Ahead of the coming ski season, Vail Resorts, which operates 37 mountain resorts across North America, reported on Monday that it sold fewer ski passes than previously expected, and this potentially is a bellwether for the upcoming season that may suggest consumers are shifting away from winter sports, or simply that the passes have become too expensive. EBITDA: $844M–$906M vs. consensus $892.7M (in line to slightly above). In its latest fiscal quarter, Vail reported wider losses, although revenue increased, thanks to a tick up in ski resort traffic in Australia. 772.9KThrough September 19, ski season tickets for the upcoming North American season were down by about 3% in terms of units and up about 1% in sales dollars. Short interest accounts for 11.88% of the float, or about 4.2 million shares, with a 6.2-day average trading volume to cover.