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What is a patroller?
Patrollers are the foundational base of any ski patrol & area and from there may branch out with other training. When you begin as a patroller candidate with your local patrol, you will be taking the OEC-Outdoor Emergency Care Course and your local ski patrol & area specific requirements to finish as a Patroller. This also helps with potential transfers across all divisions by having the same foundation of OEC.
A Patroller may add additional training, ie Alpine, Nordic, Bike for those designations. Others joining the NSP that do not take OEC, may be training for Host Program or have other classifications. Consult with your local patrol leaders for more information.
The White Cross is known universally as a representation of an emergency first aid professional.
This is shared knowledge and acceptance with the vast public nation & worldwide.
Combining patrol & area at this point, "each location", may have different joining requirements, protocols, uniforms, and working with paid and/or volunteers. Read on for additional examples and be sure to check with the patrol you are interested in for their current requirements and stipulations to join.
Patrollers serve many roles with the primary in a First Aid Room. Some locations will have patrollers also learn operation of a snowmobile to tow an alpine patroller or in summer operations an ATV/Truck for bringing guests to a First Aid Room. Some will continue with specific training to continue as an Alpine or Nordic patroller as well as other potential cross training or changing to a different designation later on.
Each patrol may have additional duties and requirements for patrollers that may include certain levels of skiing abilities to start with and/or learning opportunities to build on their present ability. Some locations may not have that requirement and choose to build and instruct skiing/snowboarding to those candidates over a period of time. Some locations also have Patrollers with certain skiing abilities train to only operate empty sleds. These concepts also apply to those operating in the summer and specific needs & requirements whether in the First Aid Room / Bicycle Duties.
As your time grows with the NSP, the opportunities do too from local, region, division and national level. Each location has individual requirements for patrollers and how changing designations vary due to many reasons, as your training and involvement already with the NSP is both valued, needed and standard. Networking is so valuable, please let's all continue to keep in touch, share and learn from each other.
Patrollers are the foundational base of any ski patrol & area and from there may branch out with other training. When you begin as a patroller candidate with your local patrol, you will be taking the OEC-Outdoor Emergency Care Course and your local ski patrol & area specific requirements to finish as a Patroller. This also helps with potential transfers across all divisions by having the same foundation of OEC.
A Patroller may add additional training, ie Alpine, Nordic, Bike for those designations. Others joining the NSP that do not take OEC, may be training for Host Program or have other classifications. Consult with your local patrol leaders for more information.
The White Cross is known universally as a representation of an emergency first aid professional.
This is shared knowledge and acceptance with the vast public nation & worldwide.
Combining patrol & area at this point, "each location", may have different joining requirements, protocols, uniforms, and working with paid and/or volunteers. Read on for additional examples and be sure to check with the patrol you are interested in for their current requirements and stipulations to join.
Patrollers serve many roles with the primary in a First Aid Room. Some locations will have patrollers also learn operation of a snowmobile to tow an alpine patroller or in summer operations an ATV/Truck for bringing guests to a First Aid Room. Some will continue with specific training to continue as an Alpine or Nordic patroller as well as other potential cross training or changing to a different designation later on.
Each patrol may have additional duties and requirements for patrollers that may include certain levels of skiing abilities to start with and/or learning opportunities to build on their present ability. Some locations may not have that requirement and choose to build and instruct skiing/snowboarding to those candidates over a period of time. Some locations also have Patrollers with certain skiing abilities train to only operate empty sleds. These concepts also apply to those operating in the summer and specific needs & requirements whether in the First Aid Room / Bicycle Duties.
As your time grows with the NSP, the opportunities do too from local, region, division and national level. Each location has individual requirements for patrollers and how changing designations vary due to many reasons, as your training and involvement already with the NSP is both valued, needed and standard. Networking is so valuable, please let's all continue to keep in touch, share and learn from each other.
Have photos of your Patrollers in action, Aid Room, Patrol Building?
Let's Showcase it for you!! Email: [email protected]
Let's Showcase it for you!! Email: [email protected]
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Senior Patroller: It is not how many years you have been with the National Ski Patrol, but additional education and training that was successfully completed to become a Senior Patroller.
Want to learn more? Please contact: [email protected] for questions. Also, go to the program page "Senior" to learn more! |