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