The Loveland Ski Patrol consists of both paid and volunteer patrollers. The Volunteer Ski Patrol is always looking for advanced to expert alpine and telemark skiers and riders who want to be a part of an organization dedicated to helping fellow skiers while enjoying America's favorite winter sport. The Patrol provides training in NSP Outdoor Emergency Care first aid and alpine toboggan training. Loveland's 160 volunteer patrollers are men and women aged 18 to 70+, married and single, all with an appreciation for each other and a love of skiing. The Patrol also sponsors a Young Adult Patroller program for youth age 15-17. For more information regarding the volunteer patrol, contact Lew Gaiter III by email (preferably) or phone 970-308-2390 (calls between 9 am and 8 pm, please) Feel free to stop by the Loveland Basin First Aid Room on weekends during the ski season to discuss becoming a member of the Loveland Volunteer Ski Patrol. Skiing tryouts are held several times during the year.

If you are interested in a paid position as a ski patroller or need to contact the patrol room at Loveland Ski Area, please call us at (303) 571-5580 x134 or email us at skipatrol@skiloveland.com.

Lews Cruise - Saturday, August 22, 2009 - Ride from Breckenridge to Vail.

Stay tuned for more details.

Successful Patroller Education Conference Paves the Way for Future Events (4.22.09)

The NSP Patroller Education Conference took place in Snowbird, Utah, from April 15-17. The sold-out event brought together hundreds of patrollers representing all divisions of the NSP for three days of on- and off-snow education programs. For more information, go to www.nsp.org.

Update Senior Electives on Your NSP Profile (4.22.09)

If you have completed senior electives that have not yet been posted on your NSP profile, you can follow the steps at www.nsp.org quickly update your information.

OEC Testbank Instructions  (5.12.09)

OEC Instructors who have previously purchased an OEC testbank CD may have trouble opening the disc if they are using Microsoft Vista as their operating system. Go to www.nsp.org for directions from Jones and Bartlett, the publisher of the testbank CD.

BREAKING NEWS FROM SKI AREA MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE

VAIL RESORTS MAKES HELMETS MANDATORY FOR EMPLOYEES IN 2009-10

SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., April 13, 2009—Vail Resorts, Inc. (VR) will require all employees to wear helmets when skiing or riding on the job at each of its five mountain resorts—Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly—for the 2009-10 season. Helmets will be provided to every employee next fall as part of their standard uniform for working on the mountain

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