BIG SKY, Mont. — At Big Sky Resort, six avalanche dogs make up an integral part of the ski patrol team. One of those six dogs is Hank. “Hank loves the snow,” said Max Erpenbach, a member of ...

What does it mean for skiers everywhere when patrollers from other Vail-owned mountains are called to cross the picket line?

UPSPA, CWA 7781 represents over 700 ski patrollers and life maintenance crews at nine resorts across the Mountain West, including Big Sky ... career members of our patrol it doesn't contribute ...

Thanks to a local grant, nine ski patrollers from across the West will have the opportunity to advance their avalanche ...