401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $485M
- Total assets
- 33,499
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $14,486
- Avg per participant
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
$485M in assets, 33,499 participants
The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation's Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $485M in total assets and 33,499 participants in its 2023 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 127,072 plans)
- #2,919 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
Coverage in Colorado
Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 33,499 participants in Colorado, 89x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $485M.
- $485M
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 33,499
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $14,486
- avg assets per participant
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 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$485,251,099 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$83M in the plan year 2022 filing to $84M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 24,860 in the plan year 2022 filing to 33,499 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $401M in the plan year 2022 filing to $485M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs Colorado filers
In Colorado, the average filing covers about 376 participants across 2,719 plans. Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan reports 33,499 participants - 89x that state average ($485M EOY assets).
Colorado filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $401M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $485M |
| Net Income | $84M |
| 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)
| 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.
Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
- Davita Retirement Savings Plan $3.3B · 57,711
- Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan $2.8B · 10,349
- Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan $1.9B · 10,036
- Woodward Retirement Savings Plan $1.8B · 5,847
- Arcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan $1.7B · 5,491
Scale composition for Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan
Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan reports $485M in end-of-year assets across 33,499 participants (0.004% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.036% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $14,486 per participant (10% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $84M.
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 | Open filing |
| 2023 | 33,499 | $485M | This page |
| 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)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- R1 Rcm Holdco Inc. 401(k) Plan (UT) $486M · 11,397
- Glacier Bancorp, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan (MT) $485M · 3,264
- Nextep 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (OK) $485M · 17,588
- Dtts 401(k) Plan (NY) $485M · 2,005
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Filing takeaways
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- By total assets, Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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- The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 34.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Arts, Entertainment & Recreation plans