Employee Referral Program – Winter & Summer 2025/26

For the 2025/26 Winter & Summer seasons, Vail Resorts is offering a $300 referral bonus to employees who refer a candidate to an eligible job at one of our North American Resorts. Search all jobs here. Below is a breakdown of program terminology, requirements, and participating roles. 

Referral Program Terminology   

  • “Referring” employee (the referrer): the current employee who is referring another to work at one of our North American resorts.    

  • “Referred” employee: the new employee that identifies on their application who referred them. 

Referral Program Requirements 

All terms and conditions listed below must be met to qualify for the referral bonus.  Terms and conditions are subject to change.   

The Referring Employee:     

  • Must be actively employed by the company when the referral bonus is paid out.    

  • Must be a resort-based or corporate employee in a role grade 26 or below.      

*Talent Acquisition or employees directly involved in the hiring process are not eligible for this program. Additionally, managers who refer employees to their own department will not qualify. *    

The Referred Employee:    

  • Must be a new candidate who has not worked for Vail Resorts in the past.  

  • Must input the referring employee’s 6-digit Employee ID on their application.  

    • This is the only opportunity for the Employee Referral Program. If the employee’s ID is missing, the referral is considered incomplete and therefore not valid to receive the bonus. There are NO referral opportunities outside of the application.

  • Must be a resort-based employee. They cannot be a contractor for Vail Resorts   

  • Referrals must remain active in the position for at least 30 days (about 4 and a half weeks) to qualify for the referral bonus    

  • Must be actively employed by the company on the date the referral bonus is paid out 

  • Must apply through the Vail Resorts Career website.   

Referral Bonus Payout Process:    

If all terms and conditions above are met, the referring employees will be paid a bonus. The bonus will be paid out as a gross amount on the employee's paycheck as a flat amount of $300 after taxes. The stipend will be paid by the referred employee’s department. Payouts will be distributed within three weeks after the referred hits their 30-day mark.    

  • For example, if a referral hits their 30-day mark on 9/16, the payout will occur within three weeks of 9/16.   

All payouts are monitored and approved via EpicEmployee. If you received a notification that your referral was denied, please check the associated request for an explanation.  

If you or one of your employees believe all program requirements were met but the bonus has not been received, please open a request with our Program team here. 

The positions below are eligible for the referral program. Please note any job titles not listed are currently ineligible for the Employee Referral Program.  Eligible jobs will prompt a referral question on the application asking for the 6-digit Employee ID of the referring employee.  

Eligible jobs: 

  • Non-Certified Ski or Snowboard Instructor 

  • Certified Ski or Snowboard Instructor  

  • Ski School Support Staff 

  • Competition Services Attendant  

  • Race Coach 

  • Activities Attendant  

  • Barista  

  • Bartender  

  • Base Area Operator  

  • Child Care Attendant  

  • Cook  

  • Dishwasher 

  • Dispatcher 

  • Engineer 

  • Entry Snowmaking Maint. 

  • Entry Vehicle Maintenance 

  • Entry Vehicle Maintenance (Fleet) 

  • Environmental Agent 

  • Equipment Operations 

  • Experienced - Lead Ticket Checker 

  • Experienced Barista 

  • Experienced Bootfitter 

  • Experienced Cook 

  • Experienced Equipment Operations 

  • Experienced Maintenance Crew 

  • Experienced Maintenance Technician 

  • Experienced Personal Equipment Service Technician 

  • Experienced Product Sales  

  • Experienced Sales 

  • Experienced Snow Cat Operator 

  • Food and Beverage Warehouse 

  • Front Desk Agent 

  • Guest Services Attendant 

  • Housekeeper 

  • Housekeeping Inspector 

  • Intermediate Engineer 

  • Intermediate Ski Patrol 

  • Lead Shuttle Operations 

  • Lead Ski Check Agent 

  • Lead Ski School Administration  

  • Lift Electrical 

  • Lift Maintenance 

  • Lift Mechanic 

  • Lift Operations Team Leader 

  • Lift Operator 

  • Maintenance Crew 

  • Maintenance Technician 

  • Mountain Activities Maintenance Technician 

  • Mountain Safety Attendant 

  • Park Maintenance Crew 

  • Personal Equipment Service Technician 

  • Principal Patroller 

  • Rental Associate 

  • Rental Supervisor 

  • Restaurant Crew 

  • Restaurant Team Leader 

  • Retail Associate 

  • Retail Bootfitter 

  • Retail Supervisor 

  • Scanner - Ticket Checker 

  • Security Agent 

  • Server 

  • Shuttle Customer Service Agent 

  • Shuttle Dispatch 

  • Shuttle Driver - CDL  

  • Shuttle Driver - Non CDL  

  • Shuttle Reservations Agent 

  • Ski Check Agent 

  • Ski Patrol 

  • Ski Patrol Dispatcher 

  • Ski School Administrative Specialist 

  • Skilled Maintenance Crew (Carpenter) 

  • Skilled Maintenance Crew (Electrician) 

  • Skilled Maintenance Crew (Locksmith) 

  • Skilled Maintenance Crew (Painter) 

  • Skilled Maintenance Crew (Plumber) 

  • Skilled Maintenance Crew (Signmaker) 

  • Skilled Maintenance Crew (Welder) 

  • Snow Cat Operator 

  • Snowmaker 

  • Terrain Park Attendant

  • Ticket & Product Sales Agent 

  • Warehouse Crew 

Advanced Roles included: 

  • Advanced Bartender  

  • Advanced Base Area Operator  

  • Advanced Building Maintenance  

  • Advanced Building Maintenance (Trades)  

  • Advanced Child Care Attendant  

  • Advanced Competition Services  

  • Advanced Concierge  

  • Advanced Electrical  

  • Advanced Engineer  

  • Advanced Equipment Operator  

  • Advanced Fleet / Vehicle Maintenance  

  • Advanced Front Desk Agent  

  • Advanced Guest Services Attendant 

  • Advanced Housekeeper 

  • Advanced Lift Electrical 

  • Advanced Lift Maintenance 

  • Advanced Lift Mechanic 

  • Advanced Maintenance Technician 

  • Advanced Maintenance Trades (Carpentry) 

  • Advanced Maintenance Trades (HVAC) 

  • Advanced Maintenance Trades (Plumbing) 

  • Advanced Maintenance Trades (Signmaking) 

  • Advanced Maintenance Trades (Welder) 

  • Advanced Mechanic 

  • Advanced Mountain Safety 

  • Advanced Park Maintenance Crew 

  • Advanced Product Sales 

  • Advanced Race Coach 

  • Advanced Room Service 

  • Advanced Security 

  • Advanced Server 

  • Advanced Shuttle Driver - CDL  

  • Advanced Shuttle Driver - Non CDL  

  • Advanced Ski Patrol 

  • Advanced Snowmaker 

  • Advanced Snowmaking Maint. 

  • Advanced Terrain Park Crew 

  • Advanced Warehouse Worker  

*Please note Year-Round and Corporate roles are not currently eligible for the Employee Referral Program*  

Additional Questions:   

If you have additional questions, please submit an Employee Referral Program request to Talent Acquisition.