8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2008

Vail Resorts, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-09614	51-0291762
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
390 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 1000 Broomfield, Colorado	80021
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:	(303) 404-1800

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 2, 2008, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Vail Resorts, Inc. appointed Jeffrey W. Jones, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of Vail Resorts, Inc., to serve on the Board.

A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Jones to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.  

A list of exhibits furnished herewith is contained on the Exhibit Index which immediately precedes such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		Vail Resorts, Inc.
Date: June 5, 2008	By:	/s/ Fiona E. Arnold
		Fiona E. Arnold
		Senior Vice President and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated June 5, 2008.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

VAIL RESORTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Kelly Ladyga, (303) 404-1862, kladyga@vailresorts.com

JEFFREY W. JONES NAMED TO VAIL RESORTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BROOMFIELD, Colo. – June 5, 2008 – Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) today announced the appointment of Jeffrey W. Jones, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of Vail Resorts, to the Company's Board of Directors on June 2, 2008.

Mr. Jones joined Vail Resorts in September 2003 and was named senior vice president and chief financial officer in November 2003. In February 2006, Mr. Jones was appointed senior executive vice president and chief financial officer. From 1999 to 2003 Mr. Jones served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Clark Retail Enterprises, Inc. in Chicago, Ill. Prior to that, Mr. Jones served in various finance and accounting leadership positions. Mr. Jones is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a director and chairman of the audit committee of iPCS, Inc.

Vail Resorts Chief Executive Officer Rob Katz commented, “Jeff has made an incredible contribution to Vail Resorts from the moment he arrived in 2003. While immediately making great strides in our finance and accounting areas, Jeff has also brought our banking and investor relations efforts, as well as our strategic development activities to a whole new level. He is a key leader on our executive team.  I am very excited to have Jeff's insights and participation added to our terrific board."

Other members of the nine-person Vail Resorts Board of Directors include: Chairman Joe R. Micheletto, vice chairman of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.; Roland A. Hernandez, founding principal and chief executive officer of Hernandez Media Ventures; Thomas D. Hyde, executive vice president and corporate secretary of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Robert A. Katz, chief executive officer of Vail Resorts; Richard D. Kincaid, principal and founder of Lakeshore Holdings, LLC; John T. Redmond, former president and chief executive officer of MGM Grand Resorts; John F. Sorte, president of Morgan Joseph & Co.; and William P. Stiritz, chairman of the board of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.

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 in the 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 www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.

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