Join THE BIG POWDERHORN SKI PATROL

Do you have what it takes to join the Big Powderhorn Ski Patrol?

DO YOU LOVE THE OUTDOORS AND WANT TO HELP PEOPLE? TO ENJOY SKIING/BOARDING IS ONE THING – BUT TO HELP A SEVERELY INJURED GUEST ON ROUGH TERRAIN IN A BLIZZARD WHILE DIGGING THE HEELS OF YOUR BOOTS INTO THE SNOWPACK TO KEEP FROM CAREENING DOWNHILL… IF THAT SOUNDS LIKE YOU… YOU’RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE! Consider joining us and becoming a MEMBER OF THE BIG POWDERHORN Ski Patrol! 

The National Ski Patrol (NSP) is a non-profit organization chartered by the United States Congress, and which was first formed in 1938 to provide care for injured skiers. Serving the public as a member of the National Ski Patrol is a challenging and rewarding experience. Members work every day to help keep the skiing and snowboarding public safe, assisting guests, learning emergency care techniques, and improving our skiing and snowboarding skills.

At our patrol, we offer primary patrollers great benefits in exchange for covering a minimum of ten days per season – WITH HANDS DOWN *THE* MOST FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE IN THE AREA!

If you are currently a patroller elsewhere and interested in our patrol, consider scheduling a ski-along with us or visiting us as a  guest patroller  or as a secondary patroller – and once you make up your mind, click here for information on how to transfer your registration to the Big Powderhorn Ski Patrol

Do you already have credentials in a health care/first aid field (EMT/Paramedic/etc) ? You may be eligible to join with modified training requirements and/or challenge the test, so ask us about that! Click here for more information and to contact us! 

Candidates must become trained and certified in Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) by the National Ski Patrol and complete additional training in ski /snowboard skill, toboggan handling, and ski lift evacuation. Ski Patrol candidates that successfully complete all training will become credentialed as a Basic Alpine Patroller the following winter. Patrollers are then required to attend annual training including an OEC refresher course offered each fall, must maintain their CPR for the Professional Rescuer certification; and annually demonstrate their competence in skiing / snowboarding, toboggan handling, and ski lift evacuation. Additional training is available to enhance patroller skills.

If you are interested in joining the Big Powderhorn Ski Patrol, your first step is to contact us to set up a meet and greet with some of our patrollers so we can get to know each other, ideally during the ski season so that we can ski/ride along with you and assess your skiing ability and level of training necessary. If you’re selected into a Big Powderhorn Ski Patrol candidate class, you will then proceed into training courses as they are scheduled.

If you are interested in joining THE BIG POWDERHORN SKI patrol or signing on, please fill out the form below or contact US at [email protected] for additional information – we look forward to SKIING WITH YOU!