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<FILING-DATE>20031002
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<CONFORMED-NAME>JONES JEFFREY W
<CIK>0001265321
</OWNER-DATA>
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</MAIL-ADDRESS>
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<CONFORMED-NAME>VAIL RESORTS INC
<CIK>0000812011
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<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
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<STREET1>137 BENCHMARK ROAD
<STREET2>C/O ANACONDA TOWER
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<ZIP>81620
<PHONE>9708452950
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        <issuerTradingSymbol>MTN</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>EDWARDS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>81632</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>SVP,CFO Vail Resorts Dev. Co.</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            </securityTitle>
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            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2004-09-29</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2013-09-29</value>
            </expirationDate>
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                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
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                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
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            </securityTitle>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>

    </derivativeTable>



    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Jeffrey W. Jones</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2003-10-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

</ownershipDocument>

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</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
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