Hidden Valley Ski Patrol Candidate Orientation

January 21, 2009

 

 

Advantages of Ski Patrol Membership

1.      Ski/Snowboard Instruction – twice weekly sessions available from rated instructors

2.      Medical Training – basic first aid, outdoor medicine and first responder training

3.      Advanced training in Medical, Outdoor and Ski Skills available through Senior Program

4.      Ski Hidden Valley – whenever you wish, must wear coat and respond to accidents

5.      Discounts on ski equipment – through the annual Pro-Form program

6.      Work in a Volunteer, Service Organization

7.      Meet and work with others interested in skiing and emergency medicine

 

 

Commitments to Ski Patrol (during the training year)

1.      Fourteen weeks of OEC classes to pass the National Ski Patrol OEC Test

2.      Payment of an OEC course registration fee at the time of course enrollment.

3.      Purchase of three National Ski Patrol textbooks.

4.      Certification in CPR (location of your choice)

5.      Attendance at OEC refresher and Chair Lift Evacuation Training (held the first full weekend of November each year)

6.      Payment of Hidden Valley Ski Patrol dues upon successful completion of OEC course / OEC skills test.

7.      Purchase and initial stocking of black first aid belt pack.

8.      Attendance in Ski Patrol 101, a three week program meeting Nov – Dec

9.      Deposit (to be refunded upon return) of $100 for Candidate Parka

10.  Ski & toboggan training each Tuesday eve and a weekend morn beginning early Jan through mid-Feb.  The final exam is scheduled on a weekend day in Feb and can not be missed.

 

 

Commitments in Subsequent Years

1.      Annual dues

2.      Uniform Expenses (Red mountain uniform parka - HVSP coordinates group parka orders to get a group discount, black or navy ski pants, and ski/boarding equipment)

3.      Attendance in annual refresher/chairlift evac (medical skills refresher) - first full weekend in November each year

4.      Participation in annual ski refresher (ski skills refresher) late Dec – early Jan

5.      Approximately 15 full patrol shifts, of which at least two are midnight sessions

6.      Voluntary Participation in Hidden Valley Ski Patrol fundraising activities (fundraising helps to lower the cost of membership dues.)