By Jean Rioux, Co-executive Director (jean.rioux@skipatrol.ca) Registration for the 2024 Canadian Association of Wilderness Medicine (CAWM) conference is open What: The Fifth Annual CAWM Conference When: November 1 to 3, 2024 Where: The Halifax Convention Centre or online This year’s
By A.P. Crawford (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) Reed Power-Grimm, Tim Parks, Rod Hull, Andy Maclean (non-CSP), Allison Hunter (non-CSP), Greg Conron (non-CSP), Darryl Rourke (non-CSP) On March 28, 2023, at about 10:20 a.m., a 78-year-old male skier entered the chairlift corral at Ski
By Lori Natuik, Manitoba Division president (lori.natuik@skipatrol.ca) Winter may have wrapped up in Manitoba but sometimes one season rolls right into another. Starting with the winter – or what was supposed to be winter – most areas struggled with less-than-ideal
By Kerri Loudoun, Pro deals team manager (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) Congratulations to Marc Seguin, a patroller from Mont-Tremblant in Quebec. His product review submission was selected from over 75 contest entries. Marc reviewed the STASH 30L STEALTH backpack from Back Country Access.
By Geoff Scotton Ski Improvement Clinic Coordinator, Mountain Division (geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca) The CSP Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic includes four days of group lessons in either skiing or snowboarding, five days of lift access and a celebratory banquet, all at the
By Elizabeth Oldfield, Communications Team Member (oldfield@telusplanet.net) This month we are celebrating the 2023 Canadian Ski Patroller Award (CSP) recipients. This prestigious award recognizes patrollers who have made significant contributions to the growth of the Canadian Ski Patrol over and
By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing portfolio leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) For the past three years, the CSP has partnered with Helly Hansen to promote Interntional Ski Patrol Day, held every year on February 10. To assist with this promotion, we’ve reached
By Kerri Loudoun, Pro deal team manager (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) CSP has expanded their relationship with Louis Garneau In January and June of this year, we offered a custom-designed mountain bike jersey for our members to wear while out on the trails.
By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing portfolio leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) We are seeking interesting stories and topics for future member newsletters Each month the 5/5 editorial team works to offer interesting and pertinent stories for the CSP member newsletter, the 5/5.
By Elizabeth Oldfield, Communications Team Member (oldfield@telusplanet.net) Keeping the lid on! Ever had a warm summer gale flirt with your favourite CSP baseball cap, jiggle it from a secure position on your head and send it on a merry trajectory
By Mark Brown, Co-executive director (mark.brown@skipatrol.ca) The warmer weather has brought sunny skies to many parts of Canada – and our modernization efforts are heating up over the summer. In March, the board of directors gave the green light to
