Awards & Media

We’re big. Like revolutionizing an entire industry around the world big. We’re known for our expertise in operating world-class mountain resorts, but when you dig a little deeper, we’re more than that. A lot more.

Awards

FORBES - AMERICA’S BEST-IN-STATE EMPLOYERS 2021

FORBES - ONE OF AMERICA’S BEST LARGE EMPLOYERS 2021

FORBES - 2020 AMERICA'S BEST EMPLOYERS FOR WOMEN

FORBES - 2019 AMERICA'S BEST EMPLOYERS FOR WOMEN

FORBES - 2019: GAME CHANGING MARKETING LEADERS

MENTAL HEALTH COLORADO - WELLNESS AWARD

Denver Business Journal - Most Admired CEO

NSAA - Golden Eagle Award

Forbes - 2019 Americas Best Employers

Forbes - 2018 Americas Best Employers

Fast Company - Most Creative People in Business

Culture Role Models - Role Model for Culture

EY - Entrepreneur of the Year

5280 - Most Powerful Man in the Ski Industry

FAST COMPANY - MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES

Media

AFFORDABLE EMPLOYEE HOUSING

LETTER TO EMPLOYEES: A NEW DIRECTION

2021 WINTER SEASON INVESTMENT: A BOOST IN EMPLOYEE WAGES

LARGE-SCALE WIND FARM GOES ONLINE

CEO TO DONATE $11.7 MILLION: SUPPORTING COVID-19 EFFORTS, RACIAL JUSTICE REFORM AND YOUTH ACCESS

LETTER FROM VAIL RESORTS CEO: WE ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM

LETTER FROM VAIL RESORTS CEO REGARDING REOPENING APPROACH

CEO DONATES $2.5 MILLION TO SUPPORT EMPLOYEES & Towns

Vail Resorts Donates More Than 50,000 lbs. of Food

Colorado women are leading the ski industry

Colorado Sun - Women leaders are helping refocus industry.

Vail Resorts' Youth Access Efforts

Vail Daily - Blueprint for Vail Resorts’ sustainability efforts

ADAGE - DATA-DRIVEN MARKETING TO BOOST LOYALTY IN THE SKI BUSINESS

NNBV - DEAL FOR CLIMBING WALL IN DOUGLAS COUNTY

DENVER POST - FORTUNE 500 GOING GREEN

CNBC - FEATURING ROB KATZ & MICHAEL BARKIN

Men's Journal - How Vail Conquered the Industry

Forbes - Sustainability & Environmental Programs

Huff Post - Love in the Workplace

5280 - Zero Environmental Impact by 2030

HBR - Manage Your Emotional Culture

Vail Daily - Support to Mountain Communities

Vail Daily - CEO Grants Millions to Mental Health

Lynanne Kunkel - Winning at Life and Work