Vail Opened Today With Second Best Snowfall in a Decadetitle
* Fully four feet of snow has fallen within past 7 days
* More than 1,000 acres of terrain now open
* Breckenridge and Keystone opened to excellent conditions and add more
terrain
VAIL, Colo., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN)
announced that its Vail ski resort opened today for the 2005-2006 ski season
with superb ski conditions. Snowfall is the second best in a decade, with
48 inches of new snow having fallen in just the past seven days. Fully
1,015 acres of ski terrain are already open at Vail, which is more open
terrain than at any other ski resort in the United States. Illustrating just
how vast the open terrain is at Vail, 1,015 acres is more skiable terrain than
offered in total by approximately 90 percent of the nations ski resorts even
at the height of their peak season.
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The Companys Breckenridge and Keystone resorts opened on Friday, Nov. 11,
also to excellent snow conditions. After receiving 44 inches of snow this
past week, more than 500 acres are open at Breckenridge, and resort officials
expect to have more than 1,200 acres for skiing and snowboarding by Wednesday,
Nov. 23. Keystone Resort is preparing to open additional terrain tomorrow on
both North Peak and the Outback, bringing the total available ski terrain at
Keystone to nearly 700 acres. Beaver Creek and Heavenly are scheduled to open
Wednesday, Nov. 23, in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Adam Aron, Vail Resorts Chairman and CEO commented, "The good news just
keeps pouring in for Vail Resorts, as our various announcements over the past
several months have been positive and powerful. We are clearly excited that
Vail is opening today with the second best snowfall in a decade. Indeed, four
feet of fresh snow has fallen at Vail in just the past seven days. It is
literally breathtaking to see more than 1,000 acres of ski terrain open at
Vail this early in November. Similarly, skiing conditions at our Breckenridge
and Keystone resorts are superb."
About Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts, Inc. is the leading mountain resort operator in the United
States. The Companys subsidiaries operate the mountain resorts of Vail,
Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado, Heavenly in California
and Nevada, and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The
Companys subsidiary, RockResorts, a luxury resort hotel company, manages
casually elegant properties across the United States. Vail Resorts
Development Company is the real estate planning, development and construction
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 is http://www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is http://www.snow.com.
