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Misinformation Claims Dominate Negotiations Between Keystone, CO, Ski Patrol Union and Vail Resorts

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KEYSTONE, CO—On Wednesday, January 22, the Keystone Ski Patrol Union (KSPU) bargaining team met again with Vail Resorts for contract negotiations. The day focused on the company’s first counter to the union’s wage proposal, one day after the company announced a new “mountain complexity” pay incentive for its large non-unionized patrols. The new incentive was presented in the company’s wage […]
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Park City Mountain, UT, Cited and Fined $2,500 for Serious Violations Resulting in Death of Ski Patroller On Duty

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An investigation by FOX 13 News has revealed that Park City Mountain Resort, UT, violated safety standards resulting in an accident that killed Christian Helger, a ski patroller on duty. A Utah Occupational Safety and Health (UOSH) citation rated the violation as “serious.” The 29-year-old was riding the Short Cut chair on January 2nd, 2023, when “a large pine tree […]
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Fundraiser Set Up for Mammoth Mountain, CA Ski Patroller Seriously Injured While Working

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A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up for a Mammoth Mountain, CA, ski patroller who suffered a severe leg injury while working last week. Scott Wheeler will spend the next few weeks in hospital after suffering the injury while working hard to ensure the mountain was as safe as possible for guests following last week’s storm that dumped over five feet […]
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Heavenly Ski Patroller to Swim, Bike, and Run Perimeter of Tahoe

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Athlete, Heavenly ski patroller, and certified badass, Andi Bertolina, is embarking on an epic Tahoe endurance trifecta- to run, bike, and swim the 73-mile circumference of Lake Tahoe. After learning that a 50-mile ultra-marathon she signed up for was canceled due to Covid, Bertolina sought to create her own endurance challenge instead. Originally, Andi had decided she was only going […]
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Ski Patroller who Fleeced His Colleagues of $5.4-Million Faces Years in Jail after Failing to Repay Them in Full

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A stockbroker who worked as a part-time member of the ski patrol at Windham Mountain, NY faces a decade in prison after failing to repay $1.2 million he stole in an elaborate scam that targeted other members of the ski patrol, according to Times Union. Marone carried out the scam between 1998 and 2004, prosecutors said. Franklin S. Marone, 55, of […]
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Mount Hood, OR Patroller Survives After Being Buried in an Avalanche Whilst Working

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A Mount Hood ski patroller was buried and seriously injured in an avalanche Wednesday afternoon while working in a closed area of the resort, reports OregonLive.com.  A trio of patrollers were working in the area when the avalanche occurred, according to a resort spokesman. The patrollers were boot packing in a closed area of the resort, known as God’s Wall, in […]
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Ski Patrol: One of America’s Worst Paying Jobs

According to a study by SkiPatrol.net, Ski Patrollers are among the lowest paying workers in America. Along with Lifeguards, Recreational Protective Services (RPS) workers make less than 97% of US professions, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. From SkiPatrol.net: It’s important to note that 90%+ of ski patrollers that are also National Ski Patrol members in the US take no compensation for their work, and do not appear in this category of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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