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Vail Resorts to Expand Summer Activities

by KREX News Room
by Meaghan Wallace

Story Created: Sep 5, 2012 at 12:38 PM MDT

Story Updated: Sep 5, 2012 at 6:11 PM MDT

VAIL, Colo.- Vail Resorts Inc. is in the works to expand its summer activities at Vail Mountain.

The company estimates it will boost summer visits by about 350,000 people, with customers spending an estimated $50 to $60 each.

Vail Mountain already hosts some summer activities but hopes to offer an expanded menu of zip line tours, an alpine coaster, climbing wall and more starting in the summer of 2014.

Vail Resorts estimates $25 million in construction costs to add its proposed summer activities on federal land that it previously could use only for skiing.

A change in federal law now allows for recreation all year long.

Vail Resorts' Breckenridge ski area in Colorado is also developing expanded summer plans.

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