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Park City Mountain official reflects on impact of ski patrol strike
https://www.kpcw.org/park-city/2025-09-29/park-city-mountain-official-reflects-on-impact-of-ski-patrol-strikeKPCW | By Parker Malatesta
Published September 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM MDT
Park City Mountain leadership is looking to move forward this season after the high-profile ski patrol strike last winter.
Park City Mountain Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Deirdra Walsh told KPCW the resort is actively working to rebuild trust in the community following last season’s ski patrol strike.
Connor Thomas
KPCW
Park City Mountain ski patrollers picket at Canyons Village Dec. 27 after going on strike during contract renegotiations with Vail Resorts.
“It was an incredibly hard start to the season — that’s probably itself an understatement,” Walsh said on KPCW’s “Local News Hour” Sept. 29. “It was intense. It was challenging. It was disruptive. And when I think about that, I know that that is true for everyone.”
The union representing over 200 patrollers and safety staff walked out on the job two days after Christmas, demanding better wages and benefits.
The strike coincided with peak holiday ski traffic and led to viral social media posts and national news stories highlighting long lines at Park City Mountain, which at times had less than 20% of terrain open.
FULL story at link above.