The Town of Vail, Vail Resorts, and East West Partners have revealed a partnership to develop the West Lionshead area into a fourth base village at Vail Mountain.
The new base village, planned in the location formerly designated for the Ever Vail project, will reinforce Vail Mountain’s status as a world-class destination, and is anticipated to feature access to the resort’s 5,317 acres (2,152 hectares) of legendary terrain, plus new lodging, restaurants, boutiques, and skier services, as well as community benefits.
The Ever Vail plan envisioned a mix of 422 condos, hotel rooms and housing units, a commercial village, a recreation centre, spa, office space and more. Vail Resorts first began planning for Ever Vail in 2005.
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Last week, the Vail Town Council voted unanimous in favour of the partnership and creating a new master plan for the West Lionshead base village development.
The Town will partner with Vail Resorts and East West Partners on the community process to create a new vision and the master plan for the West Lionshead area. The partnership to develop the West Lionshead base village includes incremental workforce housing. As a result, Vail Resorts will dismiss its appeal of the Town of Vail’s condemnation of the company’s East Vail property that was planned for Vail Resorts’ incremental affordable workforce housing project.
East West Partners in collaboration with the Town and Vail Resorts will drive community engagement and the design of West Lionshead. After a master plan is completed, East West Partners and Vail Resorts will then pursue the entitlement process for the West Lionshead base village.
The announcement represents a new era of collaboration between the Town of Vail and Vail Resorts, and the first step toward a shared vision for the future of Vail. Developing the West Lionshead base village will represent a significant investment by the Town of Vail, Vail Resorts, and East West Partners.
“We are in an era of renewed collaboration between the Town and Vail Resorts,” said Travis Coggin, Mayor of the Town of Vail. “The entire Vail Town Council and I are excited to partner with Vail Resorts and East West Partners in a process to enable this exciting new base village for Vail Mountain, which will bring significant benefits to our guests and community.”
“We appreciate the Town’s partnership and shared vision for the West Lionshead base village that will benefit our community, our employees, and our guests,” said Beth Howard, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Vail Mountain. “We look forward to this next chapter of building the future together.”
“Vail has always been a community and mountain that embraces innovation, and this new fourth base village marks the next chapter in innovative partnerships that will ensure Vail stays the leading resort community in North America, and one of the best mountain towns anywhere,” said Chris Frampton, Chief Executive Officer of East West Partners.
The initiative is subject to all applicable entitlement and approval processes.
