Colorado Ski Patrol Union Makes Agreement With Vail Resorts

Keystone Ski Patrol Union (KSPU), which represents the professional ski patrollers at Keystone Resort, Colorado, is the latest unionized ski patrol unit to reach a contract agreement with resort ownership. KSPU has been in contract negotiations with the mountain's parent company Vail Resorts since September of 2024. In October of 2024, KSPU filed an unfair labor practice suit against Vail for failing to uphold merit-based wage increases, which have been a hot topic across several patrol uni