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Welcome to our website! We are the Western Region within Central Division of the National Ski Patrol. The Western Region is comprised of 22 ski areas within the Midwest. Take a look around and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!
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Check out the two new Patrol Festivals at Granite Peak and Crystal Mountain coming in March. Read more HERE and see the YAP promo vid HERE
Mark your calendars! The annual Western Region meeting and Awards banquet will be held May 5-7 at Buck Hill. More information and registraion will be coming soon.
An recently listed audio slideshow presentation talking about the Western Region Senior and Certified programs is up on our YouTube channel. You can watch and listen, as presented by our Region Director and Senior/Certified Program Advisors, by clicking this LINK.
The slides themselves, without audio, can be viewed in our Documents library under our Region Program Documents - Senior folder HERE
Western Region is proud to announce that David Olson is in the National Ski Patrol’s Hall of Fame. Please read the full article by clicking
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Here is a PowerPoint presentation, created by our Jeannine Mogan, that explains how the Western Region is set up and how we fit into the division and NSP. VIEW HERE
Didn't make it to the 2022 Region Awards presentaions? You can view all the presentations on our YouTube channel by clicking HERE Congratulations to all the awards recipients and to Detroit Mountain for hosting the event.
Additionally, here is a link to some photos of the awards recipients. HERE
Here's a regional article written on the Detroit Mountain ski and bike patrol making sure they're prepared for emergencies! Click HERE
Read the 2022 Region Directors report HERE
New content from our Region YAP Advisor, Brad Peterson, including some new videos. Check it out HERE (Members -> Programs -> YAP)
A couple of photos to share! Click on the thumbnails for the full image.
Patrols in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are looking for help this season! We’ve heard from several remote ski areas that they are actively seeking help from those of us willing to travel and patrol for them. In particular, Whitecap Mountain and Big Powderhorn have reached out to the Central Division for support. If your area is in need and willing to take guest patrollers, please contact the Central Division Webmaster Daren Lukes to add your area to the list that will be posted on the Central Division website.
If you are interested in traveling , check the Central Division website periodically for a list of patrols. If more requests come in, they will be listed on this site. You can reach out to and make a plan to patrol with them.
Please contact their Patrol Directors and make a plan to work with them! This is a great opportunity to support our destination hills, help the NSP remain in good standing with our area Managers, patrol a new area, ski some new terrain and meet new people.
Please read this message from our Region Medical Advisor regarding the COVID Survey results HERE .
Wild Mountain and the YAP program appearing in a regional newspaper. Read the arcticle HERE .
Ken Rose, a 50+ year NSP veteran from NSP Central-Ohio and a current Alumni, has created a series of 21 posters for NSP recruitment. Ken is allowing our Western Region patrols to use his posters as templates for creating your own patrol recruitment posters. The art is in an editable Powerpoint document that you can modify to suit your patrol. To get the Powerpoint file, please contact Jeff Olsen, Western Region Director at this Email
So you're interested in the National Ski Patrol and want to join a dynamic group of professionals? To read more, click the image to the left and ... Thanks for your interest!
Mont Du Lac -- We are looking to grow our volunteer patrol with people who enjoy helping others and are at least intermediate level skiers/boarders. If you have any interest, inquire today by emailing skipatrol@mdlresort.com
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