Does Vail Resorts pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Vail Resorts employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Vail Resorts. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Vail Resorts?

58% of Vail Resorts employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Vail Resorts 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Vail Resorts?

Ski Instructor (195) , Lift Operator (132) , Manager (47) , Snowboard Instructor (32) , Children's Ski Instructor (28) , Assistant Manager (27) , Front Desk Agent (26) , Instructor (26) , Retail Sales Associate (24) , Supervisor (23) , Ski Lift Operator (21) , Director (20) , Sales Associate (19) , Senior Manager (19) , Server/Waiter (18)

What are the pros of working at Vail Resorts according to real employee reviews?

"Easy to recruit for the great outdoors and the people you work with are the best." ((in 217 reviews)); "You receive a free ski pass that is good for a large number of ski resorts." ((in 196 reviews)); "Great benefits and perks and you get to work in a fun environment with people who have similar interests as you." ((in 164 reviews)); "I loved working for a place where I was interested in the subject matter and my coworkers were great." ((in 92 reviews)); "team morale and culture in this department were great" ((in 73 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Vail Resorts according to real employee reviews?

"Low Pay (I could have gotten paid more anywhere in the next two towns)" ((in 345 reviews)); "Poor management and review system." ((in 166 reviews)); "Long hours and weather dependent" ((in 58 reviews)); "The amount of stress and unattainable goals is not worth the ridiculously low salary." ((in 43 reviews)); "Upper management is a bit spotty; there were times we were told to let employees feel the pain instead of upper management providing the needed resources." ((in 41 reviews))

What are employees saying about Vail Resorts redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Vail Resorts redundancy and their outlook for job security at Vail Resorts in 2026.

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Vail Resorts Reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(2,782 total reviews)

Rob Katz

36% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity and inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture and values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Vail Resorts has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,782 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vail Resorts employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, entertainment and recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

23 Aug 2008

Vail resorts. Ski from work.

Bartender

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

There are a number of good reasons for working at Vail resorts. There is subsidisied housing offered for employees as well as a free ski pass for the season. Vail resorts also hires a lot of seasonal workers from in and outside the United States. Therefore those of you wanting to soak up some American culture but earn a living and ski at the same time this is definately a good place to go. There are a lot of young people all there to work and play hard.

Cons

It is away from the main cities as well as the work being highly seasonal. But a great job for the young and free.

2.0

21 Sept 2021

liberal facade hides standard big corp atmosphere

Ski patroller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

you get to ski all 'epic' resorts for free. 'corse, on the wages they pay itd be hard to travel to, and then stay at any of them

Cons

Its clear lawyers and corporate types run the show. Little room for locally made operational decisions. Beware the half hour 'honeycomb' meetings, a waste of half an hour or so, and management try to do them daily. Part of these meetings would be talking about the hazards of the day... you know... like it being cold (on a ski mountain), or sunny (and a good thing too, id never even heard of sun lotion before working for vail). Patronising beyond belief. Sometimes, they even throw in a 'job hazard assessment' meeting, BEFORE doing a honeycomb.

2.0

17 May 2024

Suck the soul out of it

Ski patrol

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Lovely people to work with

Cons

- Organisation is run terribly - Focused on profits over employee or consumer satisfaction - No cohesion

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