MTN reports season-to-date performance, highlighting shifts in guest visitation patterns and strong ancillary spending.

Vail Resorts issued its annual early season update to investors on Thursday, reporting that season-to-date total skier visits through Jan. 5 are down 0.3% compared to the same period last season. But total lift ticket revenue

But revenue from lift tickets, season passes and dining is up as the ski giant looks to convince investors its business plan will work.

A law firm has opened an investigation of Vail Resorts on behalf of investors concerning potential "unlawful business practices," according to a press release published by Pomerantz Law Firm. On January 2,

Analyst Megan Alexander from Morgan Stanley maintained a Hold rating on Vail Resorts (MTN – Research Report) and keeping the price target at

JPMorgan analyst Matthew Boss lowered the firm’s price target on Vail Resorts (MTN) to $166 from $176 and keeps an Underweight rating on the

The information, shared in a news release from Vail Resorts, comes only a few short days after the widely-publicized Park City Mountain patrol strike.

Vail Resorts, which faced backlash over a Park City ski patrol strike, gets hate from locals and ski bums over the corporatization of skiing.

Vail Resorts, Inc. has released early ski season metrics for the company’s North American destination mountain resorts and regional ski areas, excluding the results of the Australian and European resorts and ski areas for the current season through January 5, 2025, and for the prior-year season-to-date period through January 7, 2024.

Shaun Kelley, an analyst from Bank of America Securities, reiterated the Hold rating on Vail Resorts (MTN – Research Report). The associated

Vail Resorts will provide credits to passholders whose ski experiences at Park City Mountain suffered during a ski patrollers strike in late December and early January.