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Welcome to the National Ski Patrol Southern Vermont Region website
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Announcement – Young Adult Patroller Seminar
A Young Adult Patroller Seminar will be held January 28, 2024 at Saskadena 6. Contact Roger DelGiorno Jr – whohay@comcast.net.
Announcement – 2023 Region Election Results
Southern Vermont Region completed the 2023 elections. The following members have been elected to serve two year terms beginning in April 2024.
Region Director – William McMinn
Southern Section Chief – Kevin Glassman (second term)
Northern Section Chief – Kathy Mahoney (second term)
News – Southern Vermont Womens OET Clinic
A Womens Enhancement Clinic with focus on OET skills will be held January 6-7, 2024 at Saskadena 6. This is a great opportunity to meet new patrol friends, renew ties with current friends, and receive ski and toboggan coaching and practice from some of the top instructors in Southern Vermont and Eastern Division. Its open to all levels of patrollers on skis, tele, or snowboard.
Contact Rebecca Moran email – skichick20@gmail.com
News – SVT Supported the 2023 Snowbound Expo at Boston Convention Center
Frey and Wendy Aarnio working the NSP booth!
News – SVT Member Receives Minnie Dole Award.
Dick Woolf, a Stratton Mountain patrol member, has been awarded the prestigious Minnie Dole Award. For the past 53 years as a patroller Dick has proven to showcase that of devotion, dedication and the sacrifices that embody NSPs’ founder, Charles Minot ‘Minnie’ Dole. The award is the highest NSP honor and has rarely been given. Congratulate Dick when you see him around the refreshers and/or ski areas in our region.
News – 2024 Outdoor Emergency Care Events
Four regional OEC/SEMM Senior events are planned in 2024. Contact Anne Edwards for more info – anneskis19@gmail.com
OEC/SEMM Senior Clinic #1 – at Bromley – Saturday, January 6, 2024
OEC/SEMM Senior Clinic #2 at Killington – Sunday, January 28, 2024
OEC/SEMM Senior Clinic #3 at Magic – Friday, February 9, 2024
OEC/SEMM Final Senior Evaluation at Okemo – Sunday March 9, 2024
News – 2024 Outdoor Emergency Transportation Events
Four regional OET senior events are planned in 2023. Contact Mike Stamp for more info – mike.stamp@csautomation.net
OET Senior Clinic #1 Sunday January 7, 2024 at Mount Snow
OET Senior Clinic #2 Sunday January 21, 2024 at Pico
OET Senior Clinic #3 Sunday February 11, 2024 at Magic
OET Final Senior Evaluation Sunday March 3, 2024 at Bromley
Killington Patrol School will be held February 3-4, 2024. This school has special tracks for alpine patrollers, seniors, instructors, and certified candidates. The school is a great chance to try different terrain and work on toboggan handling skills with region and division OET instructors. A ski enhancement day with a PSIA instructor is also included. Registration and additional school info is pending. Registration and additional details will be posted on patrollerschool.org. Click here for the direct link to patrol school registration.
News – Young Adult Patroller Event
A Young Adult Patroller seminar was held at Saskadena 6 on Saturday, January 28, 2023. The Eastern Division YAP seminar was held at Smugglers Notch in March. SVT members attended both events and performed at an outstanding level. Lots of fun, education, and patrol fellowship was had by all who attended. Contact SVT region advisor Roger DelGiorno Jr for more info regarding the program – whohay@comcast.net.
News – Outdoor Emergency Transportation Events
Three regional OET senior events are planned in 2023. Contact Mike Stamp for more info – mike.stamp@csautomation.net
OET Senior Clinic #1 Sunday January 8th – Mount Snow
OET Senior Clinic #2 Sunday February 12th – Pico (this event has been moved to Killington)
OET Final Senior Evaluation Sunday March 5th – Bromley
Killington Patrol School was held February 4-5, 2023. This school has special tracks for alpine patrollers, seniors, instructors, and certified candidates. The school is a good chance to try different terrain and work on toboggan handling skills with region and division OET instructors. A ski enhancement day with a PSIA instructor is also included. Registration and additional school info is pending. Registration will be on patrollerschool.org.
News – Saskadena Six and Quechee Lakes Combined OEC Cycle C Refresher
Saskadena Six and Quechee Lakes will have a combined refresher at S6 on 11/19/2022. Joe Duane and Alan Beebe are the contacts. See the event page for more info.
News – Saskadena Six
In the summer of 2022, Suicide Six has been renamed to Saskadena Six.
News – SVT Region Staff Meeting
A Southern Vermont region staff meeting was held at Bromley on Saturday, June 18, 2022 from 8:30am-12pm. Contact: Frey Aarnio for details.
News – Cycle C Fall Refresher Schedule
The fall 2022 Cycle C OEC refresher schedule has been posted to the Upcoming Events page and Calendar.
News – Vermont NSP License Plates
NSP vehicle license plates are still available for Vermont resident patrollers: – for registration information and instructions click -> here
News – Fall 2021 Regional Election Results
Elections were conducted in fall 2021 for the following offices:
- Southern Vermont, Region Director
- Southern Vermont Region, Southern Section Chief – covering Bromley, Magic Mountain, Stratton, Mount Snow, Brattleboro, and Haystack/Hermitage.
- Southern Vermont Region, Northern Section Chief – covering Okemo, Killington, Suicide Six, Quechee, and Twin Farms.
The election was conducted electronically with “Election Runner” and was open during the SVT region fall 2021 OEC Cycle B refresher season from September 8 to November 21. Region patrollers elected Frey Aarnio as Region Director, Kathleen Mahoney as Northern Section Chief, and Kevin Glassman as Southern Section Chief.
The positions are two year terms starting in April 2022.
News – Outstanding Patrol Representative Award
Frey Aarnio is the 2021 Eastern Division Outstanding Patrol Representative and the runner-up for the National Outstanding Patrol Representative. On October 17, 2021, our Eastern Division Director, Cal Goldsmith, made the formal presentations at the Bromley OEC Refresher.
News – Southern Vermont Bike Patrol Advisor
Tait Germon has been appointed Southern Vermont Bike Patrol advisor. Tait brings a wealth of operational experience with bike operations at Killington including bike trail construction, lift operations for biking, and bike patrol operations. His email address is tgermon@killington.com.
News – NSP Youth Protection Policy
Division has issued guidance on the new Youth Protection Policy and mandatory training. In summary, All Region and Division leadership are required to take the training. This must be completed annually by December 31. Additional information and guidance can be found here: Resources
News – SVT Region Zoom Account
Southern Vermont Region has a Pro Zoom account that can be used by region staff and patrol staff for training, seminars, and meetings throughout the year. For more information please email: SVTmeetings@gmail.com
News – OEC 6 Now Available
The sixth edition of NSP’s flagship educational program, Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) is now available to order. For more information: OEC 6
Ski Patrollers Wanted – Magic Mountain 
Magic Mountain is currently recruiting new candidate patrollers or experienced patrollers to join our enthusiastic team for next season. No previous experience necessary and all relevant training will be provided. Ski / Snowboard interviews are taking place throughout the month of March at Magic Mountain. Interested in taking the road less travelled? Contact Andy Belcher at Email
Fund Raiser – SVT Shirts & Stickers
SVT Region is working to raise funds to update the regions OEC training supplies for Senior OEC courses and Region OEC clinics.
The following are currently available:
SVT Region t-shirts ($15.00)
SVT Region Staff t-shirts (12.00)
SVT bumper stickers ($3.00)
The t-shirts are sand colored and of a good quality cotton. Note: The logo is smaller than the sample shown and is on the top left chest.
Interested? Contact Frey Aarnio at Email
News – Awards Page
Every year NSP, Eastern Division and SVT award members of the SVT Region for outstanding service and going the extra mile. We have added a new page on the website listing this years recipients. Congratulations to everyone receiving awards! Awards Page