401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

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

Data updated 2026-08-25

$485M
Total assets Above avg plan size
33,499
Participants Very large workforce
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$14,486
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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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

$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.

  • #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.

#2,919
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+21.0%
assets growth YoY
4.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$485,251,099 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 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 2023

Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 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 (33,499 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

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.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 840601461 · The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan · $485M · 33,499 · 97th

  • EIN $485M
  • RANK 33,499
  • PHOTO 97th
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near R1 Rcm Holdco Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • 5500 ind #2919

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

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$401M
Net Assets (End of Year)$485M
Net Income$84M
Employer EIN840601461
Plan Effective Date1978-05-01
Filing StatusFILING 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
$350M$400M$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $401M $541M ▲ +34.9%
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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.485251099 · Participants: 33499Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement PlanDavita Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.326219779 · Participants: 57711Davita Retirement Savings PlanBall Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.806549522 · Participants: 10349Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanEmpower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.852270164 · Participants: 10036Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings PlanWoodward Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.765770435 · Participants: 5847Woodward Retirement Savings PlanArcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.686655183 · Participants: 5491Arcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is R1 Rcm Holdco Inc. 401(k) Plan in UT ($486M); by covered participants it is Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Savings and Retirement Plan in OH (33,460 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($485M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (33,499 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 21.0% during 2023, from $401M to $485M. Reported net income was $84M.
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 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 R1 Rcm Holdco Inc. 401(k) Plan in UT ($486M, 11,397 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Savings and Retirement Plan in OH (33,460 participants, $419M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.