The day after the two councilors joined the picket line, Park City Mayor Nann Worel and the city council issued a joint statement calling on Park City Mountain owner Vail Resorts “to take immediate action” to end the strike, citing “confusion and disruption” around town.

The nearly two-week strike hobbled the largest U.S. ski resort during a busy holiday period and sparked online fury about deepening economic inequality in rural mountain areas.

Ski patrollers at Park City Mountain Resort are returning to work after nearly two weeks on strike. The union representing the patrollers came to an agreement with Vail Resorts, which manages the facility,