Objective: This course introduces candidates to the essential skiing/snowboarding and toboggan handling skills required for alpine patrolling.

Content: It covers the fundamental skills necessary for safe and efficient rescue toboggan operation, including edging, rotation, pressure, and balance. The course also addresses risk management, scene management, the Incident Command System, and the role of the volunteer patroller.

Prerequisites: Open to all qualified patrollers. No specific prerequisites are required.

Structure: Held on the slopes of local ski areas, with class sizes limited to available equipment and instructors. The course is pass/fail based on practical evaluations.

Objective: This course provides general training for patrollers of all skill levels, covering various aspects of toboggan handling and skiing/riding proficiency.

Content: Emphasizes developing key skiing/riding skills and their application to safe toboggan handling.

Prerequisites: Open to all NSP members. Participants should be familiar with basic skiing or snowboarding techniques.

Structure: Combines classroom instruction with on-hill practical sessions, focusing on skill development and application.

Objective: A mandatory annual course designed to refresh and recalibrate toboggan handling skills for all patrollers who may need to transport patients.

Content: Focuses on reinforcing the fundamental skills required for toboggan operations, including safe handling techniques, balancing, and braking on varied terrain.

Prerequisites: Participants must be credentialed, current alpine/Nordic patrollers. They should have completed previous OET training and be familiar with the basic toboggan handling procedures.

Structure: Conducted on the hill during business hours, with patrollers grouped for focused training. Completion is required early in the season.

Objective: Evaluates Senior Alpine candidates’ advanced toboggan handling skills on difficult and most difficult terrains.

Content: Candidates demonstrate proficiency in operating both loaded and unloaded toboggans from the front and rear positions. The evaluation includes navigating steep, groomed, and moguled slopes.

Prerequisites: Candidates must be enrolled in the Senior Alpine Program and recommended for evaluation by their patrol representatives or Senior Alpine Program coordinators. They must also have completed Division-specific skill sign-offs.

Structure: This on-snow evaluation is designed to test skills in real-world conditions. Multiple evaluators observe candidates to ensure they meet senior-level standards.

Objective: Provides an opportunity for Senior Alpine candidates to demonstrate their skiing/riding proficiency, focusing on contemporary techniques across various terrains.

Content: Evaluations include performing a variety of turn sizes on groomed, steep, and ungroomed slopes, along with carrying equipment on Senior-level terrain.

Prerequisites: Candidates must have completed the necessary skills sign-offs in the Senior Alpine Program and be recommended for evaluation by their patrol representative or coordinator.

Structure: Held on-snow, this evaluation assesses candidates under the observation of certified evaluators. The goal is to confirm their readiness for senior-level responsibilities.

Objective: Designed to enhance the skills of current and aspiring toboggan trainers, focusing on the safe and efficient handling of rescue toboggans.

Content: Provides an in-depth review and guided practice of toboggan handling procedures, emphasizing the development of training techniques for new instructors.

Prerequisites: Open to current or aspiring toboggan instructors. Participants should be familiar with basic toboggan handling and have a desire to train others.

Structure: The workshop includes both classroom instruction and on-hill practical sessions, with a recommended 1:4 instructor-to-student ratio.

Objective: Aims to improve the skiing/riding skills of NSP members through guided practice and instruction using PSIA/AASI methodologies.

Content: Tailored to the needs of participants, this seminar covers the fundamentals of skiing/riding, including balance, edging, and pressure control. The course content is adaptable to different patroller groups.

Prerequisites: Participants need to be currently registered NSP members in good standing. Non-hill qualified NSP patrollers may participate, subject to event structure and host patrol policies.

Structure: Conducted primarily on the slopes, with class sizes generally capped at 10 participants per instructor. The seminar is not pass/fail but focuses on skill development.

Objective: Enhances the teaching, assessment, and coaching skills of NSP SnowSport instructors, trainers, and evaluators.

Content: Focuses on the analysis of skiing/riding skills, development of prescriptive exercises, and application of these exercises to improve instruction and evaluation techniques. The workshop uses current PSIA/AASI methodologies.

Prerequisites: Open to current or aspiring ski, telemark, and snowboard instructors, trainers, and evaluators. Participants should have basic instruction skills and be approved by the Division OET Supervisor.

Structure: Includes classroom sessions and on-hill practice, with recommended instructor-to-student ratios of 1:4 to 1:7.