Keystone Ski Patrol Union (KSPU) members ratified their first-ever negotiated contract with Vail Resorts over the weekend, including raises and wage incentives.The union represents 81 employees, most of whom voted to ratify the contract on Saturday.

Nearly all 81 members of the Keystone Ski Patrol Union voted to accept a new contract with Keystone Resort that will last through the 2026-2027 ski season. The announcement follows months of back and forth between management at Vail Resorts and the union that formed in 2024.

Keystone patrollers voted to unionize near the end of the ski season in 2024. This contract, which expires in May of 2027, is their first with the resort. Union activity has increased in recent years at Colorado ski resorts. In January, patrollers at Arapahoe Basin, which is owned by Alterra Mountain Resorts, voted to unionize.

The ski patrol strike in Park City brought more attention to organizing efforts at Colorado mountains. History helps us explain why.

Keystone Ski Patrol workers secured a pay increase for entry level and senior union members in their first contract with Vail Resorts.

The third labor contract negotiated this year between Vail Resorts and employees delivers wage, benefit increases to Keystone ski patrollers