49 Degrees North Ski Patrol

Great day skiing with patrol! End of the season has been amazing

Thank you all for your support!! More photos coming soon. Feel free to share yours with [email protected]

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Ski Patrol - Our Heros! It doesn't matter the weather or conditions, our Ski Patrol are out there making sure we are safe, regardless of any circumstance! 📸Mudd W.

🎄Is this a good time to talk about tree well safety? 📸 Ben K.

The 49 Degrees North Ski Patrol will not be holding their annual ski swap this year.

Traditionally, the ski swap was held at the Colville Fairgrounds on the second to last weekend in October. Due to a scheduling conflict, the building at the fairgrounds was unavailable. An alternate, suitable venue could not be found nor another weekend due to conflicting ski vendor schedules with ski swaps across region.

The 49 Degrees North Ski Patrol appreciates the continued support we receive from the community at the ski swap year after year. The money raised at the ski swap funds the training and equipment required to readily help skiers and riders in need.

The ski patrol trains throughout the fall and winter to be ready to take on any possible medical situation that may occur on the ski hill. Our primary mission is safety. We are the first ones to inspect the runs in the morning to make sure that they are safe for the skiing public. And are the last ones to sweep the runs at the end of the day to make sure everyone is off the mountain. You will often see patrollers resetting signs and rope lines to make sure that everyone can enjoy the mountain experience safely.

The ski patrol is primarily made up of volunteers who have a love of skiing and a passion for helping out others in need. We do have a small paid patrol that runs the chainsaws and other safety-related projects around the mountain. The volunteers make up the bulk of the people in patrol jackets you see on the slopes. If you are interested in joining the 49 Degrees North Ski Patrol, or if you would just like to come patrol with us for a day, you can ask any patroller you see on the mountain or visit our website at https://www.ski49n.com/mountain-info/safety-ski-patrol.

Something to think about for 49!

Check out the Patrols NEW electric snow mobile!

So awesome, seeing our team beginning the process to moving to electric on the mountain!

Some didn't make it all the way across today!

Thank you for making our rescue a lot warmer

Wild Skills Junior Ski Patrol, a day camp at 49 Degrees North! Today we worked on mountain safety. Topics included first aid, snow science, weather stations, toboggans, and much more!

Thanks Mt Spokane Ski Patrol for hosting our 2 youth patrollers today. It's great to experience and see other patrols in action. Eli and Thomas had a great day.

Thanks to our 49 crew (Kelli, Steve C, Carol, Sue, William, Joseph) helping with Senior OEC Evaluations at Mt Spokane. Great weather, camaraderie (Region and Division), great hosts. Ron took part in the OET evaluation.

Thanks for the presentation of a new guidon flag presented to the 49N Ski Patrol by the Post Falls Special Forces Association chapter. In memory of Wyatt Goldsmith. https://arsof-history.org/fallen/2011_goldsmith_wyatt.html #:~:text=A%20native%20of%20Colville%2C%20Washington,support%20of%20Operation%20ENDURING%20FREEDOM.

Thank you Dustin at Life Flight for showing our youth Life Flights facility and what it takes to be on the flight crew.

https://www.facebook.com/SkiPatrolPNWD

National Ski Patrol Pacific Northwest Division The Pacific Northwest Division of the National Ski Patrol.
The PNWD includes 44 ski and bike patrols

Be careful. Ski with a buddy. Great info.
https://www.deepsnowsafety.org/

Some great info.
https://www.nsaa.org/NSAA/Safety/Tree_Well_Deep_Snow_Safety/NSAA/Safety/Tree_Well_Deep_Snow_Safety.aspx?hkey=a51384bb-5400-460c-85e6-6fe23bc14ff4

Home :: Tree Well and Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) A tree well / snow immersion suffocation accident can happen when a skier or snowboarder falls – usually headfirst – into a tree well or deep loose snow and becomes immobilized and trapped under the snow and suffocates. More Info...

One of our young adult patrollers getting in the cab. New perspective of the mountain.

Great weather, great lunch (thanks Natalie and Kelli), and great camaraderie.

We're hosting regional OET/OEC Senior training today. Thanks to everyone helping out and attending.

Great job Michael! One of our youth patrollers earning his patrol jacket today. Michael with William (one of our OEC Instructors).

Great day on the mountain. A photo of one of our candidates earning his red jacket from last month. Good job Lennert. Toboggan training is always on the agenda, especially in tough snow conditions and random shots of our patrollers having a great time.

Eli, one of our youths shadowing the patrol to find out what it takes to run a mountain; Justin being presented with his red jacket by Tom (Volunteer Patrol Director) and Stew (instructor); Prepping to fly out a patient; Our youths helping out Dave with clearing a downed tree..

Congratulations to our OEC candidates Scott and Ava!

Great life flight class last night! Thank you to everyone from 49.

That’s right! It’s SNOWING!!!