<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-12-057864.txt : 20120814
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-12-057864
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120813
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120814
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120814

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VAIL RESORTS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000812011
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990]
		IRS NUMBER:				510291762
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0731

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09614
		FILM NUMBER:		121034043

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		390 INTERLOCKEN CRESCENT
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000
		CITY:			BROOMFIELD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80021
		BUSINESS PHONE:		303-404-1800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		390 INTERLOCKEN CRESCENT
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000
		CITY:			BROOMFIELD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80021
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>August&nbsp;13, 2012</b></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02.&#160; Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On August&nbsp;13, 2012, Jeffrey W. Jones, Chief Financial Officer and President &#151; Lodging, Retail, Real Estate of Vail Resorts,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), notified the Company of his retirement, effective December&nbsp;31, 2012.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Jones will continue to serve in his current capacity until the effective date of his retirement.&#160;&#160; The Company intends to begin a search for Mr.&nbsp;Jones&#146; successor immediately. Also on August&nbsp;13, 2012, Mr.&nbsp;Jones notified the Company of his retirement from the Board of Directors, effective when his term ends at the Company&#146;s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A copy of the Company&#146;s press release announcing Mr.&nbsp;Jones&#146; retirement is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01.&#160; Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&nbsp;Exhibits</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A list of exhibits furnished herewith is contained on the Exhibit&nbsp;Index which immediately precedes such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/   Fiona E. Arnold</font></i></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">For Immediate Release</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Kelly Ladyga, (303) 404-1862, kladyga@vailresorts.com</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Vail Resorts Announces Chief Financial Officer Jeff Jones to Retire at End of Year</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BROOMFIELD, Colo.&#151;August&nbsp;14, 2012&#151;Vail Resorts,&nbsp;Inc. (NYSE: MTN) announced today that Jeffrey W. Jones, chief financial officer and president of the Company&#146;s lodging, retail and real estate businesses, will be retiring effective Dec.&nbsp;31, 2012. The Company will begin an immediate search for his replacement and Mr.&nbsp;Jones intends to remain engaged, as needed, beyond his retirement date to ensure a smooth and orderly transition.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;On behalf of our board of directors and our entire senior management team,&nbsp;I want to thank Jeff for his incredible contributions to our Company over the past nine years,&#148; said Rob Katz, chairman and chief executive officer. &#147;Jeff has been instrumental in so many aspects of the Company&#146;s success, leading numerous strategic initiatives, acquisitions and financing transactions, overseeing key business units, stewarding our capital allocation efforts and helping to steer our performance through some challenging external environments. While our management team and our board will all miss Jeff&#146;s counsel,&nbsp;I know that he leaves the Company in an incredibly strong financial position, with a terrific track record of performance and poised to pursue a number of new growth initiatives. We all wish Jeff the best in this new chapter in his life.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;It has been a special privilege to work with everyone at Vail Resorts and serve on its board of directors and I am incredibly proud of all of our accomplishments,&#148; said Mr.&nbsp;Jones. &#147;While I have decided that now is the right moment for me to spend more time with my family,&nbsp;I could not be more confident in the opportunities that are ahead of Vail Resorts and the strength of the entire leadership team of the Company.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About Vail Resorts</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vail Resorts,&nbsp;Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading mountain resort operator in the United States. The Company&#146;s subsidiaries operate the mountain resorts of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado, and Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada, and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Company&#146;s subsidiary, RockResorts, a luxury resort hotel company, manages casually elegant properties. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning, development and construction subsidiary of Vail Resorts,&nbsp;Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts company website is www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.</font></p>
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