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Application to Join
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Snail Mail Form:
APPLICATION FOR
CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK VOLUNTEER SKI PATROL
Online Application
Form
The Crater
Lake Ski Patrol is a highly spirited group of volunteers that consists of around
thirdly-five members who work under the management of the National Park Service.
One of the main functions of the patrol is to keep visitors safe, maintain and
patrol all the cross-country ski trails at Crater Lake National Park. The
National Park Service and the National Park Foundation in 2003 awarded the
Crater Lake Ski Patrol in Washington DC the first annual George B. Hartzog,
Jr. Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service for the entire nation. The
patrol not only contributes to the day-to-day activities that keep the park
looking pristine during the winter months. They are also essential to visitor
safety, stemming from a proactive management approach. Although the park spans
nearly 200,000 acres, its Visitor and Resource Protection Staff consists of only
three field rangers during the winter, so the support provided by the ski patrol
is invaluable.
Crater Lake Ski Patrol Members in Washington
DC standing by Gail Norton the Interior
Secretary
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Most members live in the local communities
that surround the park, like Klamath Falls, Ashland, Medford, and Roseburg, etc.
Nevertheless, you can see the love of the park that our patrollers have because
some of our members come as far as a way as the Willamette Valley and Northern
California to be part of the ski
patrol family. Members learn Wilderness First Aid, Survival Skills, Ski
Skills, Map and Compass use, Winter Shelter Construction, Ropes, Avalanche
Awareness and Forecasting, Search & Rescue, and Helicopter Safety.
VIP Program Mission
The National Park Service Volunteers-In-Parks Program (VIP) was authorized by
Public Law 91-357 enacted 1970. The primary purpose of the VIP program is to
provide a vehicle through which the National Park Service can accept and utilize
voluntary help and services from the public. The major objective of the program
is to utilize this voluntary help in such a way that is mutually beneficial to
the National Park Service and the volunteer.
Volunteers are accepted from the public without regard to race, creed,
religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability.
VIP Program PowerPoint Program - FY06
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What We Have to
Offer
Learn New Skills
Wilderness First Aid, Survival Skills, Map and Compass use, Winter Shelter
Construction, Ropes, Avalanche Awareness and Forecasting, Search & Rescue,
and Helicopter Safety.
First Aid
American Red Cross Wilderness First Aid training covers patient examination and
evaluation, body systems and anatomy, wound care, splinting, environmental
emergencies, and backcountry medicine.
Search and Rescue and
Emergency Situations
Learn SAR procedures and techniques, National Park Service Incident Commander
system, sled handling and emergency toboggan construction.
Ski Skills
Improve your technique, explore telemarking, become familiar with the miles of
trails of Crater Lake National Park.
Ski Safely and Have Fun
Train and patrol with other area skiers, the perfect excuse to exercise, meet
new people, and learn new skills and ski.
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Anything worthwhile has a price. What's
the price of being a member of the Crater Lake Ski Patrol? A little time, a
little money to buy some ski and first aid equipment, gas to get to the park and
your commitment.
Time
All members go through two separating trainings weekends. All patrollers are
required to have at least a Current Wilderness First Aid card and
professional level CPR/AED certificate.
- (1) First Aid: first
weekend in November. This weekend focus on Wilderness First Aid and
Professional level CPR/AED. All class are on a two year rotation plan
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Year
1:
(even
years)
Day 1: CPR,
Day 2: Equipment
orientation
and Patient care scenarios.
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Year
2:
(odd
years) Day 1:
Wilderness First Aid. Day 2: CPR review,
Patient care scenarios &
Equipment orientation.
- (2) Orientation: First
weekend in December : This weekend focuses on Park and Ski Patrol procedures
and on the core competencies of Survival Skills, Map and Compass use, Winter
Shelter Construction, Ropes, Avalanche Awareness and Forecasting, Search
& Rescue, and Helicopter Safety.
- All these skills are taught on a
three year rotation.
Patrollers have to be on patrol at
least 6 days per year and sign up for these weekend during the orientation
weekend in December.
Commitment
Level
We have three levels of membership: Candidate, Member and Certified Patroller.
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Candidate:
Entry-level participant, from interest announcement or patrol
reference.
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Member:
Patroller who is in “good standing”, has attended
mandatory training weekends, and has satisfactorily completed at least 6
days of patrol during a season.
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Certified:
Patroller who has complete the
Qualification Standards for Basic Ski Patroller
checklist.
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Additional
Information
Are you are interested in
joining the patrol?
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Click on the the application form of
choice,
for the Crater Lake Ski Patrol below,
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Save that file to your computer.
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Print file
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Fill out the form,
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Send electronic file to
peter_reinhardt@nps.gov :
Please follow instruction found on form.
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If you fill out the
snail mail form, Please sent it to Peter Reinhardt
at Crater Lake Oregon,
P.O.
Box 7 Crater Lake, OR 97604.
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For additional information or questions, feel free
to call Peter and leave message @ : 1-541: 594-3056
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