Stories written by Patrollers regarding stressful incidents of the Eastern Division

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 patrollerstress@easterndivisionnsp.org

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 patrollerstress@easterndivisionnsp.org
Please respect the privacy of others by changing names where necessary. Stories will be posted anonymously at the author’s request.