Friday, October 2, 2009

Vail Resorts offers pass insurance

Imagine the frustration of a pre-ski season injury that puts you out commission during the white months. Then imagine the escalation of that if you already bought a pass.

Well, Vail Resorts understands.

The company, which owns Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly, teamed with Travel Guard to provide season pass insurance.

As with any insurance policy there are loopholes and specific caveats, but, essentially, the insurance is to help you out in case something goes terribly wrong before the flakes fly.

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Just shell out $20 for adults or $10 for kids (ages 5-12), and you’ll be set.

The biggest catch is that your injury, or pregnancy or jury duty or death of a family member has to keep you from skiing or snowboarding all season to get your season pass fully refunded.

However, depending on when you make a claim, you could be entitled to a pro-rated reimbursement.

As this is the first year it’s doing it, Vail Resorts is limiting the insurance to passes – not individual tickets. However the Colorado-based company may extend the insurance to other products next year.

But you have to get the insurance by Nov. 15 or 30 days after you buy your pass (which ever comes later).

For more details on the insurance program check out Vail Resorts’ site.

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Monday, April 13, 2009

Vail Resorts mandates employee helmets

    Vail Resorts Inc. is making a bold statement to its customers: Helmets are important.
    The resort company, which owns Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly, is requiring its employees to wear helmets when skiing or boarding on the job.
    “We believe the time has come for us to take our commitment to safety to the next level,” John Garnsey, Vail Resorts’ Mountain Division co-president, said in a statement.
    Starting next season, the Broomfield, Colo.-based resort company will provide every employee with a helmet as part of his or her uniform.
    The move shows how committed the company is to employee safety, but, more importantly, it sets an example to guests.
    Vail Resorts will also require ski and ride school kids 12 and under, who take a group lesson, to wear a helmet, and lids will be incorporated into ski and snowboard rental equipment.
    Of course parents can sign a waiver to decline it.
    “We firmly believe when children are participating in our ski and ride school programs that we must provide them with the proper equipment that promotes enjoyment of the sport while also reducing the possibility of injury,” Blaise Carrig, Vail Resorts’ Mountain Division co-president, said in a statement.

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