Certified Exam Results
Congratulations to
Wayne Morgan of Cataloochee and
Tom Gantt of Appalachian for successfully completing the Certified Exam.
If you strive for excellence in patrolling, the
Certified Program provides opportunities to lift your skills in a learning environment with patrollers from across the Division who share your goal. While the program offers challenges, it will inspire you and expand your patrolling horizons.
We belong to a great Division with a tradition of excellence in patrolling. One of our patrols has been recognized for doing an outstanding job of serving the skiing public. Congratulations Wintergreen Ski Patrol for winning NSP National 2010-2011 Outstanding Large Alpine Patrol honors!
NSP 75th Anniversary Celebration
NSP's 75th Anniversary Celebration Event will be held February 1-3, 2013, in Denver, the same weekend as the annual SnowSports Industries America (SIA) Snow Show event. The Celebration will be held at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Denver, four blocks from the Denver Convention Center. A variety of events are being planned, including a ski day at a local Colorado resort with transportation to the resort included, an exhibit recounting the history of NSP, and a grand gala dinner with silent auction on Saturday February 2, 2013.
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To kick off the 75th Anniversary year, a very special event will be held in Stowe, Vermont. National Ski Patrol was founded in Stowe in 1938. There will be a dedication ceremony at the Vermont Ski Museum on October 20, 2012.
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NSP Rewards Visa® Card
Your NSP Rewards Visa
® card directly benefits NSP and its mission. A percentage of every dollar spent goes back to your National Ski Patrol to underwrite programs and support our organization.
Sign up for the NSP Rewards card today! Click HERE to apply*.
Rewards Program
- The NSP Rewards card earns valuable points for everyday purchases. There is no cap on the number of points you can earn. Your points never expire as long as you use your card within a 24 month period.
- You can redeem your points for full 1% cash back!
- Or choose travel on any airline with no blackout dates, merchandise & gift cards from leading retailers—
- Or you can redeem for tickets to professional sporting events
Card Benefits
- Enjoy a 0% Annual Percentage Rate (APR) on balance transfers for the first 6 months
- Worldwide Visa® acceptance
- 24/7 live customer service and free online account management
- Total fraud protection
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NSP Sponsors
To help celebrate NSP’s 75th Anniversary, NSP sponsor Cascade Rescue Company has generously donated a unique 75th Anniversary branded carbon fiber/Titanium Model 100 “Legend” patrol toboggan to help raise money for NSP’s Education Endowment Fund.
This one of a kind toboggan valued at $5000.00 is precision crafted of Carbon Fiber, Commercially Pure Titanium handles and framework, and will be imprinted with special 75th Anniversary graphics.
Individuals, patrollers, resorts, and groups are encouraged to purchase a $250 raffle ticket to be entered to win the toboggan. Money raised from the raffle goes directly to NSP's Education Endowment Fund, which specifically provides for the development, maintenance, delivery, modification, and outreach of NSP education programs. It also guarantees that our training programs remain of the highest quality and we maintain a leadership role in educating the public about mountain sports safety.
Encourage your patrol and your resort to buy a raffle ticket, if both your patrol and resort purchases a raffle ticket, 1 extra ticket will be placed for your patrol in the raffle. Please contact Melanie Hood (
mhood@nsp.org) or David Frick (
dfrick@nsp.org) or call the NSP office at 303-988-1111 to purchase a ticket or for more info.
The National Ski Patrol (NSP) doesn’t grow patrollers, it builds them. Each patroller learns his or her skills from a certified NSP instructor. These hardworking instructors are the backbone of all NSP education programs; without them, there would be no patrollers. The skills learned in the NSP Instructor Development Program (ID) focus on principles of adult education that are applicable to any field. The ID course—a series of presentations, activities and discussion opportunities—is available through a one-day class. Once completed, instructor candidates move on to the Mentoring Program, an individually planned program administered under guidance of a discipline-specific advisor, which preps them for certification as an NSP instructor. The NSP is always seeking talented instructors to deliver its OEC, MTR, S&T, Avalanche and other programs.
The ID course covers the various areas of instruction and how instructors can apply them to create a positive learning experience for their students, and helps build a strong foundation of educational knowledge for use when planning and delivering lessons. The general information covered in Instructor Development is applicable to all potential NSP instructors, regardless of instructional specialty.
Course Date:
June 17, 2012 (Sunday)
Location:
Wintergreen Resort
Time:
8:00 am
Contact:
Bill Smith at
skibill13@cox.net or (757) 810-1690 (Maximum number of students = 12, names must be received prior to COB May 25, 2012
Prerequisite:
Must have obtained and read the text shown below.
Time Commitment:
8 hours
Fee:
N/A
Instructor/s:
Judi Kay Monaghan and Morgan Armstrong
Required Text:
Instructor Development: Training the Adult Learner (Available from NSP either in
PDF format on-line or hard copy at $14.95, must have obtained and read prior to the start of the course)
The mentoring program focuses on the practical application of teaching and assessment skills for a specific discipline. Potential instructors are teamed with experienced instructors for individual training and guidance.
