Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 20, 2011	Jul. 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010	Jul. 31, 2010	Apr. 30, 2010	Jan. 31, 2010	Oct. 31, 2009	Jul. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010	Jul. 31, 2009
Net revenue:
Mountain		$ 41,717	$ 351,418	$ 318,277	$ 40,779	$ 36,100	$ 302,213	$ 260,978	$ 39,204	$ 752,191	$ 638,495	$ 614,597
Lodging		54,388	57,477	51,676	51,117	51,322	51,880	44,802	47,297	214,658	195,301	203,606
Real estate		12,568	13,221	25,147	149,261	56,768	3,164	870	205	200,197	61,007	186,150
Total net revenue		108,673	422,116	395,100	241,157	144,190	357,257	306,650	86,706	1,167,046	894,803	1,004,353
Segment operating expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below):
Mountain										540,366	456,017	451,025
Lodging										205,903	192,909	196,847
Real estate										205,232	71,402	142,070
Total segment operating expense										951,501	720,328	789,942
Other operating (expense) income:
Depreciation and amortization										(117,957)	(110,638)	(107,213)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets, net										(555)	(615)	(1,064)
Asset impairment charge (Note 8)										(2,561)
Gain on sale of real property											6,087
Income from operations		(77,828)	139,495	97,061	(64,256)	(57,841)	118,323	73,541	(64,714)	94,472	69,309	106,134
Mountain equity investment income, net										1,342	1,558	817
Investment income, net										719	445	1,793
Interest expense, net										(33,641)	(17,515)	(27,548)
Loss on extinguishment of debt (Note 4)										(7,372)
Income before provision for income taxes										55,520	53,797	81,196
Provision for income taxes (Note 11)										(21,098)	(18,022)	(30,644)
Net income		(53,935)	76,840	54,577	(43,060)	(42,184)	76,391	45,079	(43,511)	34,422	35,775	50,552
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests										67	(5,390)	(1,602)
Net income (loss) attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.		$ (53,906)	$ 76,867	$ 54,551	$ (43,023)	$ (41,921)	$ 72,789	$ 40,690	$ (41,173)	$ 34,489	$ 30,385	$ 48,950
Per share amounts (Note 3):
Basic net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.		$ (1.49)	$ 2.13	$ 1.52	$ (1.20)	$ (1.16)	$ 2.01	$ 1.12	$ (1.14)	$ 0.96	$ 0.84	$ 1.34
Diluted net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.		$ (1.49)	$ 2.08	$ 1.48	$ (1.20)	$ (1.16)	$ 1.98	$ 1.11	$ (1.14)	$ 0.94	$ 0.83	$ 1.33
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.15	$ 0.15								$ 0.15