Mar 18, 2008 11:11 am US/Mountain
Vail Resorts Offers 'Epic' Pass For Next Season
BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) ―
Vail Resorts is offering a new "Epic" season pass that will give skiers and boarders unlimited, unrestricted access to all of its Colorado ski resorts and Heavenly in Tahoe next season, the company said Tuesday. The new pass will cost $579 for adults and $279 for children ages 5-12.
The new pass will be valid for the 2008-2009 season only and is available for purchase online only at www.epicpass.com until Nov. 15.
Vail Resorts modeled the Epic Season Pass on the successful Colorado and Summit pass programs offered on-site in the Colorado market and the Heavenly Pass program offered on-site in the Tahoe and San Francisco markets, said Rob Katz, chief executive officer of Vail Resorts.
"We designed the new Epic Season Pass program to reward our most loyal guests and to bring greater excitement to the sports of skiing and snowboarding," Katz added in a press release. "Vail Resorts' new Epic Season Pass gives our guests the opportunity to ski or ride when they want, how they want. They can visit for a week-long vacation during the holidays and then decide later in the season to return for an extended weekend getaway or even to book a last-minute trip after hearing about one of Colorado's or Tahoe's epic snowfalls. They can ski all day or just for an hour. In essence, we're taking the thought out and putting more fun into a ski vacation."
Purchasers of the Epic Season Pass will will receive exclusive offers and promotions for lodging, dining, ski rental and ski school.
Pass holders will have to upload pictures for the passes during the summer months before they are mailed to users.
The Epic Pass will be valid at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, and Keystone in Colorado.
Vail Resorts said its five resorts have a combined 17,400 acres of terrain, 128 chairlifts and 722 trails.
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