Matchstick Tour x Epic Pass Sweepstakes
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
The Matchstick Tour x Epic Pass Giveaway is sponsored by Vail Resorts, Inc. (“Vail” or “Sponsor”), 390 Interlocken Crescent, Broomfield, CO 80021, and Matchstick Production (“Matchstick” or “Sponsor”), at address collectively referred to as “Sponsors”.
ELIGIBILITY:
Open to legal residents of and physically residing in the United States (excluding Florida), including D.C. (“U.S.”), or legal residents of and physically residing in Canada, excluding Quebec (“CAN”) who are at least 18 years of age or older (or the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence, whichever is older) at the start of the Promotion Period, as stated below (“Participants”). To be declared a winner, a selected Participant who is a resident of CAN must first correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question administered by the Sponsor. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, Partners, or any of their parents, subsidiaries and/or affiliated companies, dealers, distributors, 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 Promotion (collectively the “Promotion 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.
PROMOTION PERIOD:
The Promotion begins on or about 6:00 pm Mountain Time (“MT”) on October 3, 2026 and ends at 11:59 PM MT on February 28, 2027 (“Promotion Period”). All time referenced herein is Mountain Time Zone. Entries received outside of this period will not be eligible. Participants are solely responsible for determining the correct time zone in their respective jurisdictions; Promotion Entities disclaim all liability or responsibility relating thereto.
AGREEMENT BY PARTICIPANT/USE OF INFORMATION: By Participating in Promotion, each Entrant must read and agree to Sponsor’s Terms of Use at http://www.epicpass.com/policies?tc_1=3 and agree to be contacted by Sponsor for Promotion-related communications.
By participating in the Promotion, each Participant fully and unconditionally agrees to be bound to and accepts these Official Rules and the additional terms and conditions specific to the Promotion in these official rules (“Official Rules”). Participants further agree to be bound to the decisions of the Sponsors (and their authorized representatives) which are final and binding in all matters.
ENTRY: DURING THE SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD, THERE ARE TWO (2) WAYS TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES (ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON ACCEPTED) Method #1 – Matchstick Production Screening Entry: Eligible Participants may access and complete the entry form by scanning the QR Code at the approximately 70+ screening locations of “THE WAY OUT” during the Promotion Period (“Online Entry”).
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Method #2 – Free Alternate Method of Entry Form ("AMOE"): To enter the Sweepstakes without attending the live screening, eligible Participants may go to https://matchstickpro.com/skitour/, fill out and submit the entry form. Mechanical reproductions will not be accepted. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, stolen, delayed, invalid, unintelligible, illegible, misdirected Entries, all of which will be disqualified.
QR Code and Online Entry are collectively referred to as “Entry” or “Entries.” Each Eligible Participant may submit Only One Entry during the Promotion Period, regardless of Entry method. Any Entry that does not include all content required herein, does not (in Sponsor’s sole discretion) appear to be compliant, submitted in good-faith, or that fails to follow all steps and include all other information required herein may be disqualified. In addition to all other restrictions and conditions stated or incorporated elsewhere herein, Entries (and all content therein) must NOT appear to condone, promote, contain, depict (more than incidentally) or describe in any manner any individual who has not expressly consented to being included in the Entry submission, any illegal, dangerous, harmful, offensive, cruel, unsafe, demeaning, disgusting, highly political or sensitive topics, over-consumption, or any other improper or unsuitable activities/content (as determined by Sponsor in its absolute discretion) or will be subject to removal and disqualification.
Entries must be complete, compliant, submitted via either method communicated, and timely received by Sponsor specific to the applicable Promotion Period. Sponsor has the right to verify Participants’ eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules and, on the basis of its investigation, to disqualify any Entry/Participant at any time and require immediate Grand Prize return, if applicable. Group or commercial submissions are not permissible. Incomplete, invalid, unsuitable, or otherwise non-compliant Entries (as determined in Sponsor’s absolute discretion) will not be eligible. If, upon review, Sponsor (or its authorized representative) is unable to determine that an Entry and/or Participant is eligible, compliant, or reasonably suspects that it/he/she is not eligible or compliant in whole or in part, the Entry as a whole and Participant may be disqualified. Proof that an Entry was uploaded does not constitute proof or evidence that it was received within the Promotion Period or eligible for the Promotion. Entries will not be acknowledged or returned. Entries submitted via any other entry method than stated herein will not be accepted. Participants may not (whether apparent or suspected) enter through a third-party sweepstakes/contest club or exchange site (or similar method, whether or not paid), with multiple or false identities, accounts, IP addresses, or devices, or use multiple e-mail and/or street addresses, or use any other device or artifice to enter or participate. Engaging directly or indirectly in any (apparent or suspected) artifice, cheating, fraud, spamming, phishing, harassment, on-line clubs (or similar methods), exchange sites, robotic, automatic, macro, programmed or like participation methods as determined in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion, will void all such Entries, and disqualify any Participant suspected of using/benefitting from such methods.
Without limiting the foregoing, Entries will be disqualified if Sponsor believes the Entry is not in the spirit of the Promotion, is not compliant herewith, or will have a detrimental impact on Sponsor, this Promotion, or any of Sponsor’s brand, products or services. Furthermore, if an Entry, for any reason whatsoever, contains content that is-- or garners 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. Normal internet access and device usage charges imposed by your mobile plan and/or on-line service may apply to Entry via mobile device. For those Participants entering with a mobile device: Messaging and data rates apply to internet access and/or text on mobile devices. Other charges may apply; check your mobile plan for rates/details. Consent is not a condition of purchase.
REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT YOUR ENTRY: By submitting an Entry, Participants represent and warrant (and agree to release and indemnify Promotion Entities from same) that: they have the absolute right and all requisite consents to submit such Entry (including the name, handle, likeness, image, voice and any other information disclosed or conveyed about/by any and all individuals and venues included therein), and submitting such Entry does not appear to violate or infringe the rights of such individuals or any other third party, entity or venue, will not constitute a violation of law or policies, and will not bring Sponsor or the Promotion Entities into public disrepute, scandal or embarrassment; their Entry submitted and all content therein is truthful and accurate, has not been created for or submitted in any other Promotion or copied in whole or in part from any other work, and is the sole and exclusive property of the Participant (or Participant has the full right to submit it herein for all uses contemplated); the Entry does not contain, depict, condone, encourage or promote activities or content prohibited by these Official Rules; and any individuals mentioned, featured in, or who have worked on the Entry, in whole or in part, in any manner have given Participant their consent to submission of Entry into this Promotion and the use contemplated. If requested by Sponsor, Participant shall provide evidence of the above in writing. Nothing herein shall be deemed an obligation of confidentiality. Any trademarks, logos, brand names, venues, sponsorships or any other intellectual property appearing in any way in connection with this Promotion, prizing, or any Entry are the property of their respective owners, which are not sponsors or affiliated with this Promotion in any way.
RANDOM DRAWINGS/ODDS: One (1) potential winner will be selected in a random drawing conducted by Sponsor (or its authorized representative) on or about March 3, 2027 (“Winner”) for receipt of the grand prize, as more fully described below (“Grand Prize”). Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Entries received during the respective Entry Period. Within five (5) days of the computerized random selection, the potential Winner will be contacted via e-mail provided on their Entry and will be asked to privately provide additional contact information so that an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability/Prize Acceptance Form (Prize Documents) can be sent to the Winner. Potential Winner will have seventy-two (72) hours from the time the email is sent to reply. If a potential Winner cannot be contacted after the first attempt to contact him/her within the seventy-two (72) hour period, or in the event that a potential Winner(s) is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable Grand Prize to an alternate winner(s) selected in accordance with the selection criteria described above. Sponsor reserves the right to verify the identity and information of a potential Winner prior to Grand Prize award, and to decline to award the Grand Prize to Winner if awarding that Grand Prize would bring Sponsor and/or any Partners into public disrepute, scandal or embarrassment (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion). If a potential Winner cannot be reached within two separate attempts using the contact information provided, declines or refuses the Grand 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 Grand Prize and an alternate potential winner may be randomly selected in Sponsor’s sole discretion, as provided herein. Promotion 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 Grand Prize will be forfeited. After two additional unsuccessful attempts to award the Grand Prize to an alternate winner, that Grand Prize will remain unawarded; there will not be a second-chance drawing however, Sponsor reserves the right but not an obligation to award the Grand Prize in any subsequent Promotion.
Grand Prize or Grand Prize notification that are unawarded, unclaimed, undelivered, misdelivered, refused, or returned will not be re-awarded. Potential Winner may be required to sign, have witnessed, and return a Declaration of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release (Tennessee residents Liability Release only) within the time specified by Sponsor, or else Grand Prize will be forfeited. Grand Prize award is subject to verification of Winner eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules.
GRAND PRIZE/APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (“ARV”):
There is one Grand Prize to be awarded in the Promotion which has a total ARV of $3,838 USD available to be won by one Winner and shall consist of the following elements:
1. Two (2) EPIC Passes for the 2027/2028 Season. And
2. One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500) in US Dollars
Grand Prize Terms and Conditions: Winner and Guest must be at least 18 years of age at time of Grand Prize redemption (19 years of age for Canadian residents).
PRIZE REDEMPTION: Sponsor will reach out to Winner via email and/or phone to assist with redeeming the Grand Prize. Winner will receive Grand Prize information. Winner must provide Sponsor with necessary information to help facilitate redemption of the Grand Prize.
Limit one (1) Grand Prize during the entire Promotion. Grand Prize must be awarded as stated herein or else will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner(s). Any difference between ARV and actual value of any elements of the Grand Prize will not be awarded. Winner agrees to pay applicable local, state, and federal taxes on the Grand Prize and to comply with any tax reporting obligations, which are solely the responsibility of Winner. Winner is advised to seek independent counsel regarding tax implications of their winning and receipt of the Grand Prize. Only one (1) Grand Prize, as stated in these Official Rules is available to be won in the Promotion. If, because of technical, typographical, mechanical, or other errors or for any other reason, there are more claims for the Grand Prize than being offered, as stated in these Official Rules, a random drawing will be held among all eligible Participants to award such Grand Prize. Unless otherwise expressly permitted herein, the Grand Prize or any portion thereof cannot be assigned, transferred, redeemed for cash, or substituted, except by Sponsor or any Partner who may, at their sole discretion, substitute an element of the Grand Prize with an element of equal or greater value. Sponsor and any Partner will not replace, and Winner will not receive compensation from, any Promotion Entity for any element of the Grand Prize, such as tickets, travel vouchers, gift cards, 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. Gift card and/or vouchers, as provided, are for promotional purposes only and are subject to the terms and conditions of the issuer. Grand Prize and any element thereof, including any products received as part of the Grand Prize, may not be sold, resold, auctioned, bartered, or placed into any other unauthorized channels of distribution. Any part of Grand Prize pictured in advertising, on any website, or on Promotion materials is for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual Grand Prize awarded. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ALL VALID MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY ELEMENT OF GRAND PRIZE IS 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 WINNER AGREE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW TO RELEASE, DISCHARGE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE PROMOTION ENTITIES, (“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 GRAND PRIZE, PARTICIPATION IN ANY PROMOTION AND/OR GRAND PRIZE-RELATED ACTIVITIES, ACCESS TO ANY PLATFORM OR WEBSITE, AND/OR ANY OTHER PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROMOTION. By entering and/or accepting Grand Prize, Participants and/or 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 Promotion 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 Official Rules and the remainder shall continue in full force and effect.
Publicity Rights: By participating in the Promotion and/or accepting the Grand Prize, Participants and/or Winner (excluding Tennessee residents) grant (and agree to confirm that grant in writing) permission for Sponsor and/or Sponsor's authorized representatives (including Partners) the right to use his/her name, handle/username, 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 Promotion, 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.
Limitations of Liability: Promotion Entities are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by the Social Media Platform or website users, human error, tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion 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. Promotion 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 Promotion 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 Promotion or any element thereof, Sponsor reserves the right
at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion or 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, Promotion materials, announcements and/or any other information or communications by any person/entity in whatever media/medium relating to this Promotion or any element thereof, these Official Rules shall govern.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: Promotion 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, Social Media 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 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 Promotion 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 PROMOTION 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: Promotion Entities shall not be liable to Participants, Winner or any other person or entity for failure to execute the Promotion or any element thereof or supply the Grand 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, cancellation or delay of any kind, epidemic or pandemic, or any similar or dissimilar event beyond their reasonable control.
WINNER LIST: For the name of Winner, mail a sufficiently U.S. Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (“SASE”) to: “Epic Winter Adventure Sweepstakes Winner List Request” at the Sponsor’s address below, for receipt on or within five working days from the end date of the Promotion Period. Limit one (1) request per person/household address.
SPONSOR: The Vail Corporation, 390 Interlocken Crescent, Broomfield, Colorado 80021.
This Promotion is in no way sponsored, affiliated or administered by any social media platform or other platform used to advertise and/or facilitate the Promotion.