Vail to limit lift tickets at ski areas this season

BROOMFIELD — In an attempt to avoid repeating its mistakes from the past several years — seasons marred by complaints about long waits and shuttered amenities at short-staffed ski areas — Vail Resorts Inc. (NYSE: MTN) is implementing its first portfolio-wide limit on lift tickets for the 2022-2023 ski season. 

The company has not said how many tickets it will make available each day, but did indicate that the limit will not apply to holders of Epic Pass or lift tickets associated with ski-and-ride-school lessons.

“We care deeply about our guests’ experience at our resorts,” said James O’Donnell, president of Vail Resorts’…