A easy put up from Telluride Skilled Ski Patrol Affiliation (TPSPA) about an upcoming December 18th fundraising glad hour occasion at a French restaurant on the town comprises a message that may probably have resort officers contemplating coming again to the negotiating desk and or a sport plan ought to they strike. The fundraiser occasion is ready for December 18th at La Marmotte and its announcement features a line about ski patrollers insulating themselves financially within the occasion of a strike:
Come be a part of us at La Marmotte for glad hour, after which keep to attempt their new winter menu. A portion of the nights proceeds will profit the Telluride Skilled Ski Patrol. Assist us by filling up the restaurant and tipping your server. Reservations will be made via La Marmotte immediately.
Our fundraising objective proper now is not only about insulating the patrol from the results of going out of labor if the corporate doesn’t come again to the desk, however making an attempt to place ourselves to assist these most susceptible to the impacts of a piece stoppage. We recognize everybody’s help as far as we navigate this tenuous time, it means greater than we will put into phrases. -TPSPA
The glad hour fundraiser comes on the heels of an almost unanimous vote (99% majority) rejection of Telluride Ski Resort’s “remaining” contract supply which included a 9% per individual elevate. The ski patrol union had been in search of a 30% improve however had lowered the request to a 25% improve.
As we’ve got reported up to now, a possible ski patrol strike may have very extreme impacts on Telluride Ski Resort’s means to function this winter lowering, their chairlifts and terrain to a fraction of what’s usually out there. This can be a creating story and we are going to make sure to replace as new info turns into out there.



















