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):  January 14, 2013

Vail Resorts, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-09614	51-0291762
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

390 Interlocken Crescent 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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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 January 14, 2013, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Vail Resorts, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed D. Bruce Sewell to serve as a director of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Sewell was also appointed to serve on the Company's Audit Committee.

As a non-employee director, Mr. Sewell will participate in the standard compensation arrangements for non-employee directors as set forth in the Company's most recent proxy statement. There is no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. Sewell was appointed to the Board and there are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Sewell that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Sewell to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

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.

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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: January 14, 2013	By:	/s/ Fiona E. Arnold
			Fiona E. Arnold
			Executive Vice President & General Counsel

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated January 14, 2013.

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EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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

Bruce Sewell, General Counsel of Apple, Named to Vail Resorts Board of Directors

BROOMFIELD, Colo.-Jan. 14, 2013-Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) today announced the appointment of Bruce Sewell, senior vice president and general counsel of Apple, to the Company's Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Sewell will also serve on the audit committee of the board.

In his role at Apple, Mr. Sewell oversees all legal matters, including corporate governance, intellectual property, litigation and securities compliance, as well as government affairs. Before joining Apple, he was senior vice president and general counsel of Intel Corporation, where he managed the company's legal, compliance and government affairs functions, as well as corporate philanthropy and the Intel Foundation. Prior to Intel, he was a partner in the law firm of Brown & Bain PC, specializing in intellectual property and antitrust cases.

Mr. Sewell is a lifelong skier. Between college and law school, he toured the country skiing in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, and worked as a professional ski patroller at Windham and Hunter Mountains in New York.

“We are thrilled to have someone of Bruce's caliber and extensive experience join our board,” said Rob Katz, chairman and chief executive officer of the Company. “Bruce brings with him an incredible background in managing complex issues in companies growing around the globe with high levels of consumer passion and incredible track records of creativity and innovation.”

Other members of the Vail Resorts Board of Directors include: Chairman Robert A. Katz, chief executive officer of Vail Resorts; Lead Director Roland A. Hernandez, founding principal and chief executive officer of Hernandez Media Ventures; Richard D. Kincaid, president and founder of BeCause Foundation; John T. Redmond, former president and chief executive officer of MGM Grand Resorts; Hilary A. Schneider, president of Lifelock; and John F. Sorte, executive chairman of Morgan Joseph TriArtisan.

About Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN)

Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, 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, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Afton Alps in Minnesota and Mt. Brighton in Michigan; and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Company's subsidiary, RockResorts, a luxury resort hotel company, manages casually elegant properties. 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.