2026 EVENTS

 

Fall 2026 OEC Regional Refresher Schedule

Vicky Collingwood
Southern Vermont Region OEC Administrator
v.collingwood72@gmail.com

Instructor Refreshers:   
Killington – Saturday, September 12
Bromley  – Sunday, September 20

Mountain Refreshers:

Killington – Saturday, October 17
Contact the Patrol Supervisor at patsup@killington.com

Bromley – Saturday, October 24
Contact Roger DelGiorno, Jr. at whohay@comcast.net

Mt. Snow – Saturday, October 24
Contact David Weiss at david.weiss@vailresorts.com

Magic – Saturday, October 24
Contact Jenn Pelletier at jennpelletier@yahoo.com

Stratton – Saturday, November 7
Contact Matt Scott at mattscott@stratton.com

Okemo – Sunday, November 8
Contact Kathy Mahoney at kamahoney802@gmail.com

S6/Quechee – Saturday, November 14
Contact Alan Bebee at abebee1967@aol.com or
Contact Tim McGreevy at tem@woodstockinn.com

Announcement – 2026 MTR Enhancement Seminar

Introduction to Search Management Basics

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
Time: 09:00 – 17:00
Location: Magic Mountain, Londonderry, VT
Cost: $75.00
Capacity: 15 students
Instructors: Bob Giolito & Melinda Mingus

Course Outline:

– Introduction to Search Management
– Managing and Leading / Intro to “AVGAR” & Rescue Mindsets
– Incident Command System
– The Operational Preplan
– Planning the Search
– Gathering Information
– Predicting Lost Person Behavior
– Setting Priorities: Assigning Probabilities of Area (POA)
– Allocating SAR Resources
– Briefing and Debriefing
– Documentation
– Practical Exercise

If interested, please reach out to Bob Giolito via email: killingtonmountainguides@gmail.com directly for more information. The course will be posted on the NSP website soon.