Ski patrollers at Park City Mountain Resort in Utah are striking over what they say are inadequate wages for the high cost of living in the area. The strike, which began during the holidays, has led to long lift lines and the closure of many ski runs.
Late former President Jimmy Carter makes a final funeral procession from the U.S. Navy Memorial to the Capitol in Washington D.C.Park City Ski Patrol employee Erika Roetman holds a sign while on strike requesting livable wages in Park City, Utah, Tuesday, Jan 7. 2025.
Yet some skiers who paid good money for passes are sympathetic. "Pay your employees!" they chant from lift lines in videos posted on social media. The 45,000 dockworkers' ongoing threats to resume their strike over automation would shut down ports and could damage the economy as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.Pointing to steep inflation since 2022, the Park City Professional Ski Patrollers Association has been negotiating since March, seeking an increase from $21 to $23 an hour. The union says $27 is considered a livable wage in pricey Park City, which is also home to Deer Valley Resort.
"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," Bill Rock, president of Vail Resorts mountain division, said in a statement.Snow has been falling thick and fast in Park City, with more than 2 feet in the past week. But much of Park City Mountain Resort is closed because of the strike.
Union ski patrollers at other U.S. Vail Resorts properties, including Breckenridge, Crested Butte and Keystone in Colorado, have expressed solidarity with the Park City Mountain Resort workers and complained about pressure put on workers from elsewhere to go there.
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