Pats Peak NH Ski Resort

1. Requirements for Membership in the Pats Peak Ski Patrol:
a. 128 hours minimum on-hill each year to receive special patrol benefits. (10 full days minimum to retain your standing with the National Ski Patrol: no Pats Peak Patrol Benefits).
b. Current CPR for Professional Rescuer Card (annual re-certification required).
c. Attend annual OEC Refresher second Saturday in November.
d. Participate in Pats Peak night lift evacuation training Friday prior to refresher.
e. Attend Pats Peak Blood Borne Pathogen training and sign training form.
f. Obtain Hepatitis B shots, at no cost to you, or sign declination form.
g. Read and sign agreement to comply with Pats Peak Employee Manual.
h. Have ski bindings checked each year, before you patrol, by a Certified Technician. Our shop will do it right here for you.
i. Pay annual dues to the National Ski Patrol; currently, $57.00.

2. Snowmobile:
a. Snowmobile operation is for select mountain personnel only. We will train you if we feel it is necessary for you to operate the snowmobile.
b. Helmets are required to be worn by any Patroller operating or riding the snowmobile. Because the maximum speed of the snowmobile at Pats Peak is 15 mph, ski helmets are acceptable to use.
c. Drivers must complete snowmobile training, sign Snowmobile Procedures sheet and be checked out annually by the Patrol Director or designated representative who has been appointed by the PD and has already been signed off for that year.
d. The snowmobile is to be checked daily. See snowmobile checklist for details.
e. Any discrepancy found should be corrected before use if possible. Anything found that may interfere with the safety of the operator, the machine, or the general public must be corrected before the machine is used. NO EXCEPTIONS!

3. Pass Requirements:
a. See Benefits under Patrol position descriptions.

4. Locker Room:
a. Lockers are for Ski Patrollers. PLEASE respect each person’s equipment and do not use other people’s equipment unless they have personally told you it is OK to do so.
b. Lockers, however, are only as secure as you make them. The Locker Room should be locked at all times when the First Aid Room is not staffed. Only Patrollers are to have the combination.
c. Remaining lockers, after each Patroller has one, may be assigned as "one per family” based on total number of hours patrolled the previous season and the number of years patrolled at Pats Peak.
d. Pats Peak cannot be held responsible for items lost or stolen from your locker. They are there for your convenience and with your help we can make the locker room secure. If something is missing, report it in writing to the Patrol Director so it can later be verified on a claim against your Homeowners Insurance.
e. Ski and Snowboard racks are for Patrollers’ use first, then for adult family members. If your skis are on the rack, please use care in removing the pair in front to get yours out. Children's skis are to be placed in the child ski racks.
f. Poles are to be hung on the pole rack. Children's poles are to be placed on their skis.
g. All personal equipment is to be removed from the Locker Room by the last day the mountain is open for the season. After that date we have no control over the security of items. Remaining items may be placed in the First Aid Room attic.
h. Persons using the Locker Room are expected to keep it clean. Those eating are expected to remove all food, papers and trays when they are finished.

5. On-Hill Procedures:
a. All Patrollers will annually read and follow the procedures outlined in the Mountain’s Ski Patrol Manual.
b. Personal safety and customer care will be paramount. Remember, at all times, we are representatives of the mountain and management. Our job is to make the day-to-day experience of the skiing public and their guests a safe and enjoyable one.
c. Each Patroller must be familiar with mountain opening and closing procedures and document names of persons responsible for each trail.
d. All serious accidents must be investigated and all details documented. Senior Patrollers and selected others, will be trained in accident investigation. A Senior Patroller or full-time Patroller (when available) will head up each AIT (Accident Investigation Team). All reports must be completed and turned in to the First Aid Room by the end of the day of the incident, whenever possible, and never later than the end of the following day.

6. First Aid Room:
a. Each year the First Aid Room is cleaned, restocked, rearranged and new forms introduced.
b. All Patrollers must be familiar with the location of all supplies and the use of all equipment and forms in the First Aid Room.
c. Each Patroller must complete a First Aid Room checklist during the season. This should be completed in December.
d. All forms must be filled out completely and legibly. If we cannot read your form, you will be asked to come back to the First Aid Room and re-do it. PLEASE PRINT all information except for your signature.
e. If you have the patient fill out some of the form, make sure you can read what they wrote before they leave First Aid.
f. Each Patroller should put in at least part of a day, each year, in the First Aid Room to become familiar with its operation.
g. Be sure all applicable forms are attached to the accident form, i.e. Toboggan Sheet, Witness Statement, Lift Incident Report, Instructor Report, along with medical release sheet and identification of chaperone who signed for minor person.

7. Outside EMS Support:
a. Henniker Rescue will be our first line of transportation for a true life threatening emergency. The town of Henniker will bill the patient for their services.
b. Whenever possible, however, Care Plus or Rockingham should be called.
c. Whenever transportation to the hospital is required only because there is no other way for the injured person to get there, and health care will not be compromised because of the delay, Care Plus or Rockingham will be used even if the wait time exceeds the normal 30-45 minute wait.

8. Training:
a. A training coordinator will be appointed annually who will schedule training for Patrollers and Candidates. Training will consist of OEC, tobogganing, skiing and riding skills.
b. Individuals may be asked to conduct training in their field of expertise.
c. Skiing and riding instruction will be available through the Pats Peak Ski School in groups and at times convenient to the instructor.
d. It is the individual Patroller’s responsibility to make themselves available for the training.

9. Candidates:
a. Candidates are new Patrollers (0-1 year) who are not OEC certified or have not completed the Patrol Checklist. Only when the Candidate is approved to go on accidents unaided will he/she advance to full Patroller status. Candidates are entitled to the Pats Peak Ski Shop, Lounge, Cafeteria, Ski School and Rental Shop benefits as outlined in the Pats Peak Employee Manual.
b. Candidates who put in at least 18 hours per week and are actively training may receive guest pass privileges based on one pass per nine hours of work. Passes are cumulative to four.

10. Auxiliary:
a. Auxiliary Members are those who have met all the requirements for patrolling except the ski or toboggan requirements. Auxiliary Members may be asked to work in the First Aid Room, do lift line duty, or be first responders on accidents. They may wear the NSP Auxiliary patch after completing OEC Certification and a modified Pats Peak Ski Patrol Checklist.
b. Auxiliary Members receive the same benefits as regular patrollers.

11. Students:
a. Patrollers 15 years old and up until the end of high school are classified as Student Patrollers. They are only limited in what they can do by the State and Federal Child Labor Laws. Otherwise, they can perform any Patrol function that their adult counterparts do. Students are encouraged to participate in Region and Division Student Seminars to improve their patrolling skills, interact with students from other ski areas and to participate in Student training in various aspects of patrolling.
b. Students may apply for the Division Ski Patrol Scholarship in their senior year of high school or at any later time in their patrol life.
c. Students receive the same benefits as regular Patrollers.
d. See Student Patrol description.

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