As ski patrollers in Park City celebrate their successful strike, the ski industry is left to clean up a PR mess that could mean a broader loss of trust from customers and the ski towns resorts call home.

About 200 ski patrollers at Park City Mountain Resort went on strike for almost two weeks during the busy holiday season.

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.