William (Bill) Cline
​Year inducted: 2018
Primary Patrol: Seven Springs Ski Patrol, WPA
Years of Service: 42
Leadership Roles, Program Activity, Awards and Recognitions:
  • 1989-1991 Assistant Patrol Director – Hidden Valley Ski Patrol, Western Pennsylvania
  • 2004-2007 Western Appalachian Region Legal Advisor
  • 2006-2007 Assistant Legal Advisor, Eastern Division
  • 2018-Present Eastern Division Legal Advisor
  • 2018-Present National Legal Committee
  • 1987-Present Outdoor Emergency Care Instructor
  • 1994-Present Outdoor Emergency Transportation Instructor, Instructor Trainer and Trainer/Evaluator
  • 1994-Present Eastern Division Outdoor Transportation Steering Committee and Staff Member
  • 1991 Awarded Certified Patroller Number 349 and PSIA Level III Instructor Certification
  • 1989 National Appointment Number 7157
  • 2011 Meritorious Service Award
  • 2018 Distinguished Service Award
  • 1997 & 2008 Yellow Merit Stars
Contributions to the National Ski Patrol:
Bill Cline joined the National Ski Patrol in 1976 as a member of the Hidden Valley Ski Patrol in Western Pennsylvania. He achieved his Senior Alpine patroller status in 1978 and advanced to Certified status in 1991. He has been a remarkably active Instructor and Instructor Trainer in the Outdoor Emergency Transportation arena through is support of Eastern Division Patrollers Schools and innumerable training events for the Senior and Certified Programs. He has supported the Eastern Division Certified Program serving as an instructor and evaluator at several Certified Program pre-tests and training clinics per year and hasn’t missed an Eastern Division Certified Exam since 1989. He has also attended several National Powder Fall events as a representative of the Eastern Division and as an instructor. His extensive service within the legal community includes the rewriting of the ED Bylaws to incorporate the “one patroller one vote” concept. These revisions also served as a template at the National level following the 2005-2006 membership action that resulted in a completely new set of NSP by-laws. His tireless support of the Risk Management, By-laws, Finance and Long-Range Planning Committees and his devotion to serving and protecting the skiing and riding public and front-line patrollers serves as the very foundation of his legacy.