Mega frustration in the luxury ski resort: masses of tourists in line

They wanted ski runs in powder snow. But instead, masses of winter vacationers see their hard-earned money go up in smoke. In the largest ski resort in the USA, Park City in the state of Utah, a strike by piste workers has been causing monster queues at the lifts for three weeks now.

The background is a bitter dispute over fair wages for employees in this area Skisaison. But no agreement has yet been reached with the owner of the ski area – Vail Resorts. The consequence for tourists To ski: painfully long waiting times at the lifts, as documented by numerous social media posts.

Die „New York Post“ quotes vacationer Peter Nystrom from Minnesota (USA): “The longest queue ever. No excuse. Operational and management errors during the busiest week of the year.”

19,000 euros wasted on a ski holiday

The holiday guest’s frustration is completely understandable: according to reports, he is supposed to be for the Winter vacation spent $20,000 (almost 19,000 euros) with his family just to wait between two and three hours for the lift. Nystrom is now considering filing a complaint against Vail Resorts to get some of his money back.

He is not alone in this. Another skier’s video showed frustrated snow enthusiasts shouting, “Pay your employees!”

Employees only wanted $2 an hour more. Responsible for the Strike and with it the frustration of thousands of guests: a comparatively meager demand from the employees who are responsible for the slopes and tasks such as avalanche prevention.

The operator of the ski area reacts surprisingly

As the New York Times reports, they are said to have demanded an increase in their base wage by two dollars – from 21 to 23 dollars per hour – in September. However, because Vail Resorts failed to meet the demand, employees began striking over the holidays.

The operator said they were satisfied with the “significant investments” made in employees. However, efforts are still being made to reach an agreement.