401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

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

Data updated 2026-08-25

$541M
Total assets Above avg plan size
28,151
Participants Very large workforce
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$19,217
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

$541M in assets, 28,151 participants

The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation's Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $541M in total assets and 28,151 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #2,896 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 28,151 participants in Colorado, 75x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $541M.

#2,896
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+11.5%
assets growth YoY
5.4×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$540,968,346 Top 3% higher than 97% of 123,620 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 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (28,151 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $84M in the plan year 2023 filing to $56M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 33,499 in the plan year 2023 filing to 28,151 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $485M in the plan year 2023 filing to $541M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 840601461 · The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Associates, Inc. a Colorado Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan · $541M · 28,151 · 97th

  • ASSETS $541M
  • ASSETS 28,151
  • ASSETS 97th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Ssab Enterprises, LLC Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan
  • ASSETS ind #2896

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

Ssab Enterprises, LLC Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing PlanSsab Enterprises, LLC Retire…$541MVail Resorts 401(k) Retirement PlanVail Resorts 401(k) Retireme…$541MEndo Savings and Investment PlanEndo Savings and Investment …$541MBlank Rome Profit-Sharing PlanBlank Rome Profit-Sharing Pl…$541MJohnson and Johnson Retirement Savings PlanJohnson and Johnson Retireme…$540M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$485M
Net Assets (End of Year)$541M
Net Income$56M
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): 0.540968346 · Participants: 28151Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement PlanDavita Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.81412558 · Participants: 57900Davita Retirement Savings PlanBall Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.319532435 · Participants: 9935Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanArcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.259964434 · Participants: 7607Arcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings PlanEmpower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.234179481 · Participants: 10185Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings PlanWoodward Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.965265264 · Participants: 6210Woodward 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 $541M in end-of-year assets across 28,151 participants (0.004% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.030% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $19,217 per participant (14% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $56M.

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 Open filing
2024 · index core 28,151 $541M This page

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 Ssab Enterprises, LLC Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan in AL ($541M); by covered participants it is Pilot Travel Centers LLC 401(k) Plan in TN (28,109 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($541M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (28,151 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
Vail Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.5% during 2024, from $485M to $541M. Reported net income was $56M.
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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Ssab Enterprises, LLC Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan in AL ($541M, 1,531 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 Pilot Travel Centers LLC 401(k) Plan in TN (28,109 participants, $507M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.