The Park City Professional Ski Patrollers Association has been striking against Vail Resorts since December 27th, disrupting operations at the largest ski resort in the U.S. The strike, which has caused lengthy lift lines and limited terrain, stems from demands for a $2 hourly wage increase. With only a quarter of the slopes open, the resort faces significant challenges due to the lack of ski patrollers who are responsible for crucial tasks like trail opening, accident response, and avalanche prevention.
What It’s Like to Stay at Hotel Yellowstone, a Wyoming Resort That Blends Rugged Mountain Views With Lavish ComfortThe Park City Professional Ski Patrollers Association has been on strike since December 27 against Vail Resorts , parent company ofhas reported. The union represents just over 200 ski patrollers and mountain safety workers at the largest ski resort in the U.S. Among other issues, the strike has caused lengthy lift lines and limited terrain, much to visitors’ chagrin.
“We are proud of the significant investments we have made into all of our employees, including patrol, which have far outpaced inflation,” Vail Resorts Mountain Division president Bill Rock said in a statement last Friday. “We deeply regret that this is having any level of impact on the guest experience and are grateful to our thousands of employees who are working hard every day to enable the experience at Park City Mountain and open the terrain that we can safely open.
As for the Park City Professional Ski Patrollers Association, the union says the local community has largely supportive of the campaign for a wage increase. “We have had members of the community stopping by our picket line every day letting us know they support us, dropping off food, and donating to our strike fund,” Margaux Klingensmith, a six-year Park City patroller and business manager for the organization, toldNicole Hoey is Robb Report's digital editor. While studying at Boston University, she read, wrote and read some more as an English and journalism major. A class taught by a Boston Globe copy editor…Forget Your Chalet.
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