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Ski patrollers at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area hold successful vote to unionize

The ski patrollers at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area join a growing number of patrollers who have unionized in recent years, including patrollers at Breckenridge Ski Resort and Keystone Resort

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An Arapahoe Basin ski patroller prepares to drop a rope on a trail in Montezuma Bowl on March, 13, 2024. The ski patrollers at A-Basin have voted to unionize.
Ryan Spencer/Summit Daily News

Ski patrollers at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area have voted to unionize, according to a social media post.

The patrol team at A-Basin formally filed a petition to unionize back in November. The patrollers wrote on the Arapahoe Basin Ski Patrol Union Instagram page this week that the vote to unionize was successful.

“We have faced many ups and downs, but we are proud of our team and how much we have accomplished over some trying times,” the A-Basin patrollers wrote in the social media post. “This pushed everyone mentally and physically, but in the end we have come together and decided to unionize.”



The A-Basin ski patrollers will join the Communication Workers of America 7781 United Mountain Workers union, according to the social media post.

In a statement, A-Basin said that it respects the ski patroller’s decision to unionize.



“Our focus remains on supporting our patrol team — and all of our employees — by providing competitive wages, good benefits, a safe work environment and opportunities for professional growth,” A-Basin said in its statement.

Ski patrollers at A-Basin join a growing number of patrollers who have joined unions in recent years. Patrollers at Keystone Resort voted to unionize this past spring, while Breckenridge Ski Resort patrollers unionized back in 2021.


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