Duties
_Ski Patrollers serve as a volunteer Nordic Ski Patroller within the 182,700 acres of Crater Lake National Park.
The patroller is expected to project a friendly and professional image while preforming a variety of functions such as:
The patroller is expected to project a friendly and professional image while preforming a variety of functions such as:
- Visitor information and assistance provision
- Informational, regulatory and warning sign maintenance; ski Trail marking
- Safety promotion
- Resource and safety violation recognition, prevention and correction, as appropriate
- Emergency medical services program participation;
search and rescue program participation; weather and snowpack
evaluation
- Ski patrol and related equipment maintenance; raining participation and instruction
- Report completion.
- Duties are usually performed on weekends and holidays. Workdays begin at 0900 and end at 1700. (top)
Knowledge & Skills
Each patroller is required to acquire and maintain knowledge and skills in the following areas:
- Mountain weather, snowpack analysis, avalanche dynamics & prediction
- Physical conditioning equipment maintenance
- Emergency medical services
- Orienteering
- Patrol activities
- Regulations
- Winter & avalanche rescue techniques & equipment
- Winter & avalanche search techniques
- Skiing & Snowshoeing ability
- Snowmobile operations
- Survival techniques & equipment
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Equipment
1. Sturdy Pack
2. Avalanche transceiver *supplied by NPS 3. Probe poles *supplied by NPS 4. Snow Shovel *supplied by NPS 5. Radio & spare battery (at least one between the party) *supplied by NPS 6. Compass & Park Map *supplied by NPS 7. Patrol - Parka or Jacket or Shell and Pants *supplied by NPS 8. Several layers /gators/ gloves /hat 9. Ensolite pad (Large enough to keep your torso off the snow) *supplied by NPS 10 First aid kit (with the essentials to stop heavy bleeding in the field) 11 Headlamp |
12 Down or synthetic filled vest or jacket (for added insulation for night out with patient)
13 Extra hat, mittens (a replacement for the one that blows off into the rim or for patient)
14. Spare socks
15. Extra food (power bars, dried fruit, anything that you can throw into bottom of pack for another season and forget about it)
16. Water
17. Lightweight nylon tarp (anything that will get you or patient out of weather)
Personal Items
1. (Sunglasses, sun screen, lip balm, ten essentials, etc.)
2. Some type of fire starting kit (paraffin soaked cardboard, lighter fluid, etc)
Would be nice
1. Small lightweight stove and small 1 cup pot to melt water
2. Bivy sack
3. GPS
4. Thermos with hot drinks
5. Small lightweight sleeping bag (one or two pounder)
6. Goggles
7. Lightweight down or synthetic filled pants.
8. More food
9. More clothes
10.Heat Packs
11.Candles
12.Rubber utility gloves (great for digging snow caves & keeping main gloves dry)
Optional items
1. Stethoscope
2. Blood pressure cuff
3. Sager splint
4. Air splints
5. Equipment repair kit (binding screws, wire duct tape, etc.)
6. Glow sticks (to mark location at night)
7. Flagging-
8. A-mid/tent *supplied by NPS
9. More food
10.More clothing
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13 Extra hat, mittens (a replacement for the one that blows off into the rim or for patient)
14. Spare socks
15. Extra food (power bars, dried fruit, anything that you can throw into bottom of pack for another season and forget about it)
16. Water
17. Lightweight nylon tarp (anything that will get you or patient out of weather)
Personal Items
1. (Sunglasses, sun screen, lip balm, ten essentials, etc.)
2. Some type of fire starting kit (paraffin soaked cardboard, lighter fluid, etc)
Would be nice
1. Small lightweight stove and small 1 cup pot to melt water
2. Bivy sack
3. GPS
4. Thermos with hot drinks
5. Small lightweight sleeping bag (one or two pounder)
6. Goggles
7. Lightweight down or synthetic filled pants.
8. More food
9. More clothes
10.Heat Packs
11.Candles
12.Rubber utility gloves (great for digging snow caves & keeping main gloves dry)
Optional items
1. Stethoscope
2. Blood pressure cuff
3. Sager splint
4. Air splints
5. Equipment repair kit (binding screws, wire duct tape, etc.)
6. Glow sticks (to mark location at night)
7. Flagging-
8. A-mid/tent *supplied by NPS
9. More food
10.More clothing
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