By Mark Brown, Co-Executive Director (mark.brown@skipatrol.ca) It wasn’t a typical national level ski patrol meeting. No long PowerPoint presentations acting as sleep aids, no tablets were brought down from the mountain. No straight rows of chairs, just piles of chairs.
By Tim Manery, Financial Oversight Committee Member (tim.manery@skipatrol.ca) To meet the reporting needs of our auditors and the Canada Revenue Agency the CSP is required to report all of its financial information from coast to coast. Historically, this reporting took
By: A.P. Crawford, National Publication Editor and Production Manager (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) When individuals volunteer with the Canadian Ski Patrol, they are also providing dedicated service within their respective communities. Recently we covered the stories of some CSP members who received recognition
By: A.P. Crawford, National Publication Editor and Production Manager (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) Members of the CSP have always been involved in lifesaving rescues and in 1966 Mark Labow donated the Issie Wachman Memorial Life Saving Award in consultation with Issie’s sons who
By: A.P. Crawford, National Publication Editor and Production Manager (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) On July 22, 2022, Karine Bourgoin and Catherine Dussault put their CSP training to work and saved a life. Quebec Zone patrollers offer first aid services at the Patro Roc-Amadour
By Geoff Scotton, Ski Improvement Clinic Coordinator, Mountain Division (geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca) Building on our sell-out success last year, the 2024 CSP Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic offers three clinic weeks from late January through early March, all at the amazing Kicking
By Garry Roth and Ian Hamilton, Powâkan Zone (garry.roth@skipatrol.ca; ian.hamilton@skipatrol.ca) A newly-named zone in the CSP Mountain Division, Powâkan Zone, reflects the area’s Indigenous traditions and the guardian role of patrollers. Over the past few years, the former Peace Zone,
By Nick Cartwright (LM No. 25), Gatineau Zone VP Special Events (nick.cartwright@skipatrol.ca) Gatineau Zone’s current program has been built up over the last 10 to 15 years. We now average about 100 events per year with just under half of
By: Shoana Beveridge, Greater Vancouver Zone Board Chair, (shoanab1964@gmail.com) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Michael “Doc” Swangard. Dr. Swangard was a highly respected and influential figure in the Canadian Ski Patrol and a
By Jacques Blais, Portfolio Lead, Translation (jacques.blais@skipatrol.ca) On January 27 and 28 Val Saint-Côme, in Lanaudière Zone in Quebec held an FIS Moguls World Cup on the most brightly lit mogul run in the world. All the top women and
