Patroller Stories
The following are first hand events written by your fellow patrollers, and how they handled the stress of an incident.
If you want to share your own story, please submit to nspedcism@gmail.com
If you want to share your own story, please submit to nspedcism@gmail.com
- After the Crash, They Said I Was Fine. I Wasn’t - Erin Tierney, Heli-Ski Guide and former patroller
- If You Try to be an Island, That is What You Will Become - Bryant Hall, Canaan Valley, WAPP Region
- Emotions and Memories Flooded My Mind - Eric Snyder, The Bear Creek, EPA Region
- The Weekend From Hell, and That Much Needed Conversation - Robert Cassello, Mohawk Mountain, CT Region
- A Voice I Knew - Oliver Neith, MSW, Bolton Valley, NVT Region
- It Left a Mark On My Mind - Oliver Neith, MSW, Bolton Valley, NVT Region
- The Patroller - Derek Taylor - A story of trauma so that others may heal, as told by Dave Richards, Avalanche Director, Alta | Wasatch Backcountry Rescue
- Stress Injury and Ski Patrol - Eryka Thorley & Laura McGladrey, Eldora
- How Camelback Ski Patrol Developed a Peer Support Team - Oliver Neith, MSW, Bolton Valley, NVT Region
- Patrolling & PTSD - Tarah O’Connor, EMT and Colorado Ski Patroller
- Life, Death, and PTSD as a Ranger in the Tetons | Outside Online - Drew Hardesty, Utah Avalanche Center, Snowbird
Podcasts
- Ski Patrolling and PTSD (38 minutes)
Along with many other fascinating stories of your fellow Ski Patrollers. Download Ski Patrol Radio to your Podcast App - click here - Responder Alliance Podcasts (30 minutes each)
Listen to the stress injury experiences of your fellow Ski Patrollers - click here
Share Your Story
If you have a story that will help other patrollers, please email it to nspedcism@gmail.com
Please respect the privacy of others by changing names where necessary. Stories will be posted anonymously at the author’s request.