On March 13 (Sat), 14 (Sun), 20 (Sat) and 21 (Sun), Summit Central Volunteer Ski Patrol will be hosting an open house, orientation session and informal ski / ride session for any skiers, snowboarders, nordic or telemarkers interested in becoming a volunteer ski patroller. The evaluations will take place at the Summit Central Ski Patrol Building. We will meet in the 2nd floor day room (next to the Patrol Director's office) at 9:00 AM for a brief introduction, followed by a couple of hours of skiing with the patrol, and then an orientation / Q&A session.

Additional information about our patrol, and an application to join the patrol, can be found by clicking the tab titled "Join", by contacting the candidate training advisor at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or by filling out this form. If you have the stuff to take on the bumps and the bruises, we look forward to seeing you at one of our orientation sessions!

Calling all women patrollers!  Learn new sled handling techniques and bring your own to share.  This TES is designed to take the muscle out of running a sled.  See the flyer for more details and info on how to register.

For all TES programs held within the NW Region … All participants must be toboggan certified at their home area prior to participation in a TES program.  Please bring your NSP membership card and/or a printed copy of your NSP member profile for 2009. If you do not yet have your 2009 membership card and do not have access or cannot obtain a copy of your member profile your patrol director will need to provide documentation of your toboggan certification.  If you have any questions please contact Ross Bishop, NW Region S&T Advisor.  Please note that the above prerequisite is also a Summit at Snoqualmie Area Management requirement.

For the March 14, 2009 clinic participants are to sign in by 8:30 am on the fourth floor of the Summit at Snoqualmie - Central Patrol building, Snoqualmie Pass, WA.

The newest issue of the Nor'Wester is out.  A printed copy will not be mailed out for this issue so get your copy here, at the Northwest Region site, or at the Pacific Northwest Division site .  Inside you can read about:

• Important information regarding the 2009 Division Convention in the Oregon Region
• Patrollers in our region preparing for the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010
• The mud/snow slide at Hyak that took out two lift towers and moved a home off its foundation
  

We invite all who are interested in dramatically raising their skills as patrollers to join us this season for the highest level of training offered at our mountain: the Senior Program.  This is a great way to upgrade your skills, have fun and gain camaraderie by skiing and training with patrollers from not only Central, but from all over the Northwest Region.  Check out the flyer for more info or contact Tanya Friedman or Nicole Dodge for more info.

Our prayers have been answered...and any of you who endured the sedate ride up to enjoy Silver Fir’s awesome tree-lined runs, cruisers, and powder stashes can surely relate! After recent approval of the project by the U.S. Forest Service, we are proud to announce that next season you can expect a bright, shiny and FAST new high-speed quad chair to be in place of the current triple chair (which has been there since 1988 if you're wondering). Your ride time will shrink from it's current 10-plus minutes to just over 4! Cruising Silver Fir just got a lot more fun.

 More Info Here