Vail Resorts Closes Its Acquisition of Okemo Mountain Resort, Mount Sunapee Resort and Crested Butte Mountain Resort
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- Passes for the 2018-19 season are currently on sale, with prices increasing
With the addition of
The 2018-19
"We are thrilled to offer pass holders even more one-of-a-kind experiences in the northeast and in
Today's acquisition closure on
Following today's closing, Vail Resorts plans to invest $35 million over the next two years across the four resorts to continue to elevate the guest experience. In addition, annual ongoing capital expenditures are expected to increase by
Visit www.epicpass.com for details, FAQs and to purchase.
2018-19 season pass options for
Epic Pass ™: For$929 , theEpic Pass offers unlimited, unrestricted access to 19 mountain resorts plus additional access to 46 more, including 20 new mountains for the 2018-19 season. Discover 65 of the world's premier resorts throughoutthe United States ,Canada ,Australia ,Japan ,France ,Switzerland ,Italy , andAustria .The Epic Pass pays for itself in just over four days of skiing or snowboarding. Enjoy unlimited, unrestricted access to Vail,Beaver Creek ,Breckenridge ,Keystone ,Crested Butte andArapahoe Basin inColorado ;Park City inUtah ; Heavenly,Northstar andKirkwood atLake Tahoe ;Stowe and Okemo inVermont ;Mount Sunapee inNew Hampshire ;Stevens Pass inWashington ; Afton Alps inMinnesota ; Mt.Brighton inMichigan ;Wilmot Mountain inWisconsin ; Whistler Blackcomb inCanada ; and Perisher inAustralia for the 2019 season. New for the 2018-19 season,Epic Pass holders will receive seven days of skiing or snowboarding with no blackout dates at bothTelluride inColorado and at Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (Fernie Alpine Resort ,Kicking Horse Mountain Resort andKimberley Alpine Resort inBritish Columbia , Nakiska inAlberta , and Mont-Sainte Anne andStoneham inQuebec ), in addition to five total consecutive days with no blackout dates atHakuba Valley's nine ski resorts inJapan .The Epic Pass also grants limited access to Les 3 Vallées, Paradiski and Tignes-Val D'Isere inFrance ; 4 Vallées inSwitzerland ; Arlberg inAustria and Skirama Dolomiti inItaly . A child pass (ages five to 12) is$479 .Epic Local Pass ™: For$689 , guests receive access to 27 resorts, including unlimited, unrestricted access toBreckenridge ,Keystone ,Crested Butte , Okemo,Mount Sunapee ,Stevens Pass ,Arapahoe Basin ,Wilmot , Afton Alps and Mt.Brighton with limited restrictions atPark City , Heavenly,Northstar ,Kirkwood , andStowe , plus a combined total of 10 days at Vail,Beaver Creek , and Whistler Blackcomb with holiday restrictions.The Epic Local Pass pays for itself in just over three days. New for the 2018-19 season,Epic Local Pass holders will receive access to 13 new mountains includingCrested Butte , Okemo,Mount Sunapee ,Stevens Pass plus five total consecutive days with no blackout dates atHakuba Valley's nine ski resorts inJapan . A child pass (ages five to 12) is$369 .- Epic 7-
Day Pass ™: For$689 , receive a total of seven unrestricted days valid at Vail,Beaver Creek ,Breckenridge ,Telluride ,Keystone ,Crested Butte * andArapahoe Basin inColorado ;Park City inUtah ; Heavenly,Northstar andKirkwood atLake Tahoe ;Stowe and Okemo* inVermont ;Mount Sunapee * inNew Hampshire ;Stevens Pass inWashington ; Whistler Blackcomb,Fernie Alpine Resort ,Kicking Horse Mountain Resort ,Kimberley Alpine Resort , Nakiska, Mont-Sainte Anne andStoneham inCanada ; plus an additional 7 free days total at Afton Alps inMinnesota ; Mt.Brighton inMichigan ;Wilmot Mountain inWisconsin . After the seven days, regardless of the resort at which they were redeemed, pass holders can get 20 percent off additional lift tickets atTelluride . A child pass (ages five to 12) is$369 . - Epic 4-Day Pass™: For
$479 , a convenient option for a short ski trip as the pass pays for itself in just over two days and includes a total of four unrestricted days valid at Vail,Beaver Creek ,Breckenridge ,Telluride ,Keystone ,Crested Butte * andArapahoe Basin inColorado ;Park City inUtah ; Heavenly,Northstar andKirkwood atLake Tahoe ;Stowe and Okemo* inVermont ;Mount Sunapee * inNew Hampshire ;Stevens Pass inWashington ; Whistler Blackcomb,Fernie Alpine Resort ,Kicking Horse Mountain Resort ,Kimberley Alpine Resort , Nakiska, Mont-Sainte Anne andStoneham inCanada ; plus an additional 4 free days total at Afton Alps inMinnesota ; Mt.Brighton inMichigan ;Wilmot Mountain inWisconsin . After the four days, regardless of the resort at which they were redeemed, pass holders can get 20 percent off additional lift tickets atTelluride . A child pass (ages five to 12) is$259 . Military Epic Pass : In celebration of the 10th anniversary of theEpic Pass onMarch 18, 2018 ,Vail Resorts is honoring the epic service of the Company's founders from theU.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division , and the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces, Canadian Armed Forces and Australian Defence Force with the introduction of a new$129 Military Epic Pass for active and retired military personnel and their dependents – more than an 85-percent off the regularEpic Pass price. Additionally, as the first of its kind in the mountain resort industry, all other U.S., Canadian and Australian veterans and their dependents are eligible for a$529 Military Epic Pass , which offers more than a 40-percent discount off the regular price ($289 for children under 18 years of age).Vail Resorts will donate$1 for every 2018-19 season pass sale to Wounded Warrior Project® to benefit wounded veterans and their families, which would exceed$750,000 based on last year's sales. Visit www.epicpass.com/military for all details on military pass options.
Vail Resorts will continue to offer pre-existing 2018-19 season pass products for Okemo,
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