A strike by the ski patrol at Park City Resort, North America’s largest ski area by acreage, has shut a majority of the Utah ski area for more than a week at the resort’s busiest time of the year.

Vail Resorts, the company that owns Park City Mountain Resort, says it will return to talks with the resort's striking ski patrol employees. On Monday, the resort closed more than 80% of its terrain,

As ski patrollers from other resorts have allegedly been encouraged to help at Park City, representation from four mountains sent Vail Resorts a harsh letter.

Despite early promises that a ski patrol union strike would not impact resort operations, holiday skiers say they've been disappointed to find delays and limited lift availability.

Jim Lebenthal blasted Vail Resorts for the skiing experience at Park City Mountain Resort while patrollers are on strike.

Almost 200 workers joined a strike Friday at Park City Mountain, accusing Vail Resorts of bad-faith negotiations. The company says it has brought in replacements to sustain operations.

Skiers at Utah's Park City Mountain Resort described to Business Insider the effects of a ski patrol strike during peak season.

Employees at the Broomfield-based ski giant's biggest resort traded their planks for picketing during one of the busiest parts of the ski season. The labor action is touching Colorado ski workers now,