Official Rules - Epic Drop Giveaway 2027
GIVEAWAY OFFICIAL RULES
ELIGIBILITY: Epic Mountain Gear Giveaway (“Giveaway”) is sponsored by The Vail Corporation (“Vail” or “Sponsor”). Offered in the state of Colorado to individuals who are legal U.S. residents, 18 years of age or older (“Participants”). Employees, officers, and directors of Epic Mountain Gear and their parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies and any other individuals or entities who are engaged directly or indirectly in the development of, the production, distribution or review of materials for, or the administration, execution or implementation of this Giveaway (collectively the “Giveaway Entities”) and persons in the immediate family of such individuals (spouse, parent, child, sibling, partners and their respective spouses, and foster and step-relations) regardless of where they reside, or those living in their same household (whether or not related) as any person in any of the preceding categories are not eligible to enter or win a prize. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
PROMOTION PERIOD: Giveaway begins on or about 12:00 pm MT on September 5, 2026 and ends at 11:59 pm MT on September 30, 2026 (“Giveaway Period”). All time referenced herein is Mountain Time.
AGREEMENT BY PARTICIPANT/USE OF INFORMATION: All participation in this Giveaway shall be governed by these Official Rules. The information provided will be used as stated herein and as stated in Sponsor’s Privacy Policy (at http://www.epicpass.com/policies?tc_1=3). By participating in the Giveaway, each Participant fully and unconditionally agrees to be bound to and accepts these Official Rules, Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, and any additional terms and conditions specific to the Giveaway communicated by Sponsor (“Rules”). By participating, Participants further agree to be bound to the decisions of the Sponsor (and its authorized representatives) which are final and binding in all matters. By submitting an Entry (as defined below), Participants agree to be contacted by Sponsor with Giveaway related communications. (Unsubscribe at any time)
TO ENTER: Eligible Participants may enter during the Epic Drop in-store event that begins on or about 12:00 pm MT and ends on or about 4:00 pm MT on September 5, 2026, at participating Epic Mountain Gear locations in Aurora and Boulder, Colorado (“Event”) by completing an official entry form at the Event and depositing their entry into a designated prize category drawing box at a participating event or location (“Entry”). Eligible Participants receive one (1) Entry. Verified Epic Pass holders may receive one (1) additional Entry. Limit one (1) prize per person, regardless of number of Entries submitted. Any Entry that does not include all content required may be disqualified.
Without limiting the foregoing, any Entry may be disqualified if Sponsor believes the Entry is not in the spirit of the Giveaway, is not compliant herewith, or will have a detrimental impact on Sponsor, this Giveaway, or any of Sponsor’s brands, products or services. Furthermore, if applicable, if an Entry, for any reason whatsoever, garners or contains comments that are unpleasant, distasteful, nasty or otherwise inappropriate for the Sponsor community, Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify Entry/Participant and remove any such Entry.
Apparent or suspected phishing or spamming, sending of junk communications or the use of any unauthorized method or automated system to participate, or to acquire (unauthentic) entries is prohibited. Any Entry suspected and/or found using/benefitting from such methods to obtain entry at any time will be void in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.
Normal internet access and device usage charges imposed by your mobile plan and/or on-line service may apply. Messaging & data rates apply to internet access via mobile devices. Other charges may apply; check your mobile plan for rates/details. Consent is not a condition of purchase.
RANDOM DRAWING/ODDS: Sponsor may conduct live drawings during the Event and additional drawings following the Event during the Giveaway Period. Multiple potential winning entries may be selected in a random drawing conducted by Epic Mountain Gear (or its authorized representative) during the Event and after the Event during the Giveaway Period. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Entries received during the Giveaway Period. Entrants selected during a live drawing must be physically present at the applicable Event location at the time of the drawing. If the selected entrant is not present, an alternate entrant may be selected. Potential winners may be notified after the Event by phone and/or email using the contact information provided on the entry form. Potential winners may be asked to respond within a time specified and may be given instructions to complete a Release. Sponsor reserves the right to verify the identity and information of potential winner prior to prize award, and to decline to award the prize to a winner if awarding the prize to the potential winner would bring Sponsor into public disrepute, scandal or embarrassment (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion). For post-Event drawings, if a potential winner cannot be reached within two (2) separate attempts using the contact information (in Sponsor’s discretion) provided, declines or refuses the prize for any reason, fails to follow the instructions or reply on or within the time specified by Sponsor in any notification, is non-compliant, or is found to be ineligible, they will forfeit the prize and an alternate potential winner may be randomly selected in Sponsor’s sole discretion, as provided herein. Giveaway Entities shall have no liability for any winner notification that is intercepted, not received, not delivered, misdirected due to privacy or spam settings, not timely acted upon, or otherwise not responded to by a potential winner for any reason whatsoever, and the prize may be forfeited. After two (2) unsuccessful attempts to award the prize to an alternate winner, the prize will remain unawarded; there will not be a second-chance drawing.
Prizes or prize notifications that are unawarded, unclaimed, undelivered, misdelivered, refused, or returned will not be re-awarded. Potential winners may be required to sign, have witnessed and return a Declaration of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release (“Release”) within the time specified by Sponsor, or else prize will be forfeited. Prize award is subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Rules.
PRIZE/Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): Prizes may include skis, snowboards, apparel, accessories, equipment, and other merchandise supplied by Sponsor and/or promotional partners. The approximate retail values vary by prize. Individual prize values are expected to range from approximately $50 to $899. Approximately 50 prizes are available to be awarded between the Boulder and Aurora, Colorado Epic Mountain Gear locations, assuming sufficient eligible Entries are received, and subject to verification and compliance. Sponsor reserves the right to modify, substitute, remove, or elect not to award any particular prize in its sole discretion.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: PRIZES MUST BE CLAIMED BY October 31, 2026. Prize award is subject to verification and compliance. Prize must be accepted as a whole or will be forfeited in its entirety.
All prize claim arrangements must be made through Sponsor. Winners will be responsible for transportation of prize and any other incidental costs or expenses not specifically stated herein as being included. All elements of the prize are subject to availability. The restrictions/conditions stated herein are not all-inclusive and the prizes described above may be subject to additional restrictions/conditions, which may be stated in the Release (as defined herein). Failure to provide these release documents, if required, will cause prize to be forfeited. Sponsor will not replace and winner will not receive compensation for any voucher, gift card, or certificates that the winner is unable to use in whole or in part due to theft, misplacement, loss, damage, destruction (and such will not be replaced). All vouchers/gift cards, if provided, are for promotional purposes only and are subject to the terms and conditions of issuer.
Limit one (1) prize per Participant during the entire Giveaway. Any difference between ARV and actual value of prize will not be awarded. Winners agree to pay applicable local, state, and federal taxes on the prize, if any, and to comply with any tax reporting obligations, which are solely the responsibility of winners. Winners are advised to seek independent counsel regarding tax implications of their prize winning, if applicable. Only the prizes stated in these Official Rules are available to be won in the Giveaway. In no event will Giveaway Entities be responsible to award more than the stated prizes. Prizes are awarded assuming sufficient eligible entries are received. If because of technical, typographical, mechanical or other errors or for any other reason, there are more claims for a prize than prizes offered as stated in these Official Rules, a random drawing will be held among all eligible non-suspect claimants in such category to award such prize. Unless otherwise expressly permitted herein, any prize or any portion thereof cannot be assigned, transferred, redeemed for cash, or substituted, except by Sponsor who may, at its sole discretion, substitute a prize, or any item therein with a prize or substitute item of equal or greater value. Prizes, and any element thereof, including any vouchers, gift cards and/or products received as a prize, is personal to the winner and may not be sold, resold, auctioned, bartered, or placed into any other unauthorized channels of distribution. Any prize pictured in advertising, any website, or on Giveaway materials is for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual prize awarded. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ALL VALID MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO A PRIZE, PRIZES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
INDEMNIFICATION & RELEASE: BY PARTICIPATING, PARTICIPANTS AND WINNERS AGREE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW TO RELEASE, DISCHARGE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE SPONSOR, OTHER GIVEAWAY ENTITIES, AND THEIR PARENT, AFFILIATES AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS (“RELEASED PARTIES”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL ALLEGED AND/OR ACTUAL CLAIMS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DEMANDS, LOSSES, SETTLEMENTS (WHETHER OR NOT LITIGATION IS COMMENCED), LIABILITIES AND DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER EXISTING NOW OR ARISING IN THE FUTURE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, BODILY INJURY, PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, DISABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE, VIOLATION OF PROPRIETARY, PUBLICITY, PRIVACY OR ANY OTHER RIGHT), COSTS AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES, COURT COSTS, SETTLEMENT AND DISBURSEMENTS) DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF USE OF THE ENTRY IN WHOLE OR IN PART, THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF A PRIZE, PARTICIPATION IN ANY PROMOTION AND/OR PRIZE RELATED ACTIVITIES, ACCESS TO ANY PLATFORM OR WEBSITE, AND/OR ANY OTHER PARTICIPATION IN THIS GIVEAWAY. By entering and/or accepting a prize, Participants and winner covenant to the fullest extent permitted by law not to sue any Released Party or cause them to be sued regarding any matter released above, and not to disaffirm, limit or rescind this release. A waiver by one or more of the Giveaway Entities of any term in these Official Rules does not constitute a waiver of any other provision. Any provision determined to be invalid shall be struck from these Rules and the remainder shall continue in full force and effect.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Giveaway Entities are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Website users, human error, tampering, hacking or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Giveaway and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, incompatibility, communications failure, theft, loss or destruction of Entries, nor for the failure to capture Entry or any other information. Giveaway Entities are not responsible for injury or damage to Participants' or to any other person's computer and/or mobile device related to or resulting from downloading materials from or use of any platform or website. If, for any reason, the Giveaway or any element thereof is not capable of running as planned by reason of, but not limited to, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, force majeure, technical or other failures or errors, or any other causes similar or dissimilar which Sponsor deems, in its sole opinion, could corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Giveaway or any element thereof, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Giveaway or any element thereof and may in its discretion select the winner(s) from non-suspect, eligible Entries received prior to the action or as otherwise may be deemed equitable by Sponsor. In the event of any discrepancy, ambiguity, inconsistency, printing or any other error or miscommunication in any advertising, brochures, Giveaway materials, announcements and/or any other information or communications by any person/entity in whatever media/medium relating to this Giveaway or any element thereof, these Official Rules shall govern.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: The Giveaway Entities are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete, unintelligible, illegible, misdirected, undelivered, or stolen Entries, or for lost, interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, devices, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, Platform, or other connections availability, accessibility or traffic congestion, or miscommunications, or failed equipment, computer, network, telephone, satellite, cable hardware, software or lines, or technical failure, or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions, or website, network, hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, incompatibility, or errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of any information, nor for the failure to capture any such information. Persons who are suspected of fraud, artifice, cheating, tampering with, or abusing any aspect of the Giveaway or any element thereof, including but not limited to use of robotics, bots, malware, or other unauthorized devices or participation methods, as solely determined by Sponsor will be disqualified. ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GIVEAWAY MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
FORCE MAJEURE: Giveaway Entities shall not be liable to Participants, winners or any other person or entity for failure to execute the Giveaway, or any element thereof or supply a prize, or any part thereof, by reason of any act of God, any action(s), regulation(s) order(s) or request(s) by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not the action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) prove(s) to be invalid), equipment failure, terrorist act, cyber-attack, earthquake, war, fire, flood, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal), labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, supply chain issues, product unavailability, cancellation or delay of any kind, epidemic or pandemic, or any similar or dissimilar event beyond their reasonable control.
PUBLICITY RIGHTS: By participating in the Giveaway and/or accepting a Prize, Participants and winners grant (and agree to confirm that grant in writing) permission for Sponsor and/or Sponsor's authorized representatives the right to use his/her name, handle, information, likeness, image, voice, and statements for promotion, trade, commercial, and publicity purposes, at any time or times, in all media now known or hereafter discovered including television and the internet including Sponsor’s social media platforms and those of third parties whether or not connected with the Giveaway, worldwide, including but not limited to on the World Wide Web and Internet, without notice, review or approval and without additional compensation except where prohibited by law.
WINNERS LIST: For the names of prize winners, mail a SASE to: EMG Epic Drop Giveaway 26, Winner List Request, at the Sponsor’s address below, for receipt on or within five working days from the end date of the Giveaway Period. Limit one (1) request per person/household address.
SPONSOR: The Vail Corporation, 390 Interlocken Crescent, Broomfield, Colorado 80021.
PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS:
Epic Mountain Gear stores in Aurora and Boulder, Colorado