Talented ski patrollers at Solitude Mountain Resort, Utah trigger a large avalanche using explosives. Aerial drone footage ...

Jasper’s ski resort showed guests how its ski patrol manages terrain and ensures the mountain is safe during Avalanche Awareness Day on Saturday (Jan. 18).

A perfectly placed webcam caught patrollers at Solitude triggering a massive slide while performing avalanche mitigation.

They maintain safety at ski resorts by monitoring terrain, responding to accidents, hauling hurt skiers downhill and reducing avalanche risk, sometimes by releasing avalanches with explosives when ...

Snow safety personnel, who are also in the union, ski in avalanche terrain and throw explosives to trigger ... The Park City ski patrol union says that a living wage in Park City is $27 per ...

Two hundred Utah ski patrollers returned to work Thursday after voting to accept a new labor contract and end a nearly ...

“Ski patrol requires even more skilled learning than to be instructor, but to be instructor you also have to have skills training,” Mauzy said. "They’re both highly underpaid.” There's a ...

The Park City Ski Professional Ski Patrol Association claimed victory ... such as by releasing built-up snow with explosives when nobody is nearby. Many work other jobs in the summer, including ...