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Telluride Ski Patrol Ends Strike as Resort Sets Weekend Reopening

The 13-day stoppage battered local businesses, exposing rifts in the tourism-dependent town.

Business leaders gathered Wednesday, Jan. 7 to urge the town’s ski resort and its patrollers, who are currently on strike, to come to an immediate agreement in hopes of salvaging what’s left of the winter tourist season. (Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post)
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Overview

  • The Telluride Professional Ski Patrol Association accepted a new contract offer from Telluride Ski & Golf, ending a 13-day work stoppage.
  • The resort said Lift 4 will open Saturday with Butterfly, Lower Misty Maiden and Boomerang, with the Super Loop targeted next and more terrain to follow.
  • The shutdown began Dec. 27 when patrollers walked out over wages and retention, prompting the resort to halt operations during the holiday period.
  • Local operators reported steep declines and staffing cuts, including restaurant revenue down about 40% and widespread furloughs in lodging and hospitality.
  • Roughly 100 residents rallied and students marched this week urging a deal, and the town saw its first significant snowfall the day the impasse ended.