres of intermediate and beginner terrain:
  • Centennial Express Lift (#6)
  • Buckaroo Express Gondola (#1)
  • Cinch Express Lift (#8)
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About Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN)
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading global mountain resort operator. Vail Resorts’ subsidiaries operate ten world-class mountain resorts and three urban ski areas, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada; Perisher in Australia; Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin; Afton Alps in Minnesota and Mt. Brighton in Michigan. Vail Resorts owns and/or manages a collection of casually elegant hotels under the RockResorts brand, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning and development 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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Sally Gunter, (970) 754-3001, sgunter@vailresorts.com
Maggie Meisinger, (970) 754-4528, mmeisinger@vailresorts.com
Stacie Mesuda, (970) 754-5169, samesuda@vailresorts.com
 
About Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN)
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading global mountain resort operator. Vail Resorts’ subsidiaries operate ten world-class mountain resorts and three urban ski areas, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada; Perisher in Australia; Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin; Afton Alps in Minnesota and Mt. Brighton in Michigan. Vail Resorts owns and/or manages a collection of casually elegant hotels under the RockResorts brand, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning and development 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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