0000899733-97-000005 S-8 4 19970128 19970128 NONE VAIL RESORTS INC 0000812011 7990 510291762 DE 0930 S-8 33 333-20523 97511817 555 SEVENTEENTH ST STE 3300 C/O ANACONDA TOWER DENVER CO 80202 3032920045 P O BOX 7 VAIL CO 81658 S-8 1 000089973397000005-001-seq1-s-8.txt REGISTRATION STATEMENT EX-5.1 2 000089973397000005-002-seq2-ex-5-1.txt OPINION AND CONSENT OF COUNSEL EX-23.1 3 000089973397000005-003-seq3-ex-23-1.txt CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN EX-23.2 4 000089973397000005-004-seq4-ex-23-2.txt CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG