For Immediate Release
Vail Mountain to Host Warren Miller Legacy Day and Spring Events
VAIL, Colo. – March 19, 2018 –Together with Warren Miller’s family and friends, Vail Mountain will honor the late Warren Miller by hosting the Warren Miller Legacy Day in Vail on April 7, 2018. The day will include a commemorative ski down Vail Mountain and a legacy celebration.
Combined, Vail Mountain and Beaver Creek Resort have appeared in 28 different Warren Miller feature films. The first film to feature Vail was the 1962 feature film, Around the World on Skis.
Saturday, April 7, 2018
- Commemorative Ski Down Vail Mountain from the top of Mountain Top Express (Chair #4) to Mid-Vail | 3 p.m.
- Legacy Celebration at Sarge’s Mid-Vail | 4 – 6 p.m.
- Live music and guest speakers
- Cash bar and appetizers for sale
- All guests must download Gondola One to Vail Village at 6 p.m.
- Legacy After Party Celebrations in Vail, Lionshead and Beaver Creek Villages | 3 p.m. – close
- Bridge Street Bar | Vail Village
- Pepi’s | Vail Village
- Vendetta’s | Vail Village
- Tavern on the Square | Lionshead Village
- Chop House | Lionshead Village
- Coyote Café | Beaver Creek
Vail Mountain Spring Events
At Vail Mountain #SpringIsEpic and there is a host of events lined up to prove it.
- Pink Vail | March 24
Join Vail Mountain for the biggest ski day to conquer Cancer. Enjoy live music, deck parties, costume contest, Celebration Ski Down, kid’s zone, food and prizes. All ages and abilities are welcome and you don’t have to ski to participate. Funds raised benefit patient care and survivorship programs at Shaw Cancer Center.
- Sol y Ski | March 26 – April 6
Vail ignites Semana Santa and Pasqua with two weeks of non-stop events and entertainment throughout the village and on the mountain. From family programming and in-store shopping events to live concerts during Spring Back to Vail, even our youngest guests can celebrate in style. Vail’s Sol y Ski events include an après pool party at the Four Seasons Resorts & Residences Vail, late night happy hours and cocktail events throughout town, putting a chic spin on one of Vail’s liveliest times of year.
- Spring Back to Vail | March 31 & April 15
Spring Back to Vail will return to Vail Mountain for two weekends of celebration this year. The first weekend will kick off on Saturday, March 31 with a live concert at Solaris presented by Bud Light. The World Pond Skimming Championships will commence on Sunday, April 15 for the second weekend of celebration with on-mountain and après events.
- Taste of Vail | April 4-8
The Taste of Vail is the nation's premier spring food and wine festival. During the annual four-day event, upwards of 5,000 people are able to "Taste the Vail Valley lifestyle". Participants at the Taste of Vail experience the Vail Valley's world-class restaurants, fine wine, along with interactive seminars, auction and dance, the Colorado Lamb Cook Off, après ski tasting and the popular mountaintop picnic sensory extravaganza at the top of Vail Mountain.
For additional information please visit, www.vail.com.
About Warren Miller: Warren Miller was a ski icon and filmmaker. Over the course of his career, Miller produced over 500 action adventure films covering numerous outdoor pursuits, most notably, skiing. He was an avid skier, surfer and sailor. Miller passed away on January 24, 2018 at his home in Orcas Island, Washington. Miller is survived by his wife, Laurie; by his sons Scott (Melissa) and Kurt (Ali); by his daughter, Chris (David Lucero); and his five grandchildren.
About Vail Mountain: Under blue skies more than 300 days each year, Vail is an extraordinary mountain resort destination. The vacation experience is exceptional, from the awe-inspiring terrain and natural beauty of the surrounding Gore and Sawatch Ranges to world-class events, activities and festivals, shops and spas, and the abundant culinary experiences and luxurious accommodations that line the pedestrian-friendly streets of Vail Village and Lionshead. Vail is where outdoor pursuits meet village sophistication. Offering more than 5,200 acres of developed ski and snowboard terrain including seven legendary Back Bowls in winter, and flourishing with new summer activities with the debut of Epic Discovery in 2016, the options for year-round adventure are endless. 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.
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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 11 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; Stowe in Vermont; 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.