Vail Resorts Reports 25% Decrease in Skier Days at Its Rocky Mountain Ski Areas Through April 19

Vail Resorts reports 25% decrease in skier days at its Rocky Mountain ski areas through April 19

Vail Resorts on Thursday reported that its 37 North American ski areas saw a drop in skier visits of just under 15% through the end of the current ski season compared to the previous season, with its resorts in the Rocky Mountains suffering the biggest drop-off of around 25%. As a result of that weather-related drop in visitation, season-to-date lift revenue through April 19, including a portion of season pass revenue for the comparable period, …

Vail Resorts reports 25% Rocky Mountain visitor decline among most challenging winters in history

PARK CITY, Utah – Vail Resorts Inc. (MTN) reported steep declines across key business lines for the 2025–26 ski season, citing one of the weakest winters on record in the western United States as low snowfall and warm temperatures cut into visitation and spending. CEO Rob Katz attributed the downturn to “one of the most challenging winters in history,” pointing to persistently low snow conditions and unseasonably warm temperatures, particularly …

Vail Resorts’ 2025-26 North American Skier Visits Crater

Subscribe nowHow bad was Vail Resorts’ 2025-26 winter?Well, the company yesterday shared an initial estimate of approximately 14.4 million skier visits across its 37 North American resorts this season.To put that number in context, 14.4 million skier visits is:A 14.9 percent drop from Vail’s 2024-25 skier visitsThe lowest number of skier visits (excluding 2019-20), to Vail’s North American ski areas since the 2017-18 ski season, during which Vai…

Vail Resorts’ Numbers Confirm: Rocky Mountains Had a Catastrophic Winter

Vail Resorts looked back on the preliminary numbers for the 2025-26 season. | Image: Vail Resorts Vail Resorts’ numbers are in and there is no sugar coating it: it’s been a terrible season for the Rockies. The world’s largest ski company reported today, April 23, that skier visits across its North American resorts fell nearly 15% for the season to date, while visitation at its Rocky Mountain resorts collapsed by a quarter. Even Robert Katz admit…

Vail Resorts visits plummeted in historically ‘challenging’ winter

Vail Resorts saw visits to its ski areas tumble during the historically dry and warm winter in 2025/20226.