DOG TEAMS GET THEIR OWN REFRESHER STORY AND PHOTOS BY CANDACE HORGAN Ski patrollers always look at fall as a time to get back into the swing of things ahead of the first runs of the season. Perhaps then, it's not surprising that patrollers aren't the only ones
HOW CLIMATE CHANGE WILL IMPACT PATROLLING AND OUR LOVE OF WINTER BY ERYKA THORLEY SKIING WAS MY FIRST LOVE, THOUGH NOT ALWAYS AN EASY ONE. I REMEMBER HIDING IN A CLOSET WHILE MY DAD STORMED THROUGH THE HOUSE READY TO LEAVE FOR SKI RACING PRACTICE. IT’S ALWAYS BEEN
By Kim Kircher A Skier in a Community of Skiers Several decades ago, on the cusp of my 18th birthday, I needed to choose a cause. As an adult, I would put away childish things and volunteer my time for something I believed in. I decided that by
NAS FIELD SESSIONS OFFER FOUR DAYS OF INTENSIVE SNOW STUDY STORY AND PHOTOS BY CANDACE HORGAN It’s late in the afternoon, and as the sun dips lower in the orange-hued sky and passes behind a ridge to the west, eight of us are gathered around a pit we
NSP WELCOMES BIKE PATROLLERS BY MELANIE HOOD, NSP MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AND KEN KRAMER, NSP BIKE COMMITTEE CHAIR WE ARE THE NATIONAL SKI PATROL, SO WHY ARE WE ADDING BIKE PATROLLERS TO OUR RANKS? IF YOU WERE ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN, IT MIGHT SEEM STRANGE FOR A
Ever wonder how legislation can directly affect the ski industry and what the new tax law implications are. In the latest issue of the NSAA Journal Dave Byrd, NSAA Director of Risk and Regulatory Affairs tries to unpack the Tax cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Click the image
Jennifer Laitala, Wachusett Mountain Ski Patrol NSP:When did you become a patroller, and what led you to start patrolling? Jennifer: I became a patroller 27 years ago at the age of 15. I started with the YAP program at Wachusett Mountain. My parents were/are active patrollers. I grew up around patrolling
Outdoor Retailer By Candace Horgan Over the week of Jan. 24-30, the Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show was held in Denver and at Copper Mountain, Colorado. This marked the first time in almost 30 years that OR and the SnowSports Industries America (SIA) Snow Show were held under one banner.
NSP had a fantastic presence at this year's Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show. Check out the video below to see highlights of our participation at the event and make sure to follow us on instagram and facebook. Instagram Story Photos
STORY BY CANDACE HORGAN Featured Photo by: Jamie McAllister - @jamieclimbsmountains Perhaps one of the best outreach programs a ski patrol can make use of is an avalanche dog program. At ski areas with such a program, people will wander in to the patrol hut every day asking if they
