From Stowe to Switzerland, Vail Resorts transformed skiing. Now, on one of the busiest ski weekends of the year, customers are pushing back.

Vail Resorts issued its annual early season update to investors on Thursday, reporting that season-to-date total skier visits through Jan. 5

Vail Resorts CEO Kirsten Lynch said Jan.16 the company is pleased to have reached an agreement with the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association, ending the nearly two-week strike over increased wages and benefits.

The information, shared in a news release from Vail Resorts, comes only a few short days after the widely-publicized Park City Mountain patrol strike.

Attorney Daniel Tarpey expects it to be an “arduous” and “long procedural fight.” He and co-counsel have to prove there are enough skiers that may have been harmed in the same way during Park City Mountain’s recent strike to justify class action.

Despite fewer overall visitors and a strike, higher pass prices allowed Vail Resorts to increase its 2024/2025 season lift revenue.

Vail Resorts, which faced backlash over a Park City ski patrol strike, gets hate from locals and ski bums over the corporatization of skiing.

The strike at Vail Resort's largest U.S. ski property lasted nearly two weeks and shined a spotlight on the growing union.

In case you were too busy skiing, or playing pool, or participating in a chess tournament, or scoffing chocolate truffles while binge

Image via Shutterstock Look I get it, it's always terrible when your vacation gets ruined. But one skier is taking that disappointment to the extreme. He is suing a ski resort after long lines and disrupted operations made his vacation less than that of his dreams.

Other top spots went to resorts in Utah, Colorado, California and New York, including Vail, Telluride, Deer Valley and Alta. Newsweek readers also voted on the best snow-tubing park. Bogus earned the No. 7 slot in that poll, and Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg took No. 10.