401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$401M
Total assets
24,860
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$16,130
Avg per participant
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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.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #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.

$401M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
24,860
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$16,130
avg assets per participant

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.

Where Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan sits 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

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

State
Colorado
Industry
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

Participants vs Colorado filers

In Colorado, the average filing covers about 376 participants across 2,719 plans. Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan reports 24,860 participants - 66x that state average ($401M EOY assets).

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$484M
Net Assets (End of Year)$401M
Net Income-$83M
Employer EIN840601461
Plan Effective Date1978-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation)

$350M$400M$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $401M $541M ▲ +34.9%
Total plan assets by year, all The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 24,860 $401M
2023 1 33,499 $485M
2024 1 28,151 $541M

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Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants

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Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
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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:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 17.1% during 2022, from $484M to $401M. Reported net income was -$83M.
How have The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 34.9%, from $401M to $541M.
Where does Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Polsinelli Profit Sharing Plan I in MO ($401M, 1,778 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan's numbers.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 840601461.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.