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 the biggest U.S. ski resort say they have reached a deal with Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort to end a strike that put a wrench in operations during the busy holiday season.

A 12-day strike by ski patrollers at Utah's Park City Mountain disrupted holiday ski vacations at America's largest ski resort, but a settlement has now been reached.

After a strike that lasted nearly two weeks, Park City Mountain and the ski patrol union have reached a tentative agreement, the groups said in a joint statement Tuesday night. The agreement is still pending and will be ratified after a vote scheduled for Wednesday.

Mayor Nann Worel said in a statement that she and the Park City Council recognize that resort communities face significant livability challenges, and it is the workforce that all too often shoulders the weight of today’s economic pressures. Supporting a professional workforce is essential to the health, safety and vitality of the town, she said.

The ski patrol strike at the Park City resort in Utah ended Thursday after the mountain's owners agreed to a wage hike of $2 an hour for 200 union employees.

Park City Mountain reached an agreement with its ski patrollers this week, ending a strike that threw the popular Utah resort into chaos over one of the busiest times of the year. The mountain and the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association finalized its agreement late Wednesday evening,

The 204 workers ended their strike with a $2 wage increase to the base pay to $23 an hour and an average $4 an hour wage increase for more experienced workers.

An Illinois man filed a class action lawsuit against Vail Resorts over Park City Mountain's strike-related disruptions, which he called a