What does the National Ski Patrol Do?”
Lots. In general the NSP is about safety. This takes several forms. • First-aid: If you hurt yourself, chances are that the person who will help you get to the doctor is a NSP member. We do *lots* of first-aid. • Avalanche control/rescue: The National Ski Patrol provides training on avalanche control and avalanche rescue techniques. • Lift Evac: If the lift breaks down the person lowering you out of the chair will be a patroller. • Hill Safety: The NSP is dedicated to promoting safe skiing. Marking obstacles, the ski area boundries, maintaining closures, etc. are all part of hill safety. • • Information: Generally the patrollers spend a lot of time just talking to people on chairlifts, providing area information, and just plain trying to insure that everybody else is having as much fun as possible!
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