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AVALANCHE |
MTR |
NORDIC |
CERTIFIED |
YOUNG ADULT |
ALUMNI |
INST. DEVEL. |
For a complete list of events in each region, consult the region web sites linked from the Regions page.
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PROGRAM |
EVENT |
DATE |
TIME |
LOCATION |
CONTACT |
COMMENTS |
| DECEMBER |
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| OEC |
OEC IT Certification/
Refresher Clinic |
Saturday, December 3 |
Bromley Mountain, VT |
Tim Walker timwalker317@gmail.com |
Preregistration mandatory. |
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| OEC/EMM |
Sr. EMM T/E Clinic |
Sunday, December 4 |
Bromley Mountain, VT |
Garry Keane 603-673-6689; Cell: 603-930-4533 gpkeane@comcast.net | ||
| OEC/EMM |
Sr. EMM T/E Recertification
Clinic |
Saturday, December 10 |
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
Butternut Ski Area, Great
Barrington, MA |
Bill Welch welchcbma@sbcglobal.net
; Scott Rockefeller Cell: 413-822-3669 scottrockefeller@aol.com |
Reservations required. 5
openings avail. from other regions. Must be sponsored by
local Senior EMM coordinator. |
| MTR |
MTR-2 Course, Part 1 |
Sat. - Sun., December 17-18 |
Denton Hill, Coudersport,
PA, WNY |
B. J. Butler 607-724-2222 bjbutler@ptd.net |
Registration Form. |
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| OEC |
OEC 5th Edition Rollout
Seminar |
Wednesday, December 28 |
5:00 PM |
Ski Butternut Patrol
Building, State Road, Great Barrington, MA |
Scott Rockefeller scottrockefeller@aol.com |
Openings for 4 more OEC
Instructors requiring training. Contact Scott to reserve
spot. |
| JANUARY, 2012 | ||||||
| OEC |
WNY
Patroller's School |
Saturday,
January 7 |
8:00
AM |
Holiday
Valley Resort, Ellicottville, NY |
Mary
Lyn luckydiamond@frontiernet.net |
See http://www.nspwny.org for application. More Info. |
| S&T |
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| Certified |
PSPA Precourse |
Wednesday, January 11 |
Sugarloaf, ME |
Carl Chaplin chapc@pegasystems.com |
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| Avalanche |
Introduction to Avalanche
Safety and Rescue Course |
Saturday, January 14 |
Keene Valley, ENY |
To register, call "The
Mountaineer" 518-576-2281 |
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| MTR |
MTR Enhancement - Low Angle
Rescue Course |
Saturday, January 14 |
Belleayre Mountain Ski
Center, Highmount, NY |
Matt Speier Cell:
646-319-2747 matt@peakrescue.org |
Course Flyer. Registration Form. |
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| S&T |
Women's S&T Clinic |
Saturday, January 21 |
Regis. 7:30; Clinic at 8:00
AM |
Holiday Valley,
Ellicottville, NY WNY |
Denice Kaus 716-640-8888 neecee@netsync.net
or Kristen Russo 716-861-6510 kmarx06@hotmail.com |
Cost $30 - includes lunch,
snacks, etc. |
| S&T |
S&T T/E Clinic |
Sat. - Sun., January 21-22 |
Mt. Sunapee, NH |
Dave Walker cert372@yahoo.com |
Registration deadline
1/9/12; limited to 24. Must be S&T Instructor for 1
yr. & mentor T/E for 1 year. |
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| Certified |
Certified precourse |
Friday, January 20 |
Hunter Mountain, NY |
Roland Lunser cert416@aol.com Brant Maley skipatrol523@gmail.com |
Pre-registration and
Sponsor Form required. |
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| Certified |
Introduction to Certified |
Sat. - Sun., January 21-22 |
Windham Mountain, NY |
Justin Guth guthjd@msn.com |
Information
and registration site. |
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| S&T |
Patroller's School |
Sat. - Sun., January 21-22 |
Windham Mountain, NY |
Justin Guth guthjd@msn.com |
Information and registration site. | |
| S&T |
S&T T/E Prep. Clinic |
Sat. - Sun., January 21-22 |
Windham Mountain, NY | Justin Guth guthjd@msn.com | Information and registration site. | |
| Certified |
PSPA Precourse |
Wednesday, January 25 |
Hunter Mountain, ENY |
Carl Chaplin chapc@pegasystems.com | ||
| Certified |
Certified Precourse |
Thursday, January 26 |
Sunday River, ME |
Dave Walker cert372@yahoo.com |
Preregistration and Sponsor
Form required. $25 lift ticket. |
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| Nordic | Nordic Skier Enhancement & Skills Clinic |
Sat. - Sun., January 28-29 | Bolton Nordic, NVT |
Hope Crifo 802-223-4172 hcrifo@yahoo.com |
Pre-registration required. Contact will provide program
specifics. |
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| MTR |
MTR-2 Course, Part 1 |
Sat. - Sun., January 28-29 |
Northfield Mountain,
Northfield, MA |
Jack Lalor camjewco@midcoast.com |
More info. &
Registration. |
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| FEBRUARY |
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| Avalanche |
Avalanche Level I Course |
Fri. - Sun., February 3-5 | Smugglers Notch, NVT |
Chuck Boyd 860-508-5273 chucklin2@gmail.com |
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| S&T |
Patrollers' School |
Sat. - Sun., February 4-5 |
Killington, VT |
Terry Randolph terrylrandolph@comcast.net Jane Williams - for Women's clinic laurelhll@aol.com |
More information
here. |
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| S&T |
S&T T/E Clinic |
Sat. - Sun., February 4-5 |
McCauley Mountain, NY |
Jon Wilson cody@headstrong.org |
Registration deadline
1/20/12. Must be S&T Instructor for 1 year &
mentor T/E for 1 year. |
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| Certified |
Certified Precourse |
Friday, February 10 |
Mt Snow, VT |
Don Mills dsmtelemark@myfairpoint.net |
Preregistration and Sponsor Form required. CANCELLED | |
| S&T |
S&T T/E Clinic |
Sat. - Sun., February 11-12 |
Mt. Snow, VT |
Don Mills dsmtelemark@myfairpoint.net | Registration deadline
2/1/12. Must be S&T Instructor for 1 year & mentor
T/E for 1 year. |
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| Nordic |
Women's Nordic Ski Clinic |
Saturday, February 11 |
Northfield Mountain Nordic,
WMASS |
Sue Menick 860-872-6123 suemenick@yahoo.com |
Pre-registration required.
Contact will provide program specifics. |
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| Nordic |
Nordic Skills Clinic &
Senior Nordic Ski Clinic/Evaluation |
Sat. - Sun., February 11-12 | Allegany State Park, Summit
Area, WNY |
Butch MacQueen
716-354-9235; butchmacqueen@gmail.com |
Pre-registration required. Contact will provide program specifics. | |
| Avalanche |
Introduction to Avalanche
Safety and Rescue Course |
Saturday, February 11 |
Ski Roundtop, EPA |
Richard Hartman richardhartman@verizon.net |
Course is full as of
1/19/12. |
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| MTR |
MTR-1 Course |
Sat. - Sun., February 18-19 |
8:00 AM |
Windingtrails, Farmington,
CT |
Michael Lapierre miclapierre@comcast.net |
Registration required.
Limited enrollment. |
| MTR |
MTR-2 Course, Part 2 |
Sat. - Mon., February 18-20 |
Denton Hill, Coudersport,
PA, WNY |
B. J. Butler 607-724-2222 bjbutler@ptd.net | ||
| OEC/EMM |
Senior EMM Final Evaluation |
Sunday, February 26 |
8:00 AM |
Swain Ski Area, Swain, NY, GV |
Bill Teamerson bill@waysidegardencenter.com |
CANCELLED |
| Avalanche |
Introduction to Avalanche
Safety and Rescue Course |
Sunday, February 19 |
Winding Trails, CT |
Chuck Boyd 860-508-5273 chucklin2@gmail.com | ||
| OEC/EMM |
Senior EMM Final Evaluation |
Sunday, February 19 | Mt. Southington, CT |
Jim Houlihan jrhoulihan@gmail.com |
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| MTR |
MTR-2 Course, Part 2 |
Fri. - Sun., February 24-26 |
Mt Moosilauke, Warren, NH |
Jack Lalor camjewco@midcoast.com |
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| Avalanche |
Introduction to Avalanche
Safety and Rescue Course |
Saturday, February 25 |
Hidden Valley, NJ |
Matt Karpinecz mgkarp@gmail.com | ||
| MARCH |
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| MTR |
MTR
BC Ropes Enhancement & Nordic Senior Ski Evaluation |
Fri.
- Sun., March 2-4 |
Highland
Forest Nordic, CNY |
Greg
France 570-677-3352; (Cell) 973-222-6372 gfnsp@ptd.net |
Pre-registration required. Contact will provide program specifics. | |
| Nordic |
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| OEC/EMM |
Senior EMM T/E Clinic |
Saturday, March 3 |
Bromley Mountain, VT |
Garry Keane 603-673-6689; Cell: 603-930-4533 gpkeane@comcast.net | ||
| OEC/EMM |
Senior EMM Final Evaluation |
Sunday, March 4 |
8:00 AM |
Seven Springs Ski Area, PA,
WAPP |
Bob Snoby rsnobees@atlanticbb.net |
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| S&T |
Women's S&T Enhancement
Seminars |
Sat. - Sun., March 3-4 | Ski Butternut, WMASS |
Laura Tucker muthrtuckr@yahoo.com |
Preregistration required.
Cost $35. Contact will provide program specifics. |
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| Certified |
PSPA Annual Exam |
Wed. - Thurs., March 7-8 |
Sugarbush, VT |
Carl Chaplin chapc@pegasystems.com | ||
| Avalanche |
Avalanche Level I Course |
Fri. - Sun., March 16-18 | Whiteface Mountain, ENY |
Chuck Boyd 860-508-5273 chucklin2@gmail.com |
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| Young Adult |
Young Adult Patroller
Seminar |
Fri., March 16 - Mon.,
March 19 |
Bromley Mountain, VT |
Jerry Hyson hysonski@gmail.com |
More information. Registration Form. |
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| Certified |
Certified Exam and Annual
Meeting |
Thurs. - Sun., March 22-25 |
Jay Peak, VT |
Dave Walker cert372@yahoo.com Sarah Keating sarah.keating@keystone.edu |
Registration contact: Laura Tucker muthrtuckr@yahoo.com Application deadline: 2/22/12 Attendance deadline: 3/19/12 |
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| All Interested Patrollers |
Winter Sciences and
Survival Seminar |
Saturday, March 24 |
West Point Ski Lodge, West
Point, NY |
http://www.nmnsp.org/index.html#wsss |
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| APRIL |
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| All Interested Patrollers |
Patroller Education
Conference |
Thurs. - Sat., April 12-14 |
Copper Mountain, CO |
Contact Christine Albertson
at the National Office at 720-963-2621. |
Register via the NSP web
site after October 1, 2011. More information
here. |
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| All Interested Patrollers |
Eastern Division Spring
Officers' Meeting |
Fri. - Sun., April 27-29 |
The Desmond Hotel, Albany,
NY |
John
Shipman jwshipman@aol.com |
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| MAY | ||||||