Ski patrollers miffed by wages they say are too low for high living costs have put a wrench in operations at the biggest U.S. ski resort with a rare strike that began over the busy holidays and carried on into the new year's fresh powder.

Minnesota resident Peter Nystrom saved for months to take his family on an unforgettable trip to the largest ski resort in America.

A third week of strikes by mountain patrol staff at a US ski resort has created a “disaster” of three-hour lift lines for “ripped-off” holidaymakers. Skiers on luxury holidays have been left out in the cold at Utah ’s Park City Mountain Resort as the resort operates with only 26 out of 41 lifts taking riders up the slopes.