Some members of the 2001/2002 Candidate class receive instruction before hitting the slopes.

Lessons are planned and skills are reviewed before hitting the slopes!!

Auxilary Patrollers are taught procedures for loading the toboggan on the chairlift for transport up the hill.

An Auxilary Ski Patroller tries her hand at transporting a shortpack taboggan!

Safety is one of the primary concerns during training and all Ski Patrol operations.  Tail ropers are used for all training exercises.

Communication between the toboggan handler and tail roper is a key toboggan handling skill!

Snowboarders only make up a small percentage of the Ski Patrollers at Hidden Valley, but the numbers are growing!!