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EVENTS

Events of general interest to the Division will be promoted and/or covered here. If you are planning or have news of an event you would like featured here, contact the webmaster.

A Southern New York EMM TE clinic was held at Monroe Volunteer Ambulance on August 10th.

The weekend of September 5–7, over forty NSP patrollers from the Eastern Division attended a meeting of Eastern Division Avalanche, Mountain Travel & Rescue, and Nordic (AMN) instructors at Northfield Mountain in Massachusetts.

In addition to items of business, the program included technology presentations and hands-on skills refreshers. GPS navigation, avalanche beacon operation, ropework, and nordic skills were reviewed and reinforced.

Chuck Boyd, Connecticut NSP Avalanche and Nordic Advisor, presented a slide show of his attempt to climb K2 this summer and described his impressions of the tragedy and of the rescue efforts in which he was involved.

Participants conducted a simulated search scenario, which was observed and critiqued by officers of the Central Massachusetts Search and Rescue Team.

Twenty companies contributed catalogs, demo items, and giveaways to the event, making possible a generous “goodie bag” for each attendee and a raffle drawing with door prizes for all. Rossignol and Ortovox representatives were on hand to demonstrate their products.

Bill Schweikert

50-Year Patroller Ray Nylander Receives Lifetime Membership

Guy Lombardo, Western Section Chief, Western Appalachian Region presented Raymond Nylander, Patrol Director of the Laurel Hill Nordic Patrol, with the NSP Lifetime Membership plaque and pin. Ray really has more then 50 years as a patroller, starting with the Pittsburgh Ski Club, which patroled the Laurel Mt. Ski Area for three years before they joined the NSP.

There is new travel information about the 2009 FIPS Convention in Are, Sweden HERE.

A PDF Registration Form is HERE. (New 4/4/08)

The following picture of Ski Sawmill's new Patrol building (PA - WAPP) has been submitted by Michelle Koons.

Pictures of the Student Seminar at Killington, March 14-16, 2008 are available, segregated by event:

Friday - Skiing Skills - OEC - Sled Running - Awards Banquet

Pictures of the 2008 Spring Officers' Meeting are HERE.

Pictures of the 2008 Certified Annual Meeting and Exam at Hunter Mountain on 3/28-30/08 are HERE.

A few pictures of the Nordic Senior Evaluation at Notchview, Mass on 2/23/08 have been provided by Greg France HERE.