State Announces Investigation into Vail’s Not-So-Epic Sales Tax

CONCORD, N.H. - Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte announced that the State, through the Office of the Attorney General, has opened an investigation into Vail Resorts' implementation of a sales tax in the State of New Hampshire while selling their "Epic Pass" to Granite Staters.

"New Hampshire is proud to have no sales tax, and we're not going to let an out-of-state company try to sneak one in," said Governor Ayotte. "The Attorney General will thoroughly investigate Vail Resorts' attempt to charge a sales tax on Granite State skiers. We'll continue to ensure New Hampshire is America's best place to ski - sales tax-free."

Vail Resorts owns and operates Wildcat Mountain, Attitash, and Crotched Mountain. The company also operates Mount Sunapee under a leasing agreement with the State of New Hampshire. In March of this year, the company disclosed in an investor presentation that it would begin charging a "blended" sales tax rate of 3.2% on all multi-resort Epic pass products, which appears to include those sold in (and even those potentially only used in) New Hampshire.