Epic By Nature
Episodes
Raising the Bar on Mountain Dining
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Food is more than just fuel when you’re skiing or riding—it’s a core part of the fun. But as trends and expectations change, so too must the din...
Closing the Lift Ticket Gap: A Conversation with Industry Guru Stuart Winchester
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2008, the Epic Pass revolutionized skiing and riding, delivering unmatched value for guests and long-term stability for the industry. But for those...
Why Olympian Nick Goepper Isn’t Afraid to Ski in Jeans
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Making skiing and riding more accessible is an imperative for Vail Resorts—and a topic we’ll explore on Epic By Nature from multiple angles. In th...
The state of our business and the need to reimagine (again)
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of Epic By Nature, Rob Katz takes a hard look at Vail Resorts as it stands today, exploring the challenges, opportunities, and i...
Epic By Nature is back and so am I, why?
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Katz returns as CEO of Vail Resorts and revives Epic By Nature, sharing why he came back and what it means to lead the company today. In conversat...
Navigating Leadership Terrain
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Epic By Nature share the story of leadership within our company, and is Rob Katz’s final appearance as our narrator. The leaders f...
A Conversation on Inclusion: Henri Rivers, the National Brotherhood of Skiers
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time, we have invited someone who is not an employee of our company to join us in a conversation. Henri Rivers, is the President of the ...
We Are Part Of The Problem
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Epic By Nature explores the journey of several members of our company who are Black, Indigenous or other People of Color. Their storie...
Part 1: The Decision - No Playbook. Navigating Through COVID-19
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"No Playbook. Navigating Through COVID-19" explores in detail our company’s journey through the crisis that COVID-19 has presented. The first part "...
Part 2: The Impact - No Playbook. Navigating Through COVID-19
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"No Playbook. Navigating Through COVID-19" explores in detail our company’s journey through the crisis that COVID-19 has presented. The second part ...
Part 3: The Future - No Playbook. Navigating Through COVID-19
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"No Playbook. Navigating Through COVID-19" explores in detail our company’s journey through the crisis that COVID-19 has presented. The third part "...
Ski & Ride for Life
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Right now across our Company, our ski and snowboard instructors – our pros – are opening up our sport and mountains to guests across North America...
The Magic of Snowmaking
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Right now across our Company we are preparing for the North American winter season. Keystone has already opened, in Colorado we had record snow fall i...
The Big Idea
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Epic Season Pass is the engine of our business, but once upon a time it was just an idea. Over a decade ago we drastically reduced the price of sk...
Integrating a Winning Team
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of our four strategic pillars of our Company is Acquisitions & Integrations. Acquisitions build our geographic diversity to protect us from weathe...
Legends of Patrol
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are exploring what it takes to join patrol, to learn the skills and to come back season after season in sometimes arduous weather c...
Trailblazers
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Having successfully navigated their way to the top of traditionally male dominated areas of our business, our pioneering women leaders in ski-industry...
Redefining Dining at 10,000ft
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The restaurant business can be challenging on any given day, but it becomes far more complex when that business is located in remote locations at 10,0...
From Eco-terrorism to Environmentalism
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our Company has been on a journey since October 1998 when Vail Mountain was subject to a fire-bombing attack by eco-terrorists. In the 20 years since,...
A Crossroads at Park City
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this first episode of Epic by Nature, Rob sits down with Keystone Resort COO Geoff Buchheister to discuss his Leadership journey - from being acqui...
What is Epic By Nature?
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An introduction to Epic by Nature.