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Long-Term Debt
 6 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt, net as of January 31, 2025, July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024 is summarized as follows (in thousands):
MaturityJanuary 31, 2025July 31, 2024January 31, 2024
Vail Holdings Credit Agreement term loan (a)
2029$935,156 $959,766 $984,375 
Vail Holdings Credit Agreement revolver (a)
2029— — — 
6.50% Notes2032600,000 600,000 — 
6.25% Notes 2025— — 600,000 
0.0% Convertible Notes (b)
2026525,000 575,000 575,000 
Whistler Credit Agreement revolver (c)
2028— — — 
EPR Secured Notes (d)
2034-2036
114,162 114,162 114,162 
NRP Loan203634,260 37,088 39,285 
Employee housing bonds
2027-2039
52,575 52,575 52,575 
Canyons obligation2063372,003 369,143 366,264 
Whistler Blackcomb employee housing leases204226,331 27,887 28,796 
Other
2025-2037
49,752 52,017 33,574 
Total debt2,709,239 2,787,638 2,794,031 
Less: Unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs7,008 8,888 3,298 
Less: Current maturities (e)
584,245 57,153 69,135 
Long-term debt, net$2,117,986 $2,721,597 $2,721,598 

(a)Vail Holdings, Inc. (“VHI”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, along with other certain subsidiaries of VHI, and the Company, as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain Lenders are party to the Ninth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Vail Holdings Credit Agreement”). The Vail Holdings Credit Agreement has a maturity date of April 24, 2029 for both the currently undrawn revolver facility and the term loan facility, which had an outstanding balance of $935.2 million as of January 31, 2025. The term loan is subject to quarterly amortization of principal of approximately $12.3 million, in equal installments, for a total of 5% of principal payable in each year and the final payment of all amounts outstanding, plus accrued and unpaid interest is due upon maturity in April 2029. The proceeds of the loans made under the Vail Holdings Credit Agreement may be used to fund the Company’s working capital needs, capital expenditures, acquisitions, investments and other general corporate purposes, including the issuance of letters of credit. Borrowings under the Vail Holdings Credit Agreement, including the term loan, bear interest annually at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus a spread of 1.60% as of January 31, 2025 (5.91% as of January 31, 2025). Interest rate margins may fluctuate based upon the ratio of the Company’s Net Funded Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Vail Holdings Credit Agreement) on a trailing four-quarter basis. The Vail Holdings Credit Agreement also includes a quarterly unused commitment fee, which is equal to a percentage determined by the Net Funded Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio, as each such term is defined in the Vail Holdings Credit Agreement, multiplied by the daily amount by which the Vail Holdings Credit Agreement commitment exceeds the total of outstanding loans and outstanding letters of credit (0.30% as of January 31, 2025). The Company was previously party to various interest rate swap agreements which hedged the cash flows associated with the SOFR-based variable interest rate component of $400.0 million in principal amount of its Vail Holdings Credit Agreement at an effective rate of 1.38%. These interest rate swaps expired on September 23, 2024.
On January 27, 2025, VHI entered into the First Amendment to the Vail Holdings Credit Agreement (the “First Amendment”). The First Amendment, among other things, increased the revolving credit facility by $100.0 million to an aggregate principal amount of $600.0 million, and provides for an incremental term loan facility in aggregate principal amount of $450.0 million in the form of delayed draw term loans. The $450.0 million incremental term loan facility is available to be drawn upon at any time at the Company’s option, and any undrawn capacity within the $450.0 million facility will expire on January 27, 2026. While undrawn, any unused portion of the incremental term loan facility incurs a fee equal to 0.30% per annum. Any delayed draw term loan borrowings, upon funding, would be subject to the same interest and principal payment terms and the same maturity date as the outstanding borrowings under the term loan facility. No other material terms of the Vail Holdings Credit Agreement were amended. Proceeds from any borrowings on the incremental term loan facility and the increase in the revolving credit loan facility, both of which are undrawn as of January 31, 2025, are available to be used to refinance the Company’s 0.0% Convertible Notes, as discussed further below.

(b)The Company issued $575.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 0.0% Convertible Notes due 2026 (the “0.0% Convertible Notes) under an indenture dated December 18, 2020. As of January 31, 2025, the conversion price of the 0.0% Convertible Notes, adjusted for cash dividends paid since the issuance date, was $360.40. On January 30, 2025, the Company completed separate, privately negotiated repurchases for an aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million of its 0.0% Convertible Notes with a limited number of holders for an aggregate cash repurchase price of approximately $48.0 million, representing a gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $2.0 million, which the Company recorded within gain (loss) on disposal of fixed assets and other, net on its Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations during the three and six months ended January 31, 2025. Following the repurchases, approximately $525.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 0.0% Convertible Notes remain outstanding, which is reflected within long-term debt due within one year as of January 31, 2025 given the maturity date of January 1, 2026. Proceeds from any borrowings on the incremental term loan facility and the increase in the revolving credit facility with regard to the First Amendment of the Vail Holdings Credit Agreement, as discussed further above, are undrawn as of January 31, 2025, and are available to be used to refinance the Company’s 0.0% Convertible Notes.

(c)Whistler Mountain Resort Limited Partnership (“Whistler LP”) and Blackcomb Skiing Enterprises Limited Partnership (“Blackcomb LP” and together with Whistler LP, the “WB Partnerships”) are party to a credit agreement consisting of a C$300.0 million credit facility which was most recently amended on April 14, 2023, by and among Whistler LP, Blackcomb LP, certain subsidiaries of Whistler LP and Blackcomb LP and their general partner party thereto as guarantors, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, as administrative agent. The Whistler Credit Agreement has a maturity date of April 14, 2028 and uses rates based on SOFR with regard to borrowings under the facility made in U.S. dollars. As of January 31, 2025, there were no borrowings under the Whistler Credit Agreement. The Whistler Credit Agreement also includes a quarterly unused commitment fee based on the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, which as of January 31, 2025 is equal to 0.39% per annum.

(d)In September 2019, in conjunction with the acquisition of Peak Resorts, Inc. (“Peak Resorts”), the Company assumed various secured borrowings (the “EPR Secured Notes”) under the master credit and security agreements and other related agreements, as amended, (collectively, the “EPR Agreements”) with EPT Ski Properties, Inc. and its affiliates (“EPR”). The EPR Secured Notes include the following:
i.The Alpine Valley Secured Note. The $4.6 million Alpine Valley Secured Note provides for interest payments through its maturity on December 1, 2034. As of January 31, 2025, interest on this note accrued at a rate of 12.07%.
ii.The Boston Mills/Brandywine Secured Note. The $23.3 million Boston Mills/Brandywine Secured Note provides for interest payments through its maturity on December 1, 2034. As of January 31, 2025, interest on this note accrued at a rate of 11.58%.
iii.The Jack Frost/Big Boulder Secured Note. The $14.3 million Jack Frost/Big Boulder Secured Note provides for interest payments through its maturity on December 1, 2034. As of January 31, 2025, interest on this note accrued at a rate of 11.58%.
iv.The Mount Snow Secured Note. The $51.1 million Mount Snow Secured Note provides for interest payments through its maturity on December 1, 2034. As of January 31, 2025, interest on this note accrued at a rate of 12.50%.
v.The Hunter Mountain Secured Note. The $21.0 million Hunter Mountain Secured Note provides for interest payments through its maturity on January 5, 2036. As of January 31, 2025, interest on this note accrued at a rate of 9.19%.
In addition, Peak Resorts is required to maintain a debt service reserve account which amounts are applied to fund interest payments and other amounts due and payable to EPR.

(e)Current maturities represent principal payments due in the next 12 months.

Aggregate maturities of debt outstanding as of January 31, 2025 reflected by fiscal year (August 1 through July 31) are as follows (in thousands):
Total
2025 (February 2025 through July 2025)$36,413 
2026588,125 
202768,334 
202855,650 
2029769,810 
Thereafter1,190,907 
Total debt
$2,709,239 

The Company was in compliance with all of its financial and operating covenants required to be maintained under its debt instruments for all periods presented.

In connection with the acquisition of Whistler Blackcomb, VHI funded a portion of the purchase price through an intercompany loan to Whistler Blackcomb, which was effective as of November 1, 2016, and requires foreign currency remeasurement to Canadian dollars, the functional currency for Whistler Blackcomb. As a result, foreign currency fluctuations associated with the loan are recorded within the Company’s results of operations. The Company recognized approximately $1.4 million and $1.6 million of non-cash foreign currency losses on the intercompany loan to Whistler Blackcomb for the three and six months ended January 31, 2025 on the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations. The Company recognized approximately $3.0 million and $(1.9) million of non-cash foreign currency gains (losses) on the intercompany loan to Whistler Blackcomb for the three and six months ended January 31, 2024, respectively, on the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations.