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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GARNSEY JOHN MCD   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VAIL RESORTS INC [MTN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Co-President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VAIL RESORTS, INC., 390 INTERLOCKEN CRESCENT 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/20/2011 (Street) BROOMFIELD, CO 80021 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/21/2011   M   756 (5) A $ 0 9,264 D   Common Stock 09/21/2011   F   235 (6) D $ 39.83 9,029 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Share Unit

$ 0 (1)

09/20/2011

A

2,306

09/20/2012(2)

09/20/2014(2)

Common Stock

2,306

$ 0

2,306

D

Share Appreciation Right

$ 39.65 (3)

09/20/2011

A

22,777

09/20/2012(4)

09/20/2021(4)

Common Stock

22,777

$ 0

22,777

D

Restricted Share Unit

$ 0 (1)

09/21/2011

M

756

09/21/2011(5)

09/21/2011(5)

Common Stock

756

$ 0

1,511

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GARNSEY JOHN MCD C/O VAIL RESORTS, INC. 390 INTERLOCKEN CRESCENT BROOMFIELD, CO 80021			Co-President

Signatures

Adam Averbach by Power of Attorney		09/22/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each Restricted Share Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.
(2)	On September 20, 2011, Reporting Person was granted 2,306 Restricted Share Units which vest in three equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(3)	Each Share Appreciation Right (each, a "SAR") represents a contingent right to receive, upon vesting, an amount of shares of Issuer's common stock equal to the positive difference (if any) between the fair market value of Issuer's common stock on the exercise date and the SAR exercise price, divided by the fair market value of Issuer's common stock on the exercise date.
(4)	On September 20, 2011, Reporting Person was granted 22,777 SARs which vest in three equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date and expire 10 years from the grant date.
(5)	On September 21, 2010, Reporting Person was granted 2,267 Restricted Share Units which vest in three equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(6)	235 shares of common stock were withheld from the issuance of common stock to Reporting Person upon vesting of Restricted Share Units in order to satisfy the Reporting Person's obligations for payment of withholding and other taxes due in connection therewith.

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