Vail Pass Task Force
To coordinate and support sustainable, multi‑use winter recreation on the Vail Pass Winter Recreation Area through cooperative management with the U.S. Forest Service, funding and operating grooming/plowing and visitor services, and protecting natural and recreational resources for motorized and non‑motorized users.
About Vail Pass Task Force
Vail Pass Task Force is a volunteer 501(c)(3) cooperator that works in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service to manage the 55,000‑acre Vail Pass Winter Recreation Area. Board membership is intentionally split between motorized and non‑motorized representatives to balance varied user needs.
The organization helps administer the site’s fee demo program, funds and coordinates trail grooming, plowing, ranger patrols, signage, and visitor information, and supports avalanche awareness and safety efforts through partnerships with regional agencies and volunteer groups.
Recent years have seen increased use of the area and corresponding expansion of grooming frequency, staffing, and visitor services to maintain trail quality, public safety, and resource protection.
Notable achievements
Formal cooperator agreement with USFS
Established and maintains a cooperative shared‑stewardship arrangement with the White River National Forest (Dillon and Holy Cross/Eagle Ranger Districts) to jointly manage the Vail Pass Winter Recreation Area.
Sustained, multi‑use trail system management
Successfully administers a complex, balanced system of motorized and non‑motorized designations, maps, signage and enforcement across 55,000 acres to reduce user conflict and protect sensitive resources.
Expanded grooming and visitor services
Responded to rising winter use by increasing grooming frequency, adding staffing coverage and supporting infrastructure (automated fee machines, signage, beacon checkpoints) to improve trail quality and safety.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $120K
- Annual revenue
- $202K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 84-1474058
- Location
- Aspen, CO
- Website
- www.vailpasswra.com
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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