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Job Description Create Your Experience of a Lifetime! Come work and play in the mountains! Whether it’s your first-time seeing snow or you were born on the slopes, joining our team means discovering (or re-discovering!) a passion for the outdoors while building lifelong connections with teammates and guests from around the world. With 40+ resorts across 3 continents, you can join our team for a season or stay to build a career. From day one, you'll receive some of the highest compensation rates in the industry, free pass(es) along with free ski and snowboard lessons, 40% retail discounts, the chance to grow through Epic Service - our leading training and development experience, and wellness benefits to fuel your success. Hiring for our seasonal positions occurs on a rolling basis. Applications will be accepted until December 15th or until the positions are filled (whichever is first). Employee Benefits • Ski/Mountain Perks! Free passes for employees, employee discounted lift tickets for friends and family AND free ski lessons, • MORE employee discounts on lodging, food, gear, and mountain shuttles, • 401(k) Retirement Plan, • Employee Assistance Program, • Excellent training and professional development, • Referral Program To Learn More, please review the Benefits Eligibility Summary Job Summary: Come to work at a world class rental shop and enjoy the best benefits package in the industry. Join our passionate team and we’ll train you on all aspects of personal equipment - no experience required! As a Service Tech, you will provide our guests with equipment services and information for the ultimate outdoor experience. Job Specifications: • Starting Wage: $20.00/hr, • Employment Type: Winter Seasonal 2025/2026, • Shift Type: Full Time and Part Time hours available, • Minimum Age: At least 18 years of age, • Housing Availability: No Job Responsibilities: • Provide excellent guest service while advising on gear condition, • Perform both tuning and repair services for guests - we will train you!, • Work together with teammates to maintain safety standards, • May include other responsibilities such as cashiering, retail sales, rentals, or other departments, • Other duties as assigned Job Requirements: • Display mechanical aptitude to be able to perform ski and snowboard tunes, maintenance or repairs., • Ability to work a flexible schedule; including nights, holidays and weekends, • Commitment to exceptional Customer Service, • Ability to stand and move in an active, team-oriented environment for extended periods, • Ability to communicate fluently through spoken and written English The expected pay range is $20.00/hr. This is the pay range we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Individual compensation decisions are based on a variety of factors. In completing this application, and when submitting related documentation, applicants may redact information that identifies their age, date of birth, and/or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. We follow all federal, state, and local laws including restrictions on child/minor labor. Minors hired into this position will not be asked or permitted to engage in any activities restricted to adult workers. Vail Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. Requisition ID 511609 Reference Date: 09/13/2025 Job Code Function: Store Operations

Job Description Our mission is to create the Experience of a Lifetime for our employees, so they can, in turn, create the Experience of a Lifetime for our guests. We own and operate the most renowned destination resorts in the world as well as regional and local ski areas outside major cities, and connect them all through one unrivaled network. We are looking for ambitious leaders, innovators and creators to join our talented team. If you’re ready to pursue your fullest potential, we want to get to know you! Candidates for year-round positions are reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications will be accepted up to 90 days after the posting date, or until the position is filled (whichever is first). Job Summary: The Resort Application Development team partners with many stakeholders throughout Vail Resorts to deliver technical solutions that allow our business to deliver on the mission of Experience of a Lifetime™. Our systems provide a platform for point-of-sale, payment processing, e-commerce, and various aspects of managing our portfolio of mountain resorts. In some cases, we work with both the software and hardware involved in bringing a solution to life. As a part of our Technical Center of Excellence, the Software Architect role will be focused on improving the overall quality of our codebase. You’ll partner with dev leads and other architects to establish appropriate standards and reusable patterns and help enforce the desired direction through code review. Job Specifications: • Starting Wage: $117,000 - $140,000 + annual bonus, • Employment Type: Year Round, • Shift Type: Full Time, • Minimum Age: At least 18 years of age, • Housing Availability: No Job Responsibilities: • Work closely with development teams to define and enforce best practices for code quality, • Advise on different approaches to make applications more secure, reliable, scalable, performant, and maintainable, • Help define a technical roadmap and establish a long-term strategy for the architectural direction of our systems, • Ensure solutions are designed and built in a way that aligns with the technical roadmap, • Communicate complex technical concepts to many different audiences, • Build relationships across departments and influence critical decisions that impact the Vail Resorts technology ecosystem, • Proactively improve the software development experience and process for our teams, • Participate in an on-call rotation to support our critical systems Job Requirements: • Excellent communication skills, • Experience as a technical leader (ideally a development team lead or architect), • Significant experience (8+ yrs) developing production applications in C# (or similar), • Significant experience (8+ yrs) working with relational databases like MS SQL Server, • Experience developing in a modern JavaScript/TypeScript project, • Experience building web-based APIs, • Ability to guide developers toward writing quality code and valuable tests, • Ability to articulate the trade-offs between different technical choices, • B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related field Preferred Skills • Strong knowledge of using Git for source control, • Familiarity with the Atlassian suite (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, etc.), • Experience building Enterprise software on an international scale, • Previous work with point-of-sale or payment processing systems, • Familiarity with containers and container orchestration platforms, • Familiarity with Azure or another cloud provider, • Familiarity with SOX, PCI, and/or GDPR Compliance The expected Total Compensation for this role is $117,000 - $140,000 + annual bonus. Individual compensation decisions are based on a variety of factors. Job Benefits • Ski/Mountain Perks! Free passes for employees, employee discounted lift tickets for friends and family AND free ski lessons, • MORE employee discounts on lodging, food, gear, and mountain shuttles, • 401(k) Retirement Plan, • Employee Assistance Program, • Health Insurance; Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance plans (for eligible seasonal employees after working 500 hours), • Free ski passes for dependents, • Critical Illness and Accident plans Vail Resorts offers a ‘Hybrid’ work environment where employees living within 50 miles of the Broomfield office work on-site Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and have flexibility to work off-site on Mondays and Fridays. Employees living outside of a commutable distance can work remotely from British Columbia, Washington D.C., and the 16 U.S. states* in which we currently operate. This includes: California, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Washington State, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Please note that the ability to work in person or off-site, and the particulars related to such work, are subject to change at any time; and, accordingly, the Company reserves the right to change its policies and/or require in-person/in-office work or off-site work at any time in its sole discretion. In completing this application, and when submitting related documentation, applicants may redact information that identifies their age, date of birth, and/or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. We follow all federal, state, and local laws including restrictions on child/minor labor. Minors hired into this position will not be asked or permitted to engage in any activities restricted to adult workers. Vail Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. Requisition ID 511481 Reference Date: 09/09/2025 Job Code Function: Applications

Job Description Create Your Experience of a Lifetime! Come work and play in the mountains! Whether it’s your first-time seeing snow or you were born on the slopes, joining our team means discovering (or re-discovering!) a passion for the outdoors while building lifelong connections with teammates and guests from around the world. With 40+ resorts across 3 continents, you can join our team for a season or stay to build a career. From day one, you'll receive some of the highest compensation rates in the industry, free pass(es) along with free ski and snowboard lessons, 40% retail discounts, the chance to grow through Epic Service - our leading training and development experience, and wellness benefits to fuel your success. Hiring for our seasonal positions occurs on a rolling basis. Applications will be accepted until December 15th or until the positions are filled (whichever is first). Employee Benefits • Ski/Mountain Perks! Free passes for employees, employee discounted lift tickets for friends and family AND free ski lessons, • MORE employee discounts on lodging, food, gear, and mountain shuttles, • 401(k) Retirement Plan, • Employee Assistance Program, • Excellent training and professional development, • Referral Program To Learn More, please review the Benefits Eligibility Summary Job Summary: The Seasonal Resort Marketing Specialist for Afton Alps is a critical team member for bringing to life the resort brand strategy and the guest experience. This is achieved through events and activations, partner integrations, in-resort messaging and signage, guest-facing promotional material, content capture, go-to- market support, and website ownership. The Seasonal Resort Marketing Specialist will be on the Resort Marketing Team, reporting to the Field Marketing Manager; working cross-functionally to serve as one of the on-the-ground marketing representatives at the resort. This candidate will have a strong background as a Brand Generalist, with an ability to work cross functionally across numerous stakeholders and departments, manage multiple priorities, and work closely with internal operational departments, vendors and various town/local/community groups and organizations. This person will assist in delivering results safely and on-time in a fast-paced environment and with an understanding of others’ needs. Flexibility and a positive attitude are crucial. This position is based in-resort at Afton Alps. Remote work will not be possible for this position. Weekend and Holiday work may be required. Job Specifications: • Starting Wage: $22.00/hr - $26.03/hr, • Employment Type: Winter Seasonal 2025/2026, • Shift Type: Full Time hours available, • Minimum Age: At least 18 years of age, • Housing Availability: No Job Responsibilities: • Collaborate on events and brand activation plans that bring the resort brand to life. By developing a deep understanding of the market and the resort brand, and bringing an ability to develop strong relationships with cross-functional teams to turn ideas into action, this candidate will assist in the ideation and execution of events, activities and activations that elevate the guest experience in a way that is most meaningful to guests. This includes:, • Collaborating with the centralized resort marketing and mountain operation teams., • Directing external agencies and contractors, vendors, partners and event staff as needed in order to execute activations, events and brand experiences., • Acting as a project manager and collaborate with various stakeholders to prioritize workflows., • Managing complex, high-volume and rapidly changing information, to bring solutions to problems and opportunities. This will be a critical function of the role., • Help execute partner integration on-mountain/in-resort in partnership with the Strategic Alliance team. This responsibility involves:, • Ideating and collaborating with cross-functional teams to create opportunities and value for strategic alliance partners in-resort., • Delivering successful partner events, activation, signage and other deliverables, as well as facilitating partner photo shoots., • On-the-ground marketing representative to align and support partner and resort brand goals., • Assist on-mountain/in-resort content capture and the promotion of the resort., • Assist with in-resort event content capture for the resort, hosting brand and photo shoots with third-party creative and content vendors that will be used for social media and website content, and other Marketing and PR purposes., • Help facilitate the flow of content from the resort location into the centralized content and creative teams., • Collect storytelling imagery for events, activations, promotions, and partnerships for reporting and performance., • Assist with management of resort digital platforms, including content contribution to for social media and website as needed., • Direct and execute in-resort messaging, signage and guest-facing promotional materials in and around the resort., • Responsible for overseeing all aspects of ensuring the manifestation of the resort’s brand as part of the in-resort guest experience, • Promoting company-wide initiatives and lines of business, which includes, but is not limited to, creation and deployment of in-resort signage and messaging and guest communications. Execute and analyze guest experience strategies and collect event/activation results and data. * Lead post event data collection across resort lines of business to gather insights, informing strategies to enhance guest experience and influence future strategies. * Leverage data to optimize in-season engagement and retention efforts. * Experience reading, understanding, analyzing, and reporting on guest experience data. * Track business results related to guest experience, providing actionable recommendations to improve marketing tactic performance. Job Requirements: • Four-year college degree required. Emphasis in marketing, business and/or communications preferred., • 2+ years of marketing, event, sales or other related experience, • Microsoft Office familiarity, • Excellent English language and writing skills., • High degree of organization, attention to details and level of professional conduct. Self-starter, ambitious and multi-tasker who take initiative with positive energy., • Solution-oriented mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities and implement solutions, • Demonstrated learning agility, with the ability to quickly adapt to new skills and responsibilities, • Strong analytical skills and the ability to leverage data to tell compelling stories, • Must be able to work holidays, weekends and evenings as needed, • Must have reliable transportation to and from the resort. Preferred: • Field Marketing or Event Experience The expected pay range is $22.00/hr - $26.03/hr. This is the pay range we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Individual compensation decisions are based on a variety of factors. In completing this application, and when submitting related documentation, applicants may redact information that identifies their age, date of birth, and/or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. We follow all federal, state, and local laws including restrictions on child/minor labor. Minors hired into this position will not be asked or permitted to engage in any activities restricted to adult workers. Vail Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. Requisition ID 511390 Reference Date: 09/05/2025 Job Code Function: Marketing

Job Description Create Your Experience of a Lifetime! Come work and play in the mountains! Whether it’s your first-time seeing snow or you were born on the slopes, joining our team means discovering (or re-discovering!) a passion for the outdoors while building lifelong connections with teammates and guests from around the world. With 40+ resorts across 3 continents, you can join our team for a season or stay to build a career. From day one, you'll receive some of the highest compensation rates in the industry, free pass(es) along with free ski and snowboard lessons, 40% retail discounts, the chance to grow through Epic Service - our leading training and development experience, and wellness benefits to fuel your success. Hiring for our seasonal positions occurs on a rolling basis. Applications will be accepted until December 15th or until the positions are filled (whichever is first). Employee Benefits • Ski/Mountain Perks! Free passes for employees, employee discounted lift tickets for friends and family AND free ski lessons, • MORE employee discounts on lodging, food, gear, and mountain shuttles, • 401(k) Retirement Plan, • Employee Assistance Program, • Excellent training and professional development, • Referral Program To Learn More, please review the Benefits Eligibility Summary Job Summary: Reach Your Peak at Vail Resorts. You're someone who pushes boundaries and challenges the status quo. You're brave, ambitious and passionate in everything you do. And we want you on our team. Pursue your fullest potential and never settle in the quest to deliver extraordinary guest service. Re-imagine a mountain resort experience with us. Welcome to Vail Resorts. Reach Your Peak. The Seasonal Resort Marketing Specialist for Mount Sunapee & Crotched Mountain is a critical team member for bringing to life the resort brand strategy and the guest experience. This is achieved through events and activations, partner integrations, in-resort messaging and signage, guest-facing promotional material, go-to-market support, and website ownership. The Seasonal Resort Marketing Specialist will be on the Resort Marketing Team, reporting to the Field Marketing Manager; working cross-functionally to serve as one of the on-the-ground marketing representatives at the resort. This candidate will have an ability to work cross functionally across numerous stakeholders and departments, manage multiple priorities, and work closely with internal operational departments, vendors, and various town/local/community groups and organizations. This person will assist in delivering results safely and on-time in a fast-paced environment and with an understanding of others’ needs. Flexibility and a positive attitude are crucial. This position is based in-resort. Remote work will not be possible for this position. Weekend and Holiday work will be required. Job Specifications: • Starting Wage: $22.00/hr - $26.03/hr, • Employment Type: Winter Seasonal 2025/2026, • Shift Type: Full Time hours available, • Minimum Age: At least 18 years of age, • Housing Availability: No Job Responsibilities: • Collaborate on events and brand activation plans that bring the resort brand to life. By developing a deep understanding of the market and the resort brand and bringing an ability to develop strong relationships with cross-functional teams to turn ideas into action, this candidate will assist in the ideation and execution of events, activities and activations that elevate the guest experience in a way that is most meaningful to guests. This includes collaborating with the centralized resort marketing and mountain operation teams. This position will direct external agencies and contractors, vendors, partners and event staff as needed in order to execute activations, events and brand experiences. This person will act as a project manager and collaborate with various stakeholders to prioritize workflows. Managing complex, high-volume and rapidly changing information to bring solutions to problems and opportunities will be a critical function of the role., • Help execute partner integration on-mountain/in-resort in partnership with the Strategic Alliance team. This responsibility involves ideating and collaborating with cross-functional teams to create opportunities and value for strategic alliance partners in-resort. This includes delivering successful partner events, activation, signage and other deliverables, as well as facilitating partner photo shoots. This role acts as the on-the-ground marketing representative to align and support partner and resort brand goals., • Assist on-mountain/in-resort content capture and the promotion of the resort. In this role, this person will assist all in-resort content capture for the resort, hosting brand and photo shoots with third-party creative and content vendors that will be used for website content, and other Marketing and PR purposes. They will help facilitate the flow of content from the resort location into the centralized content and creative teams., • Direct and execute in-resort messaging, signage and guest-facing promotional materials in and around the resort. In this role, this person will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of ensuring the manifestation of the resort’s brand as part of the in- resort guest experience as well as promoting company-wide initiatives and lines of business, which includes, but is not limited to, creation and deployment of in-resort signage and messaging and guest communications., • Additional responsibilities to support the resort and enterprise goals may be added on an as needed basis. Job Requirements: • 2+ years of marketing, event, sales or other related experience, • Microsoft Office, Social Media channel familiarity, • Excellent English language and writing skills., • Must be able to work holidays, weekends and evenings as needed, • Must have reliable transportation to and from both Mountains., • Beginner level skier or snowboarder ability, • Comfortable on green terrain Preferred: • Field Marketing or Event Experience, • Intermediate or Advanced skier or snowboarder, • Comfortable on blue and black level terrain The expected pay range is $22.00/hr - $26.03/hr. This is the pay range we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Individual compensation decisions are based on a variety of factors. In completing this application, and when submitting related documentation, applicants may redact information that identifies their age, date of birth, and/or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. We follow all federal, state, and local laws including restrictions on child/minor labor. Minors hired into this position will not be asked or permitted to engage in any activities restricted to adult workers. Vail Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. Requisition ID 511450 Reference Date: 09/07/2025 Job Code Function: Marketing

Job Description Job description: Key Responsibilities A. Interior Design Support Participate in restaurant interior design, including hard decoration layout and soft furnishing selection, ensuring alignment with brand identity. Assist in implementing design plans and follow up post-opening evaluations for improvement. B. Brand Design Contribute to the creative development and refinement of brand visual systems (logo, VI, menu design, marketing materials). Ensure all design deliverables are consistent with brand positioning and image. C. Brand Promotion Assist in planning and executing online and offline promotional activities to enhance brand awareness and reputation. Collaborate with the social media team on event publicity and content planning. D. Product Selection & Plating Participate in selecting tableware and plating styles to match brand positioning and guest experience. Track trials of new products and collect feedback for optimization. E. Pricing Management Assist with menu pricing research and market analysis to balance brand positioning and profitability. Provide adjustment suggestions based on market trends and sales data F. Delivery Platform Operations Manage daily operations and campaign planning for delivery platforms (Uber Eats, Fantuan, HungryPanda, etc.). Optimize menus, images, and marketing copy to increase conversion and customer satisfaction.

Job Description Our mission is to create the Experience of a Lifetime for our employees, so they can, in turn, create the Experience of a Lifetime for our guests. We own and operate the most renowned destination resorts in the world as well as regional and local ski areas outside major cities, and connect them all through one unrivaled network. We are looking for ambitious leaders, innovators and creators to join our talented team. If you’re ready to pursue your fullest potential, we want to get to know you! Candidates for year-round positions are reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications will be accepted up to 90 days after the posting date, or until the position is filled (whichever is first). Job Summary: The Seasonal Resort Marketing Specialist for Jack Frost / Big Boulder Resorts is a critical team member for bringing to life the resort brand strategy and the guest experience. This is achieved through events and activations, partner integrations, in-resort messaging and signage, guest-facing promotional material, content capture, go-to-market support, and website ownership. The Seasonal Resort Marketing Specialist will be on the Resort Marketing Team, reporting to the Field Marketing Manager; working cross-functionally to serve as one of the on-the-ground marketing representatives at the resort. This candidate will have a strong background as a Brand Generalist, with an ability to work cross functionally across numerous stakeholders and departments, manage multiple priorities, and work closely with internal operational departments, vendors and various town/local/community groups and organizations. This person will assist in delivering results safely and on-time in a fast-paced environment and with an understanding of others’ needs. Flexibility and a positive attitude are crucial. This position is based in-resort at Jack Frost / Big Boulder Resorts. Remote work will not be possible for this position. Weekend, Holiday and Evening work may be required. Job Specifications: • Starting Wage: $22.00/hr - $26.03/hr, • Employment Type: Winter Seasonal 2025/2026, • Shift Type: Full Time hours available, • Minimum Age: At least 18 years of age, • Housing Availability: No Job Responsibilities: • Collaborate on events and brand activation plans that bring the resort brand to life. By developing a deep understanding of the market and the resort brand, and bringing an ability to develop strong relationships with cross-functional teams to turn ideas into action, this candidate will assist in the ideation and execution of events, activities and activations that elevate the guest experience in a way that is most meaningful to guests. This includes collaborating with the centralized resort marketing and mountain operation teams. This position will direct external agencies and contractors, vendors, partners and event staff as needed in order to execute activations, events and brand experiences. This person will act as a project manager and collaborate with various stakeholders to prioritize workflows. Managing complex, high-volume and rapidly changing information to bring solutions to problems and opportunities will be a critical function of the role., • Help execute partner integration on-mountain/in-resort in partnership with the Strategic Alliance team. This responsibility involves ideating and collaborating with cross-functional teams to create opportunities and value for strategic alliance partners in- resort. This includes delivering successful partner events, activation, signage and other deliverables, as well as facilitating partner photo shoots. This role acts as the on-the- ground marketing representative to align and support partner and resort brand goals., • Assist on-mountain/in-resort content capture and the promotion of the resort. In this role, this person will assist all in-resort content capture for the resort, hosting brand and, • photo shoots with third-party creative and content vendors that will be used for social media and website content, and other Marketing and PR purposes. They will help facilitate the flow of content from the resort location into the centralized content and creative teams. The candidate will bring an ability to manage creative vendors and contractors., • Four-year college degree required. Emphasis in marketing, business and/or communications preferred., • 2+ years of marketing, event, sales or other related experience, • Microsoft Office, Social Media channel familiarity, • Excellent English language and writing skills., • High degree of organization, attention to details and level of professional conduct. Self- starter, ambitious and multi-tasker., • Must be able to work holidays, weekends and evenings as needed, • Field Marketing or Event Management Experience, • Beginner to intermediate level skier or snowboarder ability – comfortable on all green terrain The expected Total Compensation for this role is $22.00/hr - $26.03/hr. Individual compensation decisions are based on a variety of factors. Job Benefits • Ski/Mountain Perks! Free passes for employees, employee discounted lift tickets for friends and family AND free ski lessons, • MORE employee discounts on lodging, food, gear, and mountain shuttles, • 401(k) Retirement Plan, • Employee Assistance Program, • Health Insurance; Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance plans (for eligible seasonal employees after working 500 hours), • Free ski passes for dependents, • Critical Illness and Accident plans Vail Resorts offers a ‘Hybrid’ work environment where employees living within 50 miles of the Broomfield office work on-site Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and have flexibility to work off-site on Mondays and Fridays. Employees living outside of a commutable distance can work remotely from British Columbia, Washington D.C., and the 16 U.S. states* in which we currently operate. This includes: California, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Washington State, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Please note that the ability to work in person or off-site, and the particulars related to such work, are subject to change at any time; and, accordingly, the Company reserves the right to change its policies and/or require in-person/in-office work or off-site work at any time in its sole discretion. In completing this application, and when submitting related documentation, applicants may redact information that identifies their age, date of birth, and/or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. We follow all federal, state, and local laws including restrictions on child/minor labor. Minors hired into this position will not be asked or permitted to engage in any activities restricted to adult workers. Vail Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. Requisition ID 511496 Reference Date: 09/09/2025 Job Code Function: Marketing