What Ski Patrolling is about
What is the yearly ski patrol commitment?
· Patrollers
are scheduled for about 7 or 8 shifts, three hours each.
· One
day of first aid and chair evacuation refreshers, held in the fall.
· One
evening of CPR and AED refreshers.
How do I become
a patroller?
· Successfully
complete a first aid course (about 1 7-20 three-hour classes); and
six hours of CPR instruction.
· Receive
on the hill training (time varies according to the candidate’s
skiing /boarding skills, but probably averages 3-6 nights.)
· Ski
patroller training class are held in fall. Members that have
expressed their interest in becoming a ski patroller will be
contacted during the fall of 2007 regarding the course schedule.
What costs are
involved?
· Patrollers
are expected to buy a ski patrol jacket. The club pays $30 to each
patroller toward a butt pack and contents.
What are the
benefits of becoming an HH ski patroller?
· The
patroller and spouse are excused from the required duties at the
hill that other members must fulfill (duty days and workdays).
· You
get $300 in guest passes over a five-year period.
· The
first aid taught is roughly equivalent to what a basic EMT learns
and is valuable to a patroller’s family, friends and co-workers
besides being used at the hill.
· You’ll
make new friends and lasting friendships. Ask any of our patrollers.
Other helpful
ski patrol Links:
National Ski Patrol
Central Ski Patrol
For more information, or you would like to be a patroller, please
contact Don Whitaker, Ski Patrol Director at:
(262) 827-9888.
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