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 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Vail Resorts?

57% 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 (194) , 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 213 reviews)); "You receive a free ski pass that is good for a large number of ski resorts." ((in 201 reviews)); "Great benefits and perks and you get to work in a fun environment with people who have similar interests as you." ((in 159 reviews)); "I loved working for a place where I was interested in the subject matter and my coworkers were great." ((in 83 reviews)); "team morale and culture in this department were great" ((in 76 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 342 reviews)); "Poor management and review system." ((in 160 reviews)); "Long hours and weather dependent" ((in 62 reviews)); "Upper management does not care about employees at all" ((in 43 reviews)); "The amount of stress and unattainable goals is not worth the ridiculously low salary." ((in 41 reviews))

What are employees saying about Vail Resorts layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(2,774 total reviews)

Rob Katz

32% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Vail Resorts has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,774 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

Oct 31, 2018

Full Time - Whistler Blackcomb

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with, top of line tools and equipment for staff to use to complete their jobs efficiently. Amazing scenery / wildlife.

Cons

Pay and Housing. With cost of living so high in Whistler, it is very hard to even just "get-by" on WB's wages. Almost all of the staff who aren't on salary (the majority), live in shared rooms in shared houses for at-least 40-60% of there take home WB pay.

1.0

May 23, 2018

Vail has DESTROYED Whistler

Instructor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None. Vail is a horrible company to work for

Cons

Horrible management, horrible pay, horrible CEO that makes more by lunch on Jan 1 then you will make all year. Whistler was on the leading edge and Vail went all "back to the future" on us

1.0

Feb 23, 2022

Toxic workplace culture

Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sadly, there are no pros to working for this organization.

Cons

Vail resorts commits cultural genocide at every resort they acquire. They strip them of their identity under the guise of betterment, and provide nothing but insecurity and mindless careers. Be independent, but do it they way we tell you. Be innovative, but do step outside the lines. They are full of contradictions. They claim to produce great leaders yet have a turnover rate like nothing I’ve ever encountered. People are fired every other day and staff will often make jokes like “don’t do that, you don’t want to get fired.” This is not normal nor a healthy thing for people to joke about within the workplace. I had never once heard it until I worked for Vail.

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