Telluride To Suspend Operations

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Blister podcast has an interesting discussion on the strike; it doesn't sound like a resolution will be quick.

Podcast includes a discussion with Jason Blevins, who writes for the Colorado Sun. Blevins has been a ski journalist in Colorado for quite a while.

December 27, 2025

Telluride Closes, Ski Patrol Strikes, & the Future of Ski Resorts w/ Jason Blevins (Ep.389) | Blister

On 12.27.25, the Telluride Ski Patrol went on strike, and then the ski area closed indefinitely. So what is going on in Telluride, and what does it mean for the ski industry?

blisterreview.com

 

[Briski]

Quite a few would-be Telluride visitors turned up at Crested Butte over New Year. Monarch is offering a free ticket to Telluride employees, which is nice.

 

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Telluride is re-opening after the ski patrol union voted to accept a compromise offer.

January 9, 2025

Telluride reopening as striking ski patrollers accept contract, return to work

Telluride Ski Resort in southwestern Colorado began to reopen on Friday after a vote by striking ski patrollers to accept a contract and return to work.

www.cpr.org

 

[Briski]

It turns out that just before the strike settled, the Mayor of Mtn Village (a patroller) and a Telluride City council member approached Horning as private citizens to broker a 51% purchase by a group of investors. Now the mayor has resigned and the city councilwoman is under investigation.

Telluride Town Council launches investigation into councilwoman who proposed deal to buy ski resort

Telluride Mayor Pro Tem Meehan Fee joined the now-resigned Mountain Village mayor in offering Telluride resort owner Chuck Horning a deal to sell the ski area

coloradosun.com