
You will need to be a strong paralell skier that can agressively
ski all
the runs at the resort where you plan to patrol. You will
need an active
certification from the American Red Cross or the American
Heart
Association in one person and two person CPR. You will
also need a
certification from the National Ski Patrol in Winter Emergency
Care (WEC).
Ask the local patrol director for the date of the next
WEC class. You don't
have to be a patroller to take the WEC class.
If you qualify, you will be accepted as a Candidate (a
provisional member).
After one to two seasons of training, and after you pass
your on the hill
skills test, you will be advanced to Basic Patroller and
be a full fledged
member. Candidates are not allowed to ski a loaded sled
(loaded with an
accident victim) from an accident to the first aid room
until they advance
to Basic Patroller status.
The Basic on the hill skills test consists of free skiing,
controlled
skiing, a snowplow and side slip course through gates,
skiing an empty
toboggan (rescue sled) to an accident, and skiing a loaded
toboggan from
an accident to the first aid room.
THE
NATIONAL SKI PATROL, Samaritans of the Snow, by Gretchen R. Besser,
The Countryman Press, Woodstock, VT; ISBN 0-88150-030-5.
Call the ski resorts and ask them.
Consult your nearest ski store. Every big city has one.
Many small ones
do too.
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