Vail Resorts reports more skiers, more revenue

By Denver Post

Vail Resorts reported Tuesday that skier visits rose 2.3 percent and lift-ticket revenue was up 4.6 percent for the 2009-10 winter season compared with the prior year.

Vail Resorts operates Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado and Heavenly at Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border.

Skier visits up at Vail owned ski resorts -- including Heavenly, which is still open. Photo/Kathryn Reed

Skier visits up at Vail owned ski resorts -- including Heavenly, which is still open. Photo/Kathryn Reed

Ski-school revenue at the five resorts increased 8.3 percent, rental and retail sales were up 8.1 percent and dining rose 2.5 percent.

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