By Terry Mitchell, Pro Deals Team Chair (terry.mitchell@skipatrol.ca) Your pro deals team has been hard at work renewing arrangement with our partner brands. Keep checking the pro deal page on the members website for the most up-to-date information. Each partner
By A.P. Crawford, Life Member No. 87 (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) The highest award that a member of the CSP can receive is the Life Membership Award. It is given to recognize regular members of the CSP in good standing who, through their
By Terry Mitchell, Pro Deals committee chair (terry.mitchell@skipatrol.ca) The Canadian Ski Patrol is excited to announce a new member contest made possible through our partnership with Carv, the world’s leading digital ski coach. From November 15, 2025, to March 20,
By Mark Brown, Co-executive Director (mark.brown@skipatrol.ca) The CSP’s Altitude National Conference is back for the first time since 2017, complete with the National Common Ground First Aid Competition. Immediately following Altitude, the CSP is hosting the Federation Internationale Patrouille de
By Ken Lukawy, National Avalanche Programs (ken.lukawy@skipatrol.ca) The CSP welcomes Lindsey Langs as the new national avalanche program coordinator and Darren Bezubiak as the avalanche education liaison with Mountain Division. In her own words: “Lindsey Langs is a hydrologist by
By Brian Low, National Manager, Instructor Certification Program (brian.low@skipatrol.ca) Are you a CSP Nordic patroller … or are you a “wannabe”? Everyone has an image of themselves gliding smoothly along cross-country trails enjoying the natural environment, and yes, sometimes even
By Terry Mitchell, Pro Deal Committee Chair (terry.mitchell@skipatrol.ca) The Canadian Ski Patrol is pleased to announce a partnership with Barrington Griffiths Watch Company, an independent Canadian watch brand based in Calgary, Alberta. Together, we’ve designed two CSP-branded automatic watches, offered
By A.P. Crawford (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) On October 19, 2024, Robert Cotey from Western Zone was attending a Canadian Power Sail dinner function at the Italian Cortina Club – Grand River Chapter, when a fellow member, Glen, collapsed behind him without warning.
By Mike Palamarek, Board of Directors Chair (mike.palamarek@skipatrol.ca) We would like to welcome Jeff Beck from Central Zone and David Peer from Wabanaki Zone who will join me, Mike Palamarek, from Edmonton Zone, as your new CSP national directors. After
By A.P. Crawford (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) Here is the complete list of national awards for 2025. Again this year, all of these awards are being presented at the local level. Over the course of the coming season, several articles will be presented
By Diana Lee (diana.lee@skipatrol.ca) As we gear up for the 2025 – 2026 CSP season, what are you most excited about this year? For me, it’s that I get to go cross-country skiing every weekend through Narnia (also known as
