| **Acquisitions (Summary Pro Forma Financial Information) (Details) (PCMR [Member], USD $)In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified** | 3 Months Ended                                                                                                    | 9 Months Ended                                                                                                    |
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| **Pro Forma Financial Information [Line Items]**                                                                                                           |                                                                                                              |                                                                                                              |   |
| Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Diluted                                                                                                | $ 3.44us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= mtn_PCMRMember | $ 4.97us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= mtn_PCMRMember | $ 3.06us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= mtn_PCMRMember |
| Pro forma net revenue                                                                                                                                      | $ 575,637us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= mtn_PCMRMember             | $ 1,239,878us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= mtn_PCMRMember           | $ 1,175,694us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= mtn_PCMRMember |
| Pro forma basic net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.                                                                                    | $ 3.53us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= mtn_PCMRMember   | $ 5.11us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= mtn_PCMRMember   | $ 3.13us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= mtn_PCMRMember |
| Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)                                                                                                          | $ 127,625us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= mtn_PCMRMember       | $ 185,565us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= mtn_PCMRMember       | $ 113,179us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= mtn_PCMRMember |

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