Seeking COVID-19 Volunteers
…if the pandemic worsens and the hospitals reach out for EMT’s and OEC Technicians, NH Region is assembling volunteers. Volunteer by filling out our form. The data stays with NH Region unless we get called out to help. If you are looking to volunteer please also check NHResponds.org
NH Region ELECTIONS for Region Director and Northern Section Chief
Take a moment to familiarized yourself with the candidates running during autumn refreasher seaon 2020.
NH Region Awards Luncheon
…we invite everybody to join us to celebrate the achivements of NH Ski Patrollers
About NH Region Ski Patrol
NH Region Ski Patrol operates the educational infrastructure of National Ski Patrol (NSP) within New Hampshire. NSP has almost five hundred members in NH made up of both volunteers and professionals spread out over 18 member patrols all around New Hampshire.
About National Ski Patrol
NH Region Ski Patrol operates the educational infrastructure of National Ski Patrol (NSP) within New Hampshire. NSP has almost five hundred members in NH made up of both volunteers and professionals spread out over 18 member patrols all around New Hampshire.
NEW HAMPSHIRE REGION SKI PATROL Educational Services
OEC
Outdoor Emergency Care
MTR
Mountain Travel & Rescue
OET
Outdoor Emergency Transportation
AVA
Avalanche Certification
ID
Instructor Development
Women's
Program
...from the
Region Director
Just a quick check-in….
Well, it looks like things are settling in for the long haul.
The ski season ended rather abruptly and the summer season seems to be a long way off. Mountains are struggling to decide if / when they will be able to open their respective activities. We are all facing some sort of isolation issues. Whether it is because we are unemployed waiting for things to re-open, still are working and really don’t want to be exposed to the day to day, waiting for the daycare systems to re-open so we can get back to the day to day, etc. Whatever your circumstances, normal isn’t really normal anymore.
As a Region, the NH Patrol Directors group has met to discuss the current state and is actively looking at the upcoming season to determine what (if anything) will change in regards to PPE for its patrols. National has extended the timelines for any remaining OEC 5 courses still out there waiting for final exams to September 1st, after which time OEC 6 will be the rule. The Spring Officers meeting is coming up this weekend (April 24th, 25th) via Zoom and I’m sure the coronavirus will be discussed “a lot”.
As a gentle reminder, please close any outstanding courses you may have had so we can officially button up the season.
Here’s hoping things get back to some sort of “normal” sooner rather than later.
In the meantime stay safe, stay connected as best you can and enjoy the outdoors wherever and whenever possible.
Awards Luncheon and the End of the Season
As we all try to struggle with what is going on in the nation and the world these days it should come as no surprise to any of us that we are effectively cancelling the last face-to-face event still on our spring calendar, the Awards Luncheon scheduled for May 3rd @ McIntyre Ski Area. Division wide any events that can be moved from face-to-face meetings to a conference call are being moved and any that can’t be run as conference calls are being cancelled. Hopefully this pandemic will run its course over the next period of time and we will be able to get back to “normal” albeit possibly a slightly different version of normal.
In the meantime enjoy the outdoors in any way you can, hike, bike, walk, or just sit on the porch and relax. Keep social distancing in mind, stay in touch with your family and friends and stay safe.
...from the
Region Board
Bob Brown celebrates 60 years of NSP Service
On January 16, 2020, NSP Region Director Carl Chaplin arranged a surprise event to honor Bob Brown with an NSP 60 Year Service Award.
Bob was lured to the restaurant venue under false pretenses of an important NSP meeting he was required to attend. He was there as punctual as always. He was truly surprised! Believe me, it was no easy task to pull any wool over Bob’s eyes to get him to the event but all was well in the end.
An assemblage of past and present NH Region staff members scattered through Bob’s long-tenured service in the NSP were in attendance along with a few other friends. Several individuals talked personally with Bob with fond memories of having worked with Bob in various capacities in the NSP.
The group enjoyed the evening of good food, good conversation and some reminiscent tales of days gone by. Carl Chaplin as NH Region Director presented Bob with an NSP 60 Year Service Award with matching lapel pin. Bob was very . . .
In Memoriam: Bill Phillips – Ragged Mtn. Ski Patroller
Danbury, NH-William J. Phillips III, 51, of Danbury, NH, died Saturday, December 28, 2019, at his home surrounded by friends and family after an intense battle with cancer.
He was born in Asheville, NC, on May 14, 1968. He grew up in Fairview, PA, and enjoyed several summers of sailboating with his dad, family, and friends on Lake Erie. He graduated from Cathedral Prep School in Erie and then moved out west, working on ski patrols in CO and UT. He married Jennifer McVey, a friend from Erie, and they eventually moved to Montana. After moving to MT, Bill studied land surveying and started a furniture-making business while maintaining his job as a ski patroller. After his divorce, he moved to New Hampshire to be close to family. Bill met his partner, Liz Bolton, while they were both ski patrolling at Ragged Mountain. They purchased a home in Danbury, NH, and have worked at the ski resort together for the last ten years.
Bill was an avid skier from his first experience at Peek n’ Peak in New York State at the age of six. He was an outdoor enthusiast and skiing was his passion. He enjoyed hiking, camping, woodworking, and even became a halfway decent gardener and cook. Bill loved dogs and he always had one by his side. His fun-loving, carefree energy brought people together. He made friends everywhere he went and was loved by all who knew him. He will be greatly missed.
Bill’s father, William J. Phillips, II, died in 1983. He is survived by his mother, Suzanne Phillips, and his sister, Alexandra Phillips, of New London, NH and his partner, Elizabeth Bolton of Danbury, NH; and his aunts, uncles, and cousins.
A celebration of life will be held at
2019 Central and Southern Section Chief Election Results
I am pleased to announce that Lisa Kling has been elected as the Southern Section Chief for the New Hampshire Region and Deb Brown has been elected as Central Section Chief. Congratulations to both and thank you for your dedicated service to National Ski Patrol and...
Last Chance Cycle-C Refresher
NH Region is offering one more chance for those patrollers who may need a Cycle-C Refresher. Please spread the word around your patrol, especially if there are patrollers who may have missed during the fall.
NSP members looking for a Cycle-C should contact me so we can gather a group and collectively plan a date. EMAIL: Stef Costello, Region OEC Administrator