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Telski announces resort to close beginning on Dec. 27

Cites stalled contract negotiations with ski patrol and the union’s decision to strike

By Owen Perkins News Editor Dec 24, 2025


Telluride opened its ski mountain on Dec. 6 after a delay due to poor snow conditions. On Christmas Eve the resort announced it will close beginning on Dec. 27. Sonja Ames / Courtesy photo

While the Telluride region had been hoping for a Christmas miracle in terms of the standoff between Telluride Ski and Golf (Telski) and the ski patrol, the news has been more along the lines of lumps of coal for the community. ... On Wednesday, Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve – Telski announced that it would be closing the resort on Saturday, Dec. 27 in response to the Telluride Professional Ski Patrol Association’s (TPSPA) vote to strike after negotiations with Telski yielded no fruit.

“The Telluride Ski Patrol rejected the resort’s last, best and final offer and has made the choice to strike on Saturday, December 27 during the community’s busiest holiday period,” Telski said in a Christmas Eve statement.”

“Due to the Ski Patrol’s unfortunate choice to strike, we have made the difficult decision to close the resort on Saturday,” Telski representative Steve Swenson added as part of the statement. “We have no idea how long their strike will last, so we will continue to work on a plan that allows us to safely open again as soon as possible.”

Swenson has been part of the negotiating team and has taken some of the responsibilities of Telski’s CEO after Telski owner Chuck Horning earlier this year fired the previous CEO, his son Chad.

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