401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $401M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 24,860
- Participants Very large workforce
- 97th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $16,130
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation · Colorado · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$401M in assets, 24,860 participants
The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation's Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $401M in total assets and 24,860 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- #3,053 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
Coverage in Colorado
Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 24,860 participants in Colorado, 66x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $401M.
- #3,053
- in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
- -17.1%
- assets change YoY
- 4.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $83M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$400,991,511 Top 3% higher than 97% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan is a mega filing (24,860 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 840601461 · The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)
Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan · $401M · 24,860 · 97th
- ASSETS $401M
- PCT 24,860
- EIN 97th
- RANK 401(k)
- PHOTO near Polsinelli Profit Sharing Plan I
- IND ind #3053
Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in Colorado →
Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Colorado filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $484M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $401M |
| Net Income | -$83M |
| Employer EIN | 840601461 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1978-05-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $541M 34.90768037730355% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 24,860 | $401M |
| 2023 | 1 | 33,499 | $485M |
| 2024 | 1 | 28,151 | $541M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Davita Retirement Savings Plan $2.8B · 57,172
- Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan $2.5B · 10,671
- Scl Health 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan $1.5B · 12,642
- Woodward Retirement Savings Plan $1.5B · 5,046
- Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan $1.5B · 7,741
Scale composition for Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan
Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan reports $401M in end-of-year assets across 24,860 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.026% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $16,130 per participant (12% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$83M.
This plan identity (EIN 840601461, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $401M to $541M (+34.9%) while covered participants moved from 24,860 to 28,151 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24,860 | $401M | This page |
| 2023 | 33,499 | $485M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 28,151 | $541M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan (401(k), $541M, 28,151 participants)
Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Polsinelli Profit Sharing Plan I in MO ($401M); by covered participants it is Insight Global, LLC 401(k) Plan in GA (24,854 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($401M here).
- Polsinelli Profit Sharing Plan I (MO) $401M · 1,778
- Pratt Industries, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (GA) $401M · 7,963
- Valaris Savings Plan (TX) $401M · 1,153
- The B & W Thrift Plan (OH) $401M · 657
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (24,860 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Insight Global, LLC 401(k) Plan (GA) 24,854 · 6 off
- Parker Retirement Savings Plan (OH) 24,956 · 96 off
- Ensign Services, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (CA) 24,995 · 135 off
- Hartford Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Plan (CT) 25,020 · 160 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.