Unionized ski patrol units have earned themselves quite the spotlight this ski season. While Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association (PCPSPA) made headlines in 2021 as they negotiated for their last round of contracts with Vail Resorts,
Visitors were greeted with long lift lines and minimal open terrain at Park City ski resort when the ski patrol union went on strike. One dissatisfied guest has filed a class action lawsuit against parent company Vail Resorts,
Vail Resorts shareholder Late Apex Partners LLC has sent a letter to the resort company’s board expressing alarm at what the firm called deteriorating brand value and demanding change. In the letter,
Vail Resorts, the operating company for Park City Mountain Ski Resort, is offering 50% per-day credits for guests impacted by the recent ski patrollers strike that impacted the resort's operations for two weeks.
Vail Resorts CEO Kirsten Lynch said Jan.16 the company is pleased to have reached an agreement with the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association, ending the nearly two-week strike over increased wages and benefits.
Following a nearly two-week strike from the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association, another worker strike could be coming down the hill for Vail Resorts.
While there have been many close calls over the years, no U.S. ski resort had experienced a strike in more than 50 years—that is, until last last month in
It's an influential time for ski resort employees here in Colorado. It comes after a Park City Mountain Resort patroller strike in Utah earned them higher wages and benefits. That success in another state with the same parent company is now playing into local contract conversations with resorts owned by Vail Resorts.
Shareholder Late Apex Partners said that Vail’s performance over the last five years has been unacceptable and called for major changes in the hospitality company.
Across the internet, skiers and snowboarders swore off buying an Epic Pass and Vail Resorts (MTN) stock after Park City Mountain buckled under the weight of the holiday crush, a storm and a ski patrol and safety worker strike.
An investor in Vail Resorts says the company’s recent performance “has been unacceptable,” and is calling on the ski resort conglomerate to make sweeping changes following the Park City Mountain ski patrol strike.
A Vail Resorts investor made waves in the ski industry this week when he published a scathing report on the company, calling for the resignation of CEO Kirsten Lynch and former CEO Rob Katz,