Region News
2025 NH Region Election Results
Every year, the NH Region runs an election during the autumn refresher season. Since we switched to electronic balloting during the COVID year, the region has found that elections no longer need to extend across the entire refresher season. That voters receive their...
Election for Central and Southern Section Chiefs
NSP is a member-driven organization. Not only is there a National election currently open for member voting, but the NH Region is holding its election for Central and Southern Section Chiefs. Eligible voting members will receive a secret ballot by email. Please...
2025-26 Avalanche Education Opportunities
Hi all, It's that time of year again! Snow on the Mt Washington summit, Keystone pips A-Basin for CO opening day rights, and the Eastern Division Avalanche calendar is out! All info is now up-to-date on the NH Region calendar and at the links below. First up is the...
NH Region Young Adult Program OET Event at Loon
The NH RegionYAP Program hosted an OET day at Loon Mountain on January 19, 2025. 16 YAPs from 6 different mountains across NH and MA were in attendance. We had some very experienced YAPs, with Senior OET experience as well as some brand new YAPs that had never been in...
NH Region 2024 Elections – Candidates

Every year NH Region holds elections. Last season it was for Southern and Central Section Chief. This autumn the Region will be holding elections for Northern Section Chief and Region Director. Both candidates featured below are running unopposed.
For Region Director Justin Guth from Pat’s Peak and for Northern Section Chief Chris Pringle from Whaleback will be running. Please take a moment to become familiar with their platforms. Your vote is important! Please take the time to cast a vote when the electronic ballot lands in your email.
Are you interested in the Senior Patroller Program?
Are you interested in pursuing your Senior Patroller certification? The Senior Program is one of the best ways for ski patrollers to rapidly gain skills and experience on their path to being a better ski patroller in both the OEC and OET parts of patroling. To get...
Welcome to the 2024-2025 Season
It’s Refresher season again and the weather is starting to cool off. It’s a bittersweet time of year this time around. I’m looking forward to the ski season (as always), but as this is my last season as Region Director, come April, I will be handing over the leadership of the NH Region to the next Director.
I can honestly say it’s been an interesting 6 years. With the years of Covid interruptions, Zoom meetings taking over instead of face-to-face meetings, turmoil and changes in the National Board and NSAA attitudes and interactions, dues increases**, etc.
Avalanche Program Director Interview in Fall Ski Patrol Magazine
Greetings all - happy to see we're finally building some snowpack across the country! (Although I'm trying to ignore the rain in the Southern NH forecast.) Check your mailboxes for the latest issue of Ski Patrol magazine Fall 2023 issue. The interview with Patrick...
NH YAP Program
NH Region YAP Program The Young Adult Patrol (YAP) program consists of young adults between the ages of 15 – 18 and still in high school. These Young Adults actively participate in programs working toward becoming certified NSP Ski Patrollers. They attend Outdoor...
Avalanche Update: ESAW & ’23-24 Eastern Div Course Schedule
Days are getting shorter, refresher season is winding down and Killington opened last Friday so it won't be long before we're on snow for the '23-24 season! I want to share some exciting developments in the avalanche world. First, after a few years of virtual...

