By Geoff Scotton, Pro Deals Team member (geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca) Tools4Boards is a Calgary-based tuning equipment company with a strong international perspective that designs and manufactures innovative ski and snowboard tools and materials to make skis and snowboards perform better. It boasts
The top watch view from the CSP Mountain Division
By Geoff Scotton, VP External CSP Mountain Division geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca Patrollers across the CSP Mountain Division are fully into the winter operations season, with some areas having opened in the first week of November 2023. The division executive met virtually December
Avalanche and search and rescue dogs are members of the CSP
By Kirstie Simpson, Head of Ski Patrol and Mountain Safety at Mount Sima (propatrol@mountsima.com) There has been an avalanche/search and rescue dog as part of the CSP Team at Mount Sima in the Yukon since it opened in 1993. The
Pro deal spotlight – Prior Snow
By Mark Crone, Pro deals team member (mark.crone@skipatrol.ca) Prior has been designing and producing quality skis and snowboards since 1989. Their factory location in Whistler, B.C. adds to the cool factor. (If you are in Whistler during the winter season,
Cool Tools – January 2024
By Devin Hanes, Central Zone patroller (devin.somers@gmail.com) This month, the tool we are featuring has many uses. It’s no secret that ski patrollers are tasked with a variety of duties that are an adjunct to providing safety care to guests