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The Grand Summit Hotel, A RockResort, is pleased to announce the appointment of Chuck Randles to senior director of lodging operations for Park City and general manager of the hotel. With more than 10 years of extensive knowledge and experience in the hospitality industry, Randles will be responsible for all operations at the newly-renovated property set at the base of Park City Mountain.

Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) today introduced Emma, your Epic Mountain Assistant, the world’s first digital mountain assistant to help guide guests while on their ski and snowboard vacation at nine of the Company’s resorts. Emma is an interactive mountain assistant who uses artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) to answer a wide range of guests’ questions about their ski vacation. Emma will debut for the 2018-19 winter season at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in Tahoe; and Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada.

Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, the Snow.com 96-Hour Sale clock starts ticking with the best values on mountain getaways across Vail Resorts and RockResorts destinations, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Park City, Lake Tahoe, Whistler Blackcomb and Grand Teton National Park. http://www2.snow.com/info/96hoursale

The Arrabelle at Vail Square, A RockResort, will celebrate the property’s 10th anniversary on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. The public celebration in Lionshead Village will include an ice skating show, live music and an ice carving exhibition. Following the outdoor event, a 10th anniversary celebration dinner will take place inside the hotel.

Beginning Wednesday, Nov. 22, skiers, snowboarders and national park explorers can make the most of their vacation spending this year with savings of up to 50 percent with Vail Resorts and RockResorts. Guests can book their entire vacation through Vail Resorts – from lodging and transportation to equipment rentals, and even time- and money-saving advance purchase lift tickets and ski school – which leaves more time for what’s important this time of year.

Colorado Mountain Express (CME) will host its 20th Annual “Fill the Van” food drive on Saturday, Nov. 18, when thousands of pounds of food will be collected for food banks across Colorado’s mountain communities.

Condé Nast Traveler recently announced the results of its 30th annual Readers’ Choice Awards with four Vail Resorts properties – including three RockResorts properties – recognized among the best of the best in travel.

Canyons Village at Park City’s premier lodging property, Grand Summit Hotel, has debuted an extensive $15 million renovation and RockResorts branding just in time for guests to soak up the last bit of summer, and enjoy a picturesque fall, in Park City. The Grand Summit hotel boasts an unrivaled location at the base of the largest ski resort in the United States and now, following the renovation, the modern luxury its guests expect in a travel experience.

Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN), the leading global mountain resort company has partnered exclusively with the premium truck and SUV manufacturer GMC. This multi-year agreement marries GMC’s professional grade identity to Vail Resorts’ mission to provide guests with an experience of a lifetime.

Colorado Mountain Express, a subsidiary of Vail Resorts, announced today that it has received approval on a conditional use permit to convert a portion of a commercial property that the Company owns in Silverthorne, Colo. to workforce housing.