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.

Skiers have filed a class action lawsuit against Vail Resorts, saying they spent thousands of dollars to visit Park City Mountain and Vail Resorts didn’t disclose an ongoing strike or its impacts.

Park City Mountain ski patrol reached a tentative agreement to end their strike at the Vail Resorts-owned Utah ski destination and are scheduled to vote on the deal Wednesday. The nearly two-week work stoppage had created massive disruptions at one of the largest ski resorts in North America.

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

Fourth-year ski patroller Quinn Graves holds a sign during a recent demonstration held by the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association. The association said Tuesday it had reached a tentative agreement with Vail Resorts.

Ski patrollers at Park City Mountain Resort are returning to work after nearly two weeks on strike. The union representing the patrollers came to an agreement with Vail Resorts, which manages the facility,

The ski patrol strike at the Park City resort in Utah ended Thursday after the mountain's owners agreed to a wage hike of $2 an hour for 200 union employees.

About 200 ski patrollers at Park City Mountain Resort went on strike for almost two weeks during the busy holiday season.

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