As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2004 Registration No. 333-112602 ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 _______________________ Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 _______________________ VAIL RESORTS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 7990 51-0291762 (State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification Number) _______________________ Post Office Box 7 Vail, Colorado 81658 (970) 845-2500 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) _______________________ Martha D. Rehm, Esq. Senior Vice President and General Counsel Vail Resorts, Inc. Post Office Box 7 Vail, Colorado 81658 (970) 845-2500 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) _______________________ Copy to: James J. Clark, Esq. Luis R. Penalver, Esq. Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP 80 Pine Street New York, New York 10005 (212) 701-3000 _______________________ Approximate date of commencement of proposed issuance of the securities to the public: Not Applicable. If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. / / If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. / / If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. / / If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. / / If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. / / DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES On February 9, 2004, Vail Resorts, Inc. ("Vail") filed a registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-112602) and filed a 424(b) prospectus on April 1, 2004 (collectively, the "Registration Statement"), to register 1,500,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"). 1,325,000 shares of Common Stock have been sold under the Registration Statement. Vail hereby deregisters the remaining unsold 175,000 shares of Common Stock covered by the Registration Statement. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 6th day of April, 2004. VAIL RESORTS, INC. By: /s/ JEFFREY W. JONES ----------------------------------- Name: Jeffrey W. Jones Title: Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /S/ADAM M. ARON Chairman of the Board, April 6, 2004 --------------------------- Chief Executive Officer and Adam M. Aron Director (Principal Executive Officer) /S/JEFFREY W. JONES Senior Vice President and April 6, 2004 --------------------------- Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey W. Jones (Principal Financial Officer) /S/FRANK BIONDI* Director April 6, 2004 --------------------------- Frank Biondi /S/JOHN J. HANNAN* Director April 6, 2004 --------------------------- John J. Hannan /S/JOHN R. HAUGE* Director April 6, 2004 --------------------------- John R. Hauge /S/ROLAND A. HERNANDEZ* Director April 6, 2004 --------------------------- Roland A. Hernandez /S/ROBERT A. KATZ* Director April 6, 2004 --------------------------- Robert A. Katz /S/THOMAS H. LEE* Director April 6, 2004 --------------------------- Thomas H. Lee /S/WILLIAM L. MACK* Director April 6, 2004 --------------------------- William L. Mack /S/JOE R. MICHELETTO* Director April 6, 2004 --------------------------- Joe R. Micheletto /S/JOHN F. SORTE* Director April 6, 2004 --------------------------- John F. Sorte Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /S/WILLIAM P. STIRITZ* Director April 6, 2004 --------------------------- William P. Stiritz /S/JAMES S. TISCH* Director April 6, 2004 --------------------------- James S. Tisch /S/JEFFREY W. JONES Attorney-in-Fact April 6, 2004 --------------------------- Jeffrey W. Jones * By Attorney-in-Fact