Net Income Per Common Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
	Oct. 26, 2023	Oct. 10, 2023	Sep. 27, 2023	Jul. 31, 2023	Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2020	Dec. 18, 2020
Net income				$ 268,148	$ 347,923	$ 127,850
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Common				39,654,000	40,433,000	40,266,000
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Exchangeable				0	32,000	35,000
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic (in shares)				39,654,000	40,465,000	40,301,000
Effect of dilutive securities, diluted (in shares)				106,000	222,000	527,000
Weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)				39,760,000	40,687,000	40,828,000
Basic net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.				$ 6.76	$ 8.60	$ 3.17
Diluted net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.				$ 6.74	$ 8.55	$ 3.13
Anti-dilutive securities (in shares)				22,000	6,000	2,000
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid				$ 7.94	$ 5.58
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)				$ 7.94	$ 5.58	$ 0
Dividends (Note 3)				$ 314,350	$ 225,786	$ 0
Exchangeable Shares Par Value Per Share				$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Convertible Debt
Debt Instrument, Face Amount								$ 575,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								0.00%
Forecast [Member]
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)			$ 2.06
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid	Oct. 26, 2023
Dividends Payable, Date of Record		Oct. 10, 2023
Common Stock [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues							3,327,719
Exchangeable Shares [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues							418,095