By Brian Low, Canadian Ski Patrol FIPS delegate (brian.low@skipatrol.ca) Riksgränsen, (The national border in Swedish) is a ski resort in Kiruna municipality, Lappland, Sweden, 200-km north of the Arctic Circle. The skiing season is from February to June. From end
Pembina Zone Celebrates 50 Years
By Courtney Muller, Pembina Zone President (courtney.muller@skipatrol.ca) In the late sixties, a few courageous folks recognized that the hills in Alberta’s Tawatinaw Valley, only a one-hour drive north of Edmonton, had something to offer. In 1967, with a Centennial Grant,
Pro deal spotlight – Nordica
By Shayne Macaulay, Pro Deals Team Member (shayne.macaulay@skipatrol.ca) Nordica (a division of Tecnica Group S.P.A.) is well known within the CSP membership. Since 1939, it has been committed to bringing quality mountain products to skiers focusing on perfect fit and
International Ski Patrol Day 2024
By Dave Lepa, Calgary Zone member (dave.lepa@icloud.com) To promote International Ski Patrol Day on February 10, our national partner Helly Hansen extended a gracious invitation to the Canadian Ski Patrol to join them in their Banff boutique store to help
An instructor’s role – what you may not know
By Jacques Blais, 5/5 Editorial Committee member (jacques.blais@skipatrol.ca) in collaboration with Geneviève Maillé, Training Manager and Instructor Trainer in AFA and OS for CSP Lanaudière Gone are the days when you could train on the fly; where becoming an instructor
What Quebec Zone members also do
By Pierre Prince, Quebec Zone patroller (pierreprince300@gmail.com) For three years, the Quebec Zone provided first aid services during summer activities at Patro Roc Amadour. This community organization is in the less-privileged Limoilou district of Quebec City. Its highly diverse clientele
2020 CSP Award Recipients
By Elizabeth Oldfield, Communications Team Member and Life Member No. 44 (oldfield@telus.net) The Canadian Ski Patroller (CSP) Award is the Canadian Ski Patrol’s highest operating award. It is awarded to patrollers who have made significant contributions to the CSP over
The view from the top in the CSP Mountain Division
By Geoff Scotton VP External, CSP Mountain Division (geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca) Across the 11 zones stretching from the Yukon to the Canada-U.S. border between Alberta and Montana, the nearly 700 members of the CSP Mountain Division have been having a very busy
Cool Tools – Trauma Shears
By Elizabeth Oldfield, Communications Team Member (oldfield@telus.net) Katie Blight from Prince George Zone has found multi-function trauma shears. They contain the following tools: folding emergency shears, ring knife, ruler, band cutter, carbide glass breaker and oxygen bottle wrench, and trauma
EDI Update
By Andrew Wytsma, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee member (andrew.wytsma@skipatrol.ca) The committee has been having close discussions with co-EDs Mark Brown and Jean Rioux about the future of the CSP, and what role Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDI) plays
What the FIPS is this all about??
By Brian Low, National Life Member No. 63 and Canadian FIPS Delegate (brian.low@skipatrol.ca) As patrollers, we consider our assigned patrol and resort as our home. We are aware we are part of a zone, a division and ultimately part of