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Vail Resorts Launches Epic Australia Adaptive Pass in Partnership with Disabled Wintersport Australia
- New 2022 Epic Australia Adaptive Pass provides equal access and benefits for eligible guests to experience Australian resorts all season long for AU$549
- Enjoy unlimited ski and board at Perisher, Falls Creek, Hotham and more with the Epic Australia Adaptive Pass and the Epic Australia Pass
27 Apr 2022 – Today, Vail Resorts launched the Epic Australia Adaptive Pass to provide equal access and opportunity for eligible guests with impairments to ski and ride at its Australian resorts. In line with the company’s commitment to create a more inclusive and welcoming environment through its Be Inclusive value, this new pass option begins to address some of the barriers for people with impairments when skiing and riding with a lower cost for lift access.
“Finding Freedom on Snow has always been our overarching vision and this initiative with Vail Resorts is a major step forward to reducing barriers and increasing access for our members,” said Jenni Cole, chief executive officer of Disabled Wintersport Australia. “We continue to work with Vail Resorts and our partners on behalf of all our members to deliver unique experiences in the alpine regions of Australia. This Epic Australia Adaptive Pass is another example of how values-driven organisations can work together to realise products and services that meet the needs of people of all abilities.”
“We are committed to making the experience at our Australian resorts more accessible for all guests, driven by our goal to increase participation and representation of all abilities in skiing and riding,” said Ryan Bennett, chief marketing officer of Vail Resorts. “The launch of the Epic Australia Adaptive Pass represents continued progress on our journey to bring incredible value and access to Australian skiers and riders by recognising the different needs and barriers of our guests.”
Increased Access and Opportunity
The Epic Australia Adaptive Pass is now on sale, priced at AU$549 for adults, AU$299 for students and AU$409 for seniors, offering unrestricted and unlimited skiing and riding at Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham with no price rise during the 2022 season. Available to Disabled Wintersport Australia members and other verified guests, the Epic Australia Adaptive Pass is an extension of Vail Resorts’ long-standing adaptive ticket and lesson programs in North America and Australia.
For the 2022/23 Northern Hemisphere season, the Epic Australia Adaptive Pass provides 10 combined total days at Whistler Blackcomb (BC), Vail (Colorado) and Beaver Creek (Colorado) plus access to world-class resorts in Colorado (Breckenridge and Keystone), Utah (Park City), Lake Tahoe (Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood) and more. Some peak restrictions apply.
The Epic Australia Adaptive Pass features benefits such as valuable in-resort discounts for Pass Holders, including 20 percent off lessons and rental equipment, up to 15 percent off retail purchases and Perisher-owned food and beverage outlets, Epic Mountain Rewards at Vail Resorts’ owned and operated North American resorts during the 2022/23 season and more. Additionally, the Epic Australia Adaptive Pass includes 50 percent off private lessons.
Pass products are non-refundable except as provided by Epic Coverage, which is included with the Epic Australia Pass and the Epic Australia Adaptive at no additional cost.
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About Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN)
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading global mountain resort operator. Vail Resorts' subsidiaries currently operate 40 destination mountain resorts and regional ski areas, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Crested Butte in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada; Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham in Australia; Stowe, Mount Snow, Okemo in Vermont; Hunter Mountain in New York; Mount Sunapee, Attitash, Wildcat and Crotched in New Hampshire; Stevens Pass in Washington; Seven Springs, Hidden Valley, Laurel Mountain, Liberty, Roundtop, Whitetail, Jack Frost and Big Boulder in Pennsylvania; Alpine Valley, Boston Mills, Brandywine and Mad River in Ohio; Hidden Valley and Snow Creek in Missouri; Wilmot in Wisconsin; Afton Alps in Minnesota; Mt. Brighton in Michigan; and Paoli Peaks in Indiana. Vail Resorts owns and/or manages a collection of casually elegant hotels under the Rock Resorts brand, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning and development 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 www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.
