Vail Resorts
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Ski resorts send a record-setting rent payment to the federal government after 2017-18 season
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The man who developed Colorado’s mountains sees a bright future ahead for places that are “a retreat from the crazy changing world”
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Heavy snow led to a top-five Colorado ski season and a whole lot of cars through the I-70 tunnels
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Cory Gardner, Mike Johnston draw early money from outside Colorado in U.S. Senate race
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Vail’s new Epic day pass lowers pre-purchased lift tickets to as low as $89
The latest salvo in Epic-versus-Ikon season pass brawl targets occasional skiers who balk at $200-plus lift tickets
What really led A-Basin to quit the Epic Pass cash cow? “Parking is our pinch point.”
Resort revenues doubled in the decade Arapahoe Basin was part of the Epic Pass, but parking problems outweigh the benefits of cash flow
Crested Butte may be the gem in Vail Resorts’ portfolio, but its lifts must be fixed before it can shine
Figuring out where Crested Butte fits into Vail’s quiver of resorts is as challenging as the skiing. “It stands out. And that’s a very good thing.”
Slower growth in Epic Pass revenue, wider than expected first-quarter losses trigger steep drop in Vail Resorts stock
Vail Resorts’ chief Rob Katz told investors on Friday that he expected to sell 925,000 Epic Passes for the 2018-19 ski season
More Colorado ski areas — including Vail, Beaver Creek and Aspen — to open early for 2018-19 season
Ski conditions at Colorado's mountain resorts are the best they've been at this point in the season in years
Alterra expects to sell 250,000 Ikon Passes, Vail Resorts says Epic Pass sales are up
Analysts are watching sales by the two Colorado-based resort giants for clues about the health of the North American ski industry.
How Colorado’s ski resorts can continue making snow in drought years like this one
A dry season more than 40 years ago kicked off decades of aggressive water rights acquisition, storage and other techniques to keep the slopes white
Colorado Ski Safety Act tested in two trials involving in-bounds avalanches
The family of Taft Conlin is continuing its fight with an appeal
At the height of the ski pass war, Wolf Creek — with its $70 lift ticket — remains defiantly independent
It's a full on war between the Epic Pass and Ikon Pass
