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New Snow Falls and Snowmaking Continues at Vail Mountain
New snow blankets Vail Mountain, one of the largest ski resorts in the world, overnight and snowmaking efforts continue along with the countdown to opening day, Friday, Nov. 21. With the start of the new month at Vail, snowmaking is now taking place on the main mountain, in addition to Golden Peak, in preparation for the resort’s opening in less than one month.
 
Ski the World with One Epic Pass
Enjoy unlimited, unrestricted skiing and snowboarding at 11 resorts including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado; Canyons and Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar, and Kirkwood in Lake Tahoe; Afton Alps in Minnesota and Mt. Brighton in Michigan with Vail Resorts’ 2014-2015 Epic Pass. The Epic Pass is $769 for adults and $399 for children (ages 5-12) and pays for itself in just over five days of skiing or snowboarding. Purchasers of an Epic Pass will also receive six discounted Ski-With-a-Friend tickets! NEW this year, the Epic Pass also includes five free consecutive ski days at Niseko United in Japan, as well as the continued partnership with Verbier, Switzerland and Les 3 Vallées, France. www.EpicPass.com
 
About Vail Mountain
Coveted as one of the largest ski resorts in the world with more than 5,200 acres of skiable terrain, seven legendary Back Bowls spanning seven miles, and the most groomed terrain on the planet, Vail has been an extraordinary winter vacation destination for passionate skiers and snowboarders for more than 50 years. It is home to world-class athletes during the U.S. Ski Team early-season training sessions in Golden Peak, the Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships and the future 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships. Under blue skies more than 300 days each year, friends and families reconnect and celebrate here from year to year and generation to generation. The vacation experience is exceptional, from the Vail Ski & Snowboard School to events, activities and festivals, shops and spas, abundant culinary experiences and luxurious accommodations. Coupled with the vision inherent in the spirit of Vail’s founders, and a modern day commitment to excellence in all aspects of guest service and operations, Vail is a mountain resort like nothing on earth. www.vail.com.  
 
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About Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN)
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; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Park City and Canyons in Utah; Afton Alps in Minnesota and Mt. Brighton in Michigan; 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.
 
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Liz Biebl

Director, Brand Communications
Email: ebiebl@vailresorts.com
Phone: (303) 404-1831

Sara Lococo

Senior Communications Manager
Email: slococo@vailresorts.com
Phone: (970) 496-3210
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