Lots of time on the mountain, living in a ski town, living in Colorado, employee housing, free epic pass, proximity to Vail mountain
Cons
Lowest pay on the mountain, some of the worst hours on the mountain, 10 hour shifts, demeaning/intimidating management, mandatory overtime, rarely get to ski/ride at work, mind numbing/physical work.
Vail Resorts Response
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We appreciate your honest feedback and recognize that not every employee has the experience we desired they had taken away with them. We are happy that you enjoyed living in an iconic location and having the opportunity to get on the mountain. Without knowing more about the situation around your employment it is difficult to speak to. However, we never want our employees to feel demeaned our intimidating by management and would be happy to look into the situation further if you want to private message us your contact information. Our e-mail is www.recruiting@vailresorts.com.
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30 Jun 2026
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Pros
Amazing company to work for! Appreciate the environment, the benefits.
Cons
Seasonal position which can make benefits a challenge.
- Most people are smart, passionate, and enjoyable to work with and be around.
- Fairly frequent opportunities for development and advancement through the internal job board.
- Nice perks if you're into skiing or riding.
Cons
- There's an unspoken expectation to regularly work significantly more hours because the majority of employees are very passionate about the ski and ride industry, which isn't great for work life balance. There's not much down time either; you're either hustling in season or hustling to prepare for the next season.
- Climate change poses a significant threat to the future of the company. The season pass model mitigates some of the impacts, but not as much as senior leadership asserts. And, since bonuses are tied to company results, you can end up working super hard all year and still end up getting half of your bonus target due to uncontrollable weather conditions.
- The culture has taken a serious hit since enterprise transformation work began. Lots of people are constantly stressed out and the atmosphere in the office is depressing.
- Most of the time, it feels like senior leadership makes decisions in a vacuum without consulting any of the people that would be responsible for the downstream work associated with the decision. For example, I've seen senior leaders decide on a savings target multiple times without consulting the experts, who then have to scramble to figure out how to make it work. It creates chaos and negatively impacts morale.
- This organization has a wordsmithing problem. I've never worked at a company that spends such an inordinate amount of time on the framing of a message compared to the actual substance of the message.