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National Ski Patrol Leaders Tina Choi-Nelson and Scott Goodman at the 2022 Ski Dazzle, Los Angeles, California show, recruiting potential
new patrollers to join the NSP. photos provided by Barbara Razo
Retaining National Ski Patrol
Volunteers is an Up Hill Slope!
by Barbara Razo
National Ski Patrol Liaison, FWSA
Our 2022-2023 winter season was definitely
one for the history books. I don't know
that I will ever experience such winter wonderlands
in the Far West ever again in my
lifetime but I sure hope I do! The Southern
Sierra snowpack reached 219% of its normal
levels. Early numbers from the National Ski
Areas Association (NSAA) show U.S. ski
areas had record levels of visitation for the
2022-2023 season with a total of 64.7 million
skier/rider visits. This is a 6.6% increase over
the previous season. With more people on
the slopes, the services our National Ski Patrol
(NSP) members provide are even more
invaluable, depended on and desperately
needed.
Along with recruiting new members to
the organization, it is just as important to retain
our well-trained and seasoned volunteers
in all of the NSP patroller roles. This year
marks the 85th Anniversary of the National
Ski Patrol system. The National Ski Patrol is
now the largest winter education organization
in the world with over 31,000 members across
650+ patrols.
When asked " what do you do? " I often
find myself smiling when I share that one of
the most favorite parts of my life is being able
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to answer, " I am a ski patroller. " It is always
a sure-fire conversation starter because the
whole concept is exotic to most people. To say
you're a member of the National Ski Patrol
(NSP), with its history and cachet . . . there's
something almost inestimably cool about that.
The work involved - first up the mountain,
last down, learning it intimately, seeing its
very best and very worst and understanding
it in a way most people can't even imagine, all
while helping people who share your love of
snow - these things make patrolling intoxicating,
even additive. This is why there are NSP
members who have gladly given 20, 30, 40

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