Labor negotiations continued on Tuesday between Vail Resorts and the union representing ski patrollers at Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort, owned by Vail Resorts. This is the second day of negotiations this week amidst an ongoing labor strike. Around 200 Park City ski patrollers walked out of their locker room on December 27, during the resort’s peak holiday season, to form a picket line in their fight for higher wages and better working conditions.
“Negotiations have been dynamic and fluid, with things changing rapidly,” says Teddy Zerivitz, who’s on the executive board for Park City Mountain Resort’s ski patrol union. “We’re hopeful that we’ll be able to reach an agreement as soon as possible. We love our jobs, and we want to be back out there. Once we have a fair contract, our skis are in our cars and we’re ready to get back to work.”