"Industry NewsAfter months of negotiations and a planned picket looming, Breckenridge Ski Patrol Union and Vail Resorts reached a tentative labor agreement late Thursday night, avoiding a public demonstration scheduled for Sunday, reports Summit Daily. In a joint statement released early Friday, both parties announced the new three-year deal extending through November 15, 2028. The union's bargaining committee has unanimously recommended that members ratify the agreement. Neither side will comment further until the contract vote is complete."
"Thursday's agreement followed a lengthy bargaining session that capped off months of talks that began in April. Earlier this week, union president Ryan Dineen informed the Breckenridge Town Council that ski patrollers were preparing to picket at the base of the BreckConnect Gondola if a deal was not reached before their current contract's November 15 expiration. The proposed picket aimed to raise public awareness about the union's efforts to improve wages, benefits, and professional development opportunities for patrollers, priorities that remained central throughout negotiations."
"With a tentative deal now in place, Breckenridge patrollers will return their focus to mountain safety operations as the ski season gets underway. Further details of the agreement will be shared following ratification by the members. The trend of ski patrollers unionizing has been gaining significant momentum recently, marked notably by the historic 2024 strike at Park City, Utah, where nearly 200 patrollers struck for better wages, resulting in a raise to $23 per hour after 13 days."
Breckenridge Ski Patrol Union and Vail Resorts reached a tentative three-year labor agreement late Thursday, extending the contract through November 15, 2028. The union's bargaining committee unanimously recommended ratification, and both sides withheld further comment until the membership vote. Talks began in April and culminated after a lengthy bargaining session; union leaders had planned a picket at the BreckConnect Gondola to press for improved wages, benefits, and professional development if no deal emerged. Patrollers stated they would not withhold labor even while preparing a demonstration. Patrol operations will refocus on mountain safety as the ski season opens, with details released after ratification.
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