Vail Resorts Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Vail resorts is overall a fair company with low pay. The staff they bring in from other countries last winter were pathetic. Rarely worked and always on their phones.. Job can be fun, but no support to control bad employees. Pay is low and corporate will do the minimum to improve resort."

"Vail Resorts is a great company to work for with lots of opportunities across the United States in a very sought-after outdoor ski industry."

"I worked for Vail Resorts for several years. Overall, I truly appreciated much of what the company has to offer and stands for. Where I found challenges was the retail division. This side of the organization has experienced a large amount of growth over last several years but has struggled to establish a scalable foundation from which to build upon."

"Good people. Lower pay for the same level in other industries. Growth by acquisition has created a very complex business that can make projects that seem simple, very complicated. The culture is very meeting intensive because there is little autonomy, requiring senior level and even CEO approval on almost all strategies and tactics."

"Throughout the season I’ve built great relationships with my coworkers and supervisors. Overall great experience"

"I have over six years of Commercial and Heavy Civil Construction Management. I worked for Kiewit Corporation as a Project Engineer where I managed a team of engineers. I was responsible for managing job finances, schedule, submittals, and all temporary engineering required to build the work. Along with field operations, my team completed job estimates and proposals for new work. I also worked with the business team to finalize payroll, conduct on-the-job hiring, and complete pay estimates. After resigning from my previous position with Kiewit, it had been my dream to travel and pursue kayaking professionally. I spent time teaching kayaking with various organizations. After settling in Avon, CO, I started to instruct snowboarding during the winter months. This experience has been incredible, but along with the outdoors, I am passionate about my engineering background, and am eager to return to the field."

"Park City is a great place to be a ski instructor if you want to work... plenty of lessons. Also if you want to progress and get better the training is great."

"I have worked for Vail Resorts at Beaver Creek Ski School for the last four winters. Teaching skiing and snowboarding has been the most fun job I have ever held. Leadership at the local resort level is outstanding. The only bad part is the pay."

"Fast-paced, quick turnaround times"

"Overall good opportunities exist for employees. Company values and motto's are great, but not really put into practice on executive level. Very political and resistant to change, either positive or negative. Depending on the area of work at this company, I know experiences differ. Some are excited to go to work everyday and others can't wait to get out."

"It is a great company that truly values its employees."

"I've worked at Vail Resorts Northstar for two seasons and it is a great community with room for improvement in communication between departments and organization. It is a constant growing resort."

"Vail Resorts is a big strong corporation to work at. They definitely are a big company and getting value from their employees. Although they don't pay much, the harder you work the more they pay you, and there are some nice down to earth people who were my supervisors, so I would recommend it."

"I served in multiple roles including project manager, business analyst, and lead software engineer on projects up to three million dollars in size."

"Overall, I really liked the team that I worked with."

What do you like about working at Vail Resorts?

"Benefits were fair. The access to skiing and snowboarding kept us all there, and generally happy."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Work for them because you like the lifestyle, but be prepared to bring your own money to the table. Working for Vail Resorts is all about sacrifice of the employees in exchange for the experience of a lifetime. If that is your expectation then you will do well with them."

What don't you like about working at Vail Resorts?

"My desire to snowboard all the time was flanked by my desire to live an affordable lifestyle. Pay was not commiserate to the cost of living."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allow cash reserves to flow down to line level employees. Vail Resorts was a big contributor to the inflation of real estate in Summit County, and that meant that the cost of living was enormous. They continually cut wages during the Great Recession, yet continually added to their cash reserves. This combination effectively gutted the local economy and fed profits to the C class and share holders. It had the appearance of being a top heavy company."