Stowe Snow Pros,

A simpler, more connected way to start your day on the mountain is coming.

In the 2025-2026 Season, Vail Resorts launched two new experiences:

Ski & Ride School in My Epic: a guest-facing application that allows guests to view lesson details, progress, photos, and other Ski & Ride School experiences.

Lesson Connect: an instructor and leadership application used to manage operational workflows such as digital class lists, lesson creation, student management, and lesson reviews.

Together, these two applications powered a connected guest and employee experience for Ski & Ride School.

The first year launch was a success thanks to the commitment to use, testing, and feedback provided by the Year 1 teams including Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, and Vail Mountain. To our resorts using Lesson Connect last winter: thank you for helping build this application from the ground up. Your feedback directly shaped the experience we’re expanding today.

For winter 2026–27, Lesson Connect and Ski & Ride School in My Epic App will expand to 10 additional resorts (including Stowe), bringing these enhanced experiences to even more guests and instructors!

In the coming months, you'll see both Ski & Ride School in My Epic, the guest-facing application that allows guests to view lesson details, progress, photos, and other Ski & Ride School experiences, and Lesson Connect, the instructor and leadership application used to manage operational workflows such as digital class lists, lesson creation, student management, and lesson reviews. Together, these two applications power the connected guest and employee experience for Ski & Ride School.

Over the coming months, you’ll see short, practical updates designed to share:

• Instructor tips, best practices, success stories
• Highlights of improvements and new features
• How tools like Ski & Ride School in My Epic support the guest experience
• Helpful screenshots and visuals to bring updates to life

This season, you'll have:

• Direct Access to guest information
• Clearer visibility into your day
• Easier communication with your team
• More time focused on your guests

Throughout the season year one resorts helped improve:

• Lesson visibility and history
• Student transfers
• Navigation and performance
• Key workflow tools used every day

Every update was driven by one priority: creating tools work better for you!

In year two, we’ll continue to develop and improve the resources with your feedback and input.

Full List of Lesson Connect Enabled Resorts: Winter 2026–27:

• Beaver Creek
• Breckenridge
• Crested Butte - NEW
• Heavenly - NEW
• Hunter - NEW
• Keystone
• Kirkwood - NEW
• Mount Snow - NEW
• Northstar - NEW
• Okemo - NEW
• Park City - NEW
• Stevens Pass - NEW
• Stowe - NEW
• Vail

One Team, One Journey

Whether you helped launch this last season or you’re just getting started, you’re now part of what comes next.

We’ll keep learning, improving, and building this together.

Thanks for everything you do—and stay tuned for more soon.