Editorial Team

Mountain Travel & Rescue Level 1 Course – Highpoint State Park

Editorial Team — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 21:16:46 +0000

On December 7th and 8th the NJ Region held a Mountain Travel & Rescue Level 1 course at High Point State Park. There were 16 students, 9 instructors and 9 instructors in training. The students represented 9 ski areas, from 3 regions, with two students travelling from Virginia. The instructors also represented 8 ski patrols from 3 regions. The weather was cold at night but otherwise perfect. The students,
after completing their online assignments, participated in multiple skill sessions that included, navigation, shelter & sleep systems, fire building, low angle rescue, knots & anchors and improvised toboggan building. There were also discussions on nutrition, weather, group dynamics and back country medical emergencies. The course concluded on Sunday with a search and rescue exercise. As you can see by the picture everyone was having a great time.

Congratulations to the students for completing the course, and a special thanks to the instructors for all their hard work to create a successful course.

NJ Region Conducts a Senior OEC Exam

Editorial Team — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 19:58:54 +0000

The New Jersey Region conducted a Senior Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) exam on Feb. 25, 2024. Senior OEC is an essential component of the NSP’s Senior program and is tailor-made for members who aspire to perform at the upper levels of proficiency as patrollers. This process helps to develop and enhance a patroller’s decision-making, problem management, and leadership skills. Training is done in the outdoor environment on snow, and involves participating in scenarios as a leader and helper.

Congratulations to the Patrollers below who have successfully completed their senior training and exam and are now full Senior OEC Technicians!

(L-R) Robert Quigley, Darlene Kadel, Phil Haines.

Special thanks to the trainers and evaluators who contributed their time and skills!

To learn more about the Senior OEC course, go here: https://www.nspeast.org/senior-oec.html

NJ Ski Areas Again Host the Winter Special Olympics

Editorial Team — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 17:46:00 +0000

The 2024 New Jersey Winter Special Olympics Games were hosted by Mountain Creek Resort and National Winter Activity Center (NWAC) on February 5 & 6th. The events took place with nearly 400 athletes and Unified partners from all of New Jersey competing in alpine skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and cross country skiing. Ski Patrol volunteers were there to provide support to the event coaches, trainers and officials, as well cheering for the athletes.

Go here to see a video recap of the two days of events: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4ckKhCssag

You can see a video of the Torch Lighting and Awards Ceremony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q06Jg3cPoR8