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BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Dec. 5, 2019 — Vail Resorts today announced that Nadia Rawlinson has been appointed to the Company's board of directors.

Today, as part of its Epic for Everyone platform, Vail Resorts, Inc. announced a significant expansion of its current youth access efforts, with plans to launch new programs at more than a dozen resorts that serve major metropolitan areas, including New York City, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland and Seattle.

With Keystone Resort’s earliest opening in more than 20 years, ski season is officially underway and Vail Resorts’ Epic Cyber Sale is back. The Cyber Sale, which takes place from 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26 to 11:59 p.m. MST on Monday, Dec. 2, offers the best lodging rates of the season across the world-class network of Vail Resorts’ destinations, including the 17 newly acquired Peak Resorts. Guests can take advantage of Cyber Sale discounts across the portfolio at https://www.snow.com/info/offers.aspx.

Sunday, Nov. 24 is the last chance to purchase the Epic Pass, the new Epic Day Pass and the entire suite of Epic Pass options for the 2019-20 winter season. The Epic Pass continues to provide the greatest value in skiing and snowboarding, offering unlimited unrestricted access to world-class resorts including Vail, Whistler Blackcomb, Park City and more, while also including limited access to incredible destinations around the world including Telluride, Sun Valley, Snowbasin, Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, Hakuba Valley Japan, Verbier, Courchevel, and more. Partner access to Sun Valley, Snowbasin and Rusutsu Resort in Japan is new for the 2019-20 season.

Vail Resorts today released its second annual EpicPromise Progress Report which highlights significant progress toward the company’s bold sustainability goal, Commitment to Zero, and details its ongoing community and employee giving programs.

Keystone Resort announced today that it will open for the 2019-20 winter season on Saturday, Oct. 12, the resort’s earliest opening in more than 20 years. Thanks to the investments in snowmaking and ideal early season temperatures, Keystone is positioned to be the first resort to open in North America.

In honor of Helly Hansen and Vail Resorts’ longstanding relationship, the two brands have partnered for the 2019-20 winter season to release the first-ever, limited-edition Vail Lifaloft Jacket equipped with a 2019-20 Epic Pass. Priced at $1052, also the exact vertical rise of Vail Mountain in meters, this jacket not only meets the style and demands of the hardest-charging skiers and riders from around the world, it also features exclusive experiences such as a guided tour of Vail’s Back Bowls, First Tracks with Helly Hansen, complimentary on-mountain lunch at The 10th and general Epic Pass benefits including lodging, dining, rental and transportation discounts.

Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) today announced that the Company has closed on its acquisition of Peak Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKIS) for a purchase price of $11.00 per share. With this acquisition, Vail Resorts has added 17 U.S. ski areas to its network of world-class resorts, bringing its total number of owned and operated resorts to 37 worldwide.

Vail Resorts today announced that Executive Vice President Chris Jarnot will step down from his role, following an impressive 34-year career with Vail Resorts. With Jarnot’s transition, and in anticipation of the closing of the Peak Resorts acquisition, the Company has announced the creation of three new regional leadership roles to support Vail Resorts’ growing global portfolio.

Labor Day Weekend is quickly approaching and with it, the unofficial kickoff to ski and snowboard season: Ski Rex. This year’s Ski Rex pre-season ski and snowboard sale starts Friday, Aug. 30 at all Front Range and Frisco locations with discounted pricing available through Sunday, Sept. 15.