Vail Resorts Names Mark Gasta New Chief Human Resources Officer

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vail Resorts, Inc.
(NYSE: MTN) today announced the appointment of Mark R. Gasta to the position
of senior vice president and chief human resources officer. He will assume
responsibility for all facets of human resources leadership and management
across the Company's operations, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Robert
Katz. Gasta will begin his new position on Feb. 19, 2008.
Gasta joins Vail Resorts from Comcast Communications where, for the past
seven years, he worked in various human resources capacities including most
recently corporate vice president of organizational development for the
company's 90,000 employees. He was responsible for planning and executing
strategies designed to increase the company's performance through the
development of employee talent and empowerment of teams. Prior to that
position, Gasta served as divisional vice president of human resources for the
western region with responsibility for 15,000 employees.
"We're delighted to have someone of Mark's caliber and experience with a
demonstrated track record in developing a highly talented and motivated
workforce. The employees of Vail Resorts are our most important asset and
critical to delivering exceptional experiences at our extraordinary resorts
every day. Mark's entire career has been devoted to bringing out the best in
the people with whom he has worked and served. Combining that ability with his
enthusiasm for the outdoors makes Mark the perfect fit for the passion of our
employees and the strategic direction of Vail Resorts," said Katz.
Prior to Comcast, he was the human resources director for Lexis-Nexis in
1999 and a human resources and development manager for Target Corporation from
1997-1999. From 1988-1997, he served as a commissioned officer and aviator in
the United States Army, stationed in the U.S., Germany and Italy. As an
adjunct professor, Gasta has also taught "High Performance Management" in the
master of business administration program at the University of Denver. He is
currently working on receiving his doctorate in organizational change from
Pepperdine University. Gasta holds a master's in business administration from
the University of Denver (2000) and a bachelor's degree from California
Polytechnic State University (1988). Gasta served on the board of directors of
the Urban League of Metropolitan Denver and is an active member of various
professional organizations, including the Society for Human Resource
Management and the Human Capital Institute. He is an avid skier, mountain
biker and Ironman triathlete. Gasta currently lives in the Denver metro area
with his wife and three children.
About Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts, Inc. is the leading mountain resort operator in the United
States. The Company's subsidiaries operate the mountain resorts of Vail,
Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado, Heavenly in California
and Nevada, and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The
Company's subsidiary, RockResorts, a luxury resort hotel company, manages
casually elegant properties across the United States and Caribbean. Vail
Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning, development and
construction subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held
company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts
company website is http://www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is
http://www.snow.com.
SOURCE Vail Resorts, Inc.

Kelly Ladyga of Vail Resorts, Inc., +1-303-404-1862, kladyga@vailresorts.com