Vermont Business Magazine Stowe Mountain Resort, now under ownership of the Vail Resorts, will open Friday. Vail announced today that many of its North American venues from East to West Coasts will open for the 2017-2018 ski seasonthe same day, November17.Canada'sWhistler Blackcomb,North America'slargest resort, will open for the season with three feet of base snow, whileVermont'sStowe Mountain Resort will open summit-to-base skiing on the resort's world-renowned MtMansfield. The Lake Tahoe Region's Heavenly Mountain Resort will also openFriday.
This Friday's opening day lineup follows the opening ofColorado'sBreckenridgeand Keystone Resorts, which began their ski seasons November 10. The two resorts have announced additional ski terrain will be available to guests for the coming weekend.
Vail Resorts' additional mountain resorts will open byThanksgiving.Colorado'sBeaver Creek Resort and Kirkwood Mountain Resort in theLake Tahoeregion are slated to openWednesday, November 22, followed byColorado'sVail Mountain,Utah'sPark City Mountain andLake Tahoe'sNorthstar California Resort's onThursday, November 23.
"We're thrilled to open our iconic mountain resorts inNorth Americathis week and into theThanksgivingholiday for all of our guests," saidPat Campbell, president of Vail Resorts' Mountain Division. "Winter storms are forecast for each of our resort's regions within the next week, which offer great natural snow combined with our state-of-the-art snowmaking capabilities."
Epic Passes Available throughSunday, Nov. 19
Sunday, Nov. 19marks the final day to purchase a 2017-2018 Epic Pass, saving more than 40 percent compared to lift ticket window prices. Ski unlimited and unrestricted from opening day to closing day for only$899. The Epic Pass offers unlimited, unrestricted skiing and pays for itself in just over four days. Enjoy full access toVail,Beaver Creek,Breckenridge,KeystoneandArapahoeBasin inColorado;Park CityinUtah; Heavenly,NorthstarandKirkwoodatLake Tahoe; Stowe Mountain Resort inVermont; Afton Alps inMinnesota; Mt.BrightoninMichigan;Wilmot MountaininWisconsin; Whistler Blackcomb inCanada; and Perisher inAustraliafor the 2018 season. The Epic Pass grants limited access to Les 3 Vallées, Paradiski and Tignes-Val D'Isere inFrance; 4 Vallées inSwitzerland; Arlberg inAustriaand Skirama Dolomiti inItaly. A child pass (ages five to 12) is$469. Where will a pass take you this season? During the first 30 days alone, your pass unlocks special pass holder discounts on rentals and lodging, events, and weather updates so you know when and where the best snow is falling. Plus, it gets you all the powder days you could hope for. Follow Epic Pass on Facebook for updates throughout the season and look for #First30 news and information.
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading global mountain resort operator. Vail Resorts' subsidiaries operate 11 world-class mountain resorts and three urban ski areas, includingVail,Beaver Creek,BreckenridgeandKeystoneinColorado;Park CityinUtah; Heavenly,NorthstarandKirkwoodin theLake Tahoearea ofCaliforniaandNevada; Whistler Blackcomb inBritish Columbia, Canada; Perisher inAustralia;StoweinVermont;Wilmot MountaininWisconsin; Afton Alps inMinnesotaand Mt.BrightoninMichigan. Vail Resorts owns and/or manages a collection of casually elegant hotels under the RockResorts brand, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company inJackson Hole, Wyo.Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning and development subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts company website iswww.vailresorts.comand consumer website iswww.snow.com.
SOURCE: BROOMFIELD, Colo.,Nov. 14, 2017/PRNewswire/ --Vail Resorts, Inc.www.vailresorts.com. Stowe Mountain Resort photo from April 2017.