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!

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.

The Fall General Meeting will be next Tuesday, September 16th. Sign in will begin at 6:15 PM with the meeting starting at 7:00 PM. Please check your email for one from Tim with more details. 

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

There are several reasons for everyone to attend this meeting, it is as close as mandatory as you can get for a voluntary organization, each patroller gets 1/2 duty credit, it is an opportunity to nominate fellow patrollers for our various patroller and outstanding patroller awards, and it is an opportunity for patrollers to put their names forward for one of five vacant patrol board positions that become available this spring. Let's all come together and support our patrol by attending this meeting.  Click here for time and location details.

Patrollers have been asking for a Toboggan Enhancement Seminar in the spring instead of going to Mt. Hood in June.  Your request has  been heard and we will hold a TES and a SES at Mt. Baker April 19 and 20, 2008.  We are offering both the TES and SES on both Saturday  and Sunday to allow you to attend a different clinic each day or attend only one clinic on one of the days.