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History

• A branch of knowledge dealing with past events.

• The aggregate of past events.

• The record of past events and times. American Heritage Dictionary

National Ski Patrol

• 1938

• Minnie Dole

• 70 yrs

• 10th Mountain Division

March to the Monument

10th Mountain Last Reunion

Taps

Organization

• Membership 27,185

• 11 Divisions

• Affiliates

• National Office

• National Board of Directors

• Program Directors

• Advisors

Budget

• $1.6M

• Dues 38%

• Catalog Sales 38%

• Endorsements 11%

• Course fees 6%

• Other 7%

Membership

• Demographics– Over 50 58%/20yrs– Under 30 6%– Male 78%– Female 22%

Classifications

• Alpine

• Nordic

• Auxiliary

• Senior

• Certified

• Pro

Programs

• Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC)

• Avalanche

• Mountain Travel & Rescue (MTR)

• Transportation (OET)

• Instructor Development

• Young Adult

Advisors

• Awards

• Historian

• Marketing

• Medical

• Telecommunications

Committees

• Medical

• Legal

• Planning

• Governance

• Finance

• Fundraising

• Education

Committees

• Nominations

• Ski Area Relations

• Compensation

• Audit

• Bylaws

• Move to closer alignment with the ASEA• Move away from utilizing the volunteer

membership for organization matters and to more paid positions at National

• Move to increase dues• Move away from listening to Division,

Region, Patrol, and Patroller comments

• “Consolidated power” with the Executive Director, National Chairman, Executive Committee, and Board

• Ignored the will of the membership • Mission and Vision statements changed to

remove the words:“patrols”, “patrollers”, “patrolling”, “skiing”,

“safety”, etc. to “global outdoor education”

ASEA NSPJoint Statement of Understanding

Shared Staff

Shared Facilities

Shared Services

Shared Expenses

Shared Executive Director

Future

• Something that will exist or happen in time.• A condition of success or failure to come. American Heritage Dicitonary

Building for the Future2008

CommunicationTransparency

Responsive Proactive

Fiscally Responsible

Accessible

Listen to our Membership

• Most of board new – 4 years or less

• The board eliminated many of the “power” centers…the BOARD makes decisions.

• The board is seeking open, two-way communications “Ask the Board”; the “Communications Matrix”

Vision Statement 2008

NSP's vision is to be recognized as the premier

provider of training and education programs for

emergency rescuers who serve the outdoor recreation

community.

Mission Statement 2008

The National Ski Patrol is a member-driven professional organization of

registered ski patrols, patrollers and others, both paid and volunteer. The NSP supports its members through

credentialed education and training in leadership, outdoor emergency care, safety and transportations services, which enables members to serve the community in the safe enjoyment of

outdoor recreation.

Future Strategies

• Improve our education programs - and update

• Develop a strategic vision for the next 5 years

• Improve our communications• Look for how we fit in the outdoor

environment, and in the more global emergency response world.

• Build a sustainable business model• Recruit and retain.

Relationships

• Staff

• Membership

• Board

Relationships

• NSAA

• Skiing Public

• NSP

Relationships

• CSP

• FIPS

• NSP

CSP/NSP MOU

The NSP & CSPS agree to take steps

to strengthen ties between the two organizations in order to enhance the high quality services and products each provides to the snow industry and beyond, and to enhance the training and support each provides to its members.

These steps may include but are not limited to:• Ongoing and regular communications

at the National Board and Operations levels;

• Sharing or interchange of training information; and

• Establishment of joint task groups to address specific issues facing ski patrolling in North America.

Signatures

• Terry La Liberte _ NSP Chair

• Tim White – NSP Executive Director

• Brian Low – CSPS National Chairman

• John Leu – CSPS Acting President

Injury Trends

Snowboarding Tops Lists

• More people hurt snowboarding than any other outdoor sport

• 25% of emergency room visits

• Sledding and hiking next

• Most common injuries are broken bones and sprains

• 213,000 non-fatal treated annually

• About half between 10-24 yoa

• Half caused by falls

• Twice as many males as females

• Dr. Paul Auerbach

• Wilderness Medical Society

• Wilderness and Environmental Medicine Journal

Ski & Snowboard Injuries in the U.S. 2000-2001• Jasper E. Shealy

– Professor Emeritus, Rochester Institute of Technology

• Carl F. Ettlinger– President, Vermont Safety Research

• R. J. Johnson– McClure Professor of Musculoskeletal

Research, University of Vermont College of Medicine

Injury Study for NSAA

• Third in series of nation wide surveys

• 10 year intervals

• Ski & snowboard injuries

• 13 resorts in study

• 4.6 million visits

• 17,705 ski patrol reported incidents

• 54% snowboarders

• 46% all others

Skier injuries

Overall rate 2.63 injuries per 1,000 visits

10 years ago – 2.66

Overall rate of injury has not changed significantly

Most common injury is the knees

20-25% (95% ACL)

Snowboarders

• Rate of injury increased from – 3.37 to 6.97

• Snowboarding has increased 600%

• Most common injury is distal radius fractures of the wrist

Major findings

• Pattern of injury for snowboarding versus skiing has not changed

• Pattern of injury for males versus females has not changed

• % of collisions with fixed objects and other persons on the slope has not changed

Increase in Snowboard Injuries

• Popularity of Terrain Parks• Jumping• Less experienced than skiers

– 56% skiers 10 yrs +– 9% Snowboarders

• Younger, male dominated, less experienced group

Trends

• 1980 median age of skiing public 22

• This study – 39

• Continues to go up

Possible NSP Objectives for Safety Programs• Encourage skiers to utilize the newer

generation of shaped skis

• Encourage skiers to study the Pamphlet “Tips for Knee Friendly Skiing”

• Encourage use of helmets

• Encourage skiers to have equipment checked annually

Objectives for Safety, contd

• Use best equipment for children– Avoid “Hand me down” equipment

• Avoid use of non-release ski boards.– High risk of ankle and tibia fractures

• Encourage older skiers to keep skiing– No reason to give it up due to age

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