From a Vail Resorts press release:
RESORT OPENING DATES
The season will kick off at Keystone Resort in October, opening as soon as weather and conditions permit, along with some help from its state-of-the-art, energy-efficient snowmaking system. Another 16 of the company’s North American resorts are set to open for skiing and riding in November, from Whistler Blackcomb and Heavenly in the West, to Vail and Breckenridge in the Rockies, to Okemo and Mt. Snow in Vt., as well as the company’s newest North American resort, Seven Springs in Pa.
The season will continue into the spring, with Kirkwood Resort planning to stay open until the end of April, and Whistler Blackcomb and Breckenridge planning to operate well into May.
Planned opening dates across the company’s 37 North American resorts, which are subject to change based on weather and conditions, include:
ROCKIES & WEST REGIONS
LIFT TICKET LIMITATIONS
Guests planning to visit this winter – whether one day or every day – are encouraged to purchase their lift access in advance – whether it is a lift ticket, Epic Day Pass or season pass. Lift tickets will be limited every day, across every resort, during the 2022/23 season in order to preserve the guest experience at each resort. Availability of lift tickets will be visible on resort websites in the coming weeks. If tickets are sold out online, guests will not be able to purchase them at ticket windows.
Passes, including Epic Day Passes, and Pass Holder benefit tickets will not be limited. There is also no impact to guests who enroll in ski and ride school lessons that include lift access, or to employee and dependent pass access.
Skiers and riders have until Labor Day (Sept. 5) to lock in their Epic Pass before prices increase. Pass products, including regional passes and day passes, are available now on the Epic Pass website.
SAFETY PROTOCOLS
Vail Resorts will not require face coverings, vaccines or dining reservations this coming season across its resorts. With safety as its top priority, the company will continue to monitor the changing dynamics of the pandemic, but at this time does not plan to have any of these measures in place. Employees will continue to complete daily health screenings and resorts will still apply enhanced cleaning practices.
RESORT OPENING DATES
The season will kick off at Keystone Resort in October, opening as soon as weather and conditions permit, along with some help from its state-of-the-art, energy-efficient snowmaking system. Another 16 of the company’s North American resorts are set to open for skiing and riding in November, from Whistler Blackcomb and Heavenly in the West, to Vail and Breckenridge in the Rockies, to Okemo and Mt. Snow in Vt., as well as the company’s newest North American resort, Seven Springs in Pa.
The season will continue into the spring, with Kirkwood Resort planning to stay open until the end of April, and Whistler Blackcomb and Breckenridge planning to operate well into May.
Planned opening dates across the company’s 37 North American resorts, which are subject to change based on weather and conditions, include:
ROCKIES & WEST REGIONS
- Mid-Oct.: Keystone (CO)
- Nov. 11: Breckenridge (CO), Vail (CO)
- Nov. 18: Heavenly (CA), Northstar (CA), Park City (UT)
- Nov. 23: Beaver Creek (CO), Crested Butte (CO)
- Nov. 24: Whistler Blackcomb (British Columbia)
- Dec. 2: Kirkwood (CA), Stevens Pass (WA)
- Nov. 11: Mt. Snow (VT)
- Nov. 18: Afton Alps (MN), Hunter (NY), Stowe (VT), Wildcat (NH)
- Nov. 19: Okemo (VT)
- Nov. 23: Mt. Sunapee (NH)
- Nov. 25: Seven Springs (PA)
- Dec. 2: Attitash (NH), Crotched (NH), Jack Frost (PA)
- Dec. 3: Mt. Brighton (MI), Wilmot (WI)
- Dec. 16: Big Boulder (PA), Liberty (PA), Roundtop (PA), Whitetail (PA)
- Dec. 17: Alpine Valley (OH), Boston Mills and Brandywine (OH), Hidden Valley (MO), Mad River (OH), Paoli Peaks (IN), Snow Creek (MO)
- Dec. 23: Hidden Valley (PA), Laurel Mountain (PA)
LIFT TICKET LIMITATIONS
Guests planning to visit this winter – whether one day or every day – are encouraged to purchase their lift access in advance – whether it is a lift ticket, Epic Day Pass or season pass. Lift tickets will be limited every day, across every resort, during the 2022/23 season in order to preserve the guest experience at each resort. Availability of lift tickets will be visible on resort websites in the coming weeks. If tickets are sold out online, guests will not be able to purchase them at ticket windows.
Passes, including Epic Day Passes, and Pass Holder benefit tickets will not be limited. There is also no impact to guests who enroll in ski and ride school lessons that include lift access, or to employee and dependent pass access.
Skiers and riders have until Labor Day (Sept. 5) to lock in their Epic Pass before prices increase. Pass products, including regional passes and day passes, are available now on the Epic Pass website.
SAFETY PROTOCOLS
Vail Resorts will not require face coverings, vaccines or dining reservations this coming season across its resorts. With safety as its top priority, the company will continue to monitor the changing dynamics of the pandemic, but at this time does not plan to have any of these measures in place. Employees will continue to complete daily health screenings and resorts will still apply enhanced cleaning practices.
