We are all wondering what this Season will look like. Booking early and making reservations are a must. Epic pass holders will have an advantage over those that choose last minute bookings.
Vail Resorts will not be selling lift tickets until Dec 8th. Epic Day passes are your ticket to early season
Letter from Rob Katz, CEO vail resorts.
Excerpts from full letter
"That has always been our mission as a company: to provide guests with an Experience of a Lifetime at our resorts. And we have always known that safety needs to be the underpinning of how we provide that experience. This year, our commitment to safety takes on more importance than ever. We are fortunate that our core experience of skiing and riding takes place outdoors, across huge mountains, offering fresh air and wide-open spaces for our guests."
"We will be promoting physical distancing throughout our operations, including on our chairlifts and gondolas, to help ensure a safe experience. In order to make this a reality and also make it an enjoyable experience, we must manage the number of people on our mountains..."
"As such, this season we will be implementing a reservation system across each of our mountains. It is possible that at some point in the season, as we evaluate the dynamics of our operations, we may decide that we no longer need the reservation system at certain resorts. "
"Some Highlights of the upcoming system. Full details and FAQs on how the reservation system will work can be found here
- Pass holders will be required to make a reservation before arriving at the mountain.
- Throughout the season, pass holders will be able to make as many week-of reservations as their pass type and availability allow.
- The early season will be reserved for pass holders only. We will not sell lift tickets until Dec. 8.
- In addition to week-of reservations, we will also be providing pass holders with the opportunity to book up to seven Priority Reservation Days for the core season (Dec. 8-April 4), or as many days of access as they have on their pass if less than seven. The booking window for Priority Reservation Days will open Nov. 6 and will be exclusive to pass holders until Dec. 7.
- Lift tickets (including Buddy and SWAF tickets) will go on sale on Dec. 8, with sales limited based on the number of spaces available for any given day after our exclusive pass holder reservation period. This season, lift tickets will be sold with a reservation for a specific resort on a specific date."
"To provide additional peace of mind, we have also updated our Epic Coverage program. Epic Coverage is new and free for all pass holders. It will provide refunds:
- If pass holders are unable to book their preferred Priority Reservation Days during the initial booking window (Nov. 6-Dec. 7) and if they have not used their pass yet.
- If there is a resort closure due to certain events such as COVID-19 during a pass holders’ initial Priority Reservation Days selected by Dec. 7. (There will still be an option for pass holders to choose to cover the core season instead.)
- If pass holders experience an eligible personal event that prevents them from using their pass, such as job loss, injury or illness.
We are planning to kick off the season with Keystone opening on Nov. 6, weather permitting."
Rob Katz
Chief Executive Officer
Vail Resorts
Excerpts from full letter
The Takeaway to get the most out of 20-21 ski season.
- Ski Vacations Are Amazing
- Ski Vacations will be more complicated this year
- Everthing needs reserved - We can help you plan.
- Your safety is top of mind
- Season Passes now have more value
- Book early!
- Stay Calm and Ski on
Make sure to follow us on your favorite social media to keep up to date with all of the changes we will be seeing this season. This policy is for the following resorts.
Colorado- Beaver Creek | Breckenridge | Crested Butte | Keystone | Vail Utah- Park City Tahoe- Heavenly | Kirkwood | Northstar Pacific Northwest- Stevens Pass | Whistler Blackcomb Northeast- Attitash | Crotched | Hunter | Mount Snow | Mt. Sunapee | Okemo | Stowe | Wildcat Mid-Atlantic- Big Boulder | Jack Frost | Liberty | Roundtop | Whitetail Midwest- Afton Alps | Alpine Valley | Boston Mills | Brandywine | Hidden Valley | Mad River | Mt. Brighton | Paoli | Snow Creek | Wilmot |
