With the sales window now closed, Vail Resorts officials on Monday said the company sold 2% fewer pre-purchased lift passes than last year, but the total sales dollars on those passes was 4% higher

A lack of snow early in the season last year across much of the U.S., including in Colorado, kept people away from the mountains.

Broomfield-based ski resort company Vail Resorts has reported a net third-quarter loss of $172.8 million and a rare decline in Epic pass purchases. Vail Resorts owns and operates 42 ski resorts in four countries, including Vail Mountain, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Crested Butte in Colorado.

Vail Resorts, the owner of the popular Epic Pass, reported to investors during the company’s 2025 first-quarter earnings call Monday that pass product sales decreased slightly.

Vail Resorts said Epic Pass sales declined slightly this winter. However, pass revenue is still up thanks to a price increase