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2 unusual facts about Ski Patrol


Mountain patrol

Ski patrol, an organization that provides first aid and rescue services to skiers and participants of other snow sports

Trail

Ski trail (aka Piste) networks that criss-cross a mountainside will often change names at intersections such that emergency services like Search and rescue or Ski Patrol can communicate more precisely about where they are and where they are going.



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Dartmouth Skiway

All members of the Dartmouth Ski Patrol are certified by the National Ski Patrol as Outdoor Emergency Care Technicians which is a Basic Life Support level similar to the standard EMT program.

Fumarole

In April 2006, a fumarole killed three ski patrol workers east of Chair 3 at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in California.

National Ski Patrol

With Roger Langley's assistance, Charles Minot Dole organized and formed the National Ski Patrol Committee of the National Ski Association.

The National Ski Patrol was founded in 1938 in Stowe, Vermont when the then president of the National Ski Association, Roger Langley convinced the founder and leader of the Mt. Mansfield Ski Patrol, Charles Minot Dole, to form a national ski patrol.

Ski warfare

The United States ski patrol plays a vital role in the plot to the book A Separate Peace.