Our Member Units
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Arapahoe Basin Ski Patrol
A-Basin Ski Patrol is the newest campaign in our Local! They are currently preparing for a NLRB election and are facing a harsh anti-union campaign from their new owner, Alterra, so PLEASE SUPPORT THEM! A-Basin is located in Arapaho National Forest in Central Colorado and represents 57 professional Ski Patrollers.
Big Sky Ski Patrol
Big Sky Ski Patrol Association organized in 2021 and represents about 115 professional Ski Patrollers in the Madison Range of Southwestern Montana.
Breckenridge Ski Patrol
Breckenridge Professional Ski Patrol Union organized in 2021 and represents about 115 professional Ski Patrollers in the 10 Mile Mountain Range along the I-70 corridor in Central Colorado.
Crested Butte Lift Maintenance
Crested Butte Lift Maintenance Union organized in 2023 and represents 10 professional Lift Mechanics and Electricians in the Elk Mountains of Western Colorado
Crested Butte Ski Patrol
Crested Butte Professional Ski Patrol Association is approaching its 50th birthday! Having originally organized in 1978, CBPSPA is one of the oldest unions in the ski industry. They represent over 60 professional Ski Patrollers in the Elk Mountains of Western Colorado
Eldora Ski Patrol
We, the professionals of Eldora Ski Patrol, work hard in providing top-quality emergency response, patient care, and mountain management to one of Colorado’s busiest ski areas. Our daily responsibilities include a myriad of tasks on which the mountain depends, including hazard assessment, risk mitigation, and snow safety work. We are proud to work for Eldora Mountain Resort, and to help provide the Front Range and beyond with a safe, fun, and inclusive local ski area. We love what we do, which is why we so frequently go the extra mile for the benefit of the greater community. Our primary goal in organizing is to give our patrollers the support they need to continue returning year after year as stewards of our mountain.
As ski patrollers, we feel an urgent need for change in order to envision a sustainable future in patrol work.
Keystone Ski Patrol
Keystone Ski Patrol Union organized in 2024 and represents about 90 professional Ski Patrollers in White River National Forest in Central Colorado.
Loveland Ski Patrol
Loveland Professional Ski Patrol Union organized in 2023 and represents about 40 professional Ski and Snowboard Patrollers in Arapahoe National Forest in Central Colorado.
Park City Lift Maintenance
Park City Lift Maintenance Union organized in 2022 and represents about 50 professional Lift Mechanics and Electricians in the Wasatch Mountains of Northern Utah.
Park City Ski Patrol
Park City Professional Ski Patrol Union (PCPSPA) represents over 200 professional ski patrollers and mountain safety personnel at Park City Mountain Resort in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. PCPSPA was born of the Canyons Ski Patrol Association organized in 2001 and is one of the founding units of CWA Local 7781. When Vail Resorts merged The Canyons with neighboring Park City Mountain Resort in 2015, the newly combined patrol programs voted to maintain the union for patrollers across both sides of the resort under the PCPSPA. In doing so, they also brought Mountain Safety workers into their bargaining unit.
PCPSPA is proud to represent a group of many talented & tenured patrollers who keep the spirit of solidarity alive!
Purgatory Ski and Bike Patrols
Purgatory boasts two bargaining units! Purgatory Professional Ski Patrol Union and Purgatory Bike Patrol Union represent about 60 professional Ski and Bike Patrollers in the San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado.
Solitude Ski Patrol
Ava Gannon, 1st year:
"I'm looking forward to working in a place where there is already an established support system for employees through a union. The unionization of the patrol at Solitude was attractive to me because it meant the patrollers were being proactive about pushing for changes they wanted to see."
Athyn Scofield, 5th year:
"Going into my 5th season as a Ski Patroller has me more committed than ever to providing a fun and safe mountain experience for our guests at Solitude and beyond. With that, it is my firm belief that our Union is going to help create a more welcoming, experienced team that will help support our mountain community in the Wasatch."
Steamboat Ski Patrol
Steamboat Ski Patrol unionized in 1998 when drastic changes were implemented to patrol after a change in the ski area's ownership. Currently the Steamboat unit has 72 members, representing over 95% of veteran patrollers. Steamboat is facing serious congestion challenges on the slopes with the advent of the Ikon Pass, a critical lack of affordable housing, and a dramatic rise in cost of living over the past 5 years. Steamboat's Patrol Union is proud to continue the struggle to create working and wage conditions that allow all Patrollers to thrive in our unique mountain community.
Stevens Pass Ski Patrol
Stevens Pass Professional Patrol Association organized in 2019 and represents about 50 professional Ski Patrollers working in the Cascade Mountains in Washington.
Telluride Ski Patrol
Telluride Professional Ski Patrol Association organized in 2015 and represents 65 professional ski patrollers in the San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado.
Whitefish Ski Patrol
Up in Northwest Montana, Whitefish Mountain Professional Ski Patrol consistently devote our time, energy and passion to providing a safe and enjoyable experience for all mountain users. Since 1947 there has been a company operating ski lifts on our mountain and we look forward to many more years of service to our community. We perform our duties day after day with a deep sense of love for our mountain, the snow ghosts, the weather, and the people who make our community so wonderful. We acknowledge that there are challenges working and living in the ski industry and strive to raise the level of performance amongst ourselves, providing the best possible experience to our guests.
