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Vail Just Found the Limit of the Epic Pass
The pass model still protected revenue. It did not protect trust. After one of the worst Western winters in modern ski history, Epic Pass units are down 10% and the snow hangover finally made it into Vail's sales funnel.
Jun 10, 20268 min readVail Resorts earnings, Epic Pass sales, ski industry, Vail Resorts, season passes, ski business, 2026-27 ski season
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Colorado Just Lost 3.4 Million Ski Visits
The official postmortem is here: Colorado ski areas fell 24% in 2025-26, the steepest visitation collapse in decades. This is what a bad snow year looks like after the receipts come in.
Jun 5, 20267 min readcolorado ski resorts, skier visits, ski industry, 2025-26 ski season, vail resorts, climate, mountain towns, ski business