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2007 OEC Class at Devine Savior

Cascade Mountain Ski patrol will be holding an OEC class beginning in August this year.  The class will be held at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage and will be on Sunday nights from 5-9 pm.  As of right now, it looks like 17 candidates for the class.  (Five more are attending the Madison class.)  We will be needing lots of help for the practice and scenarios each Sunday night and are asking for your help.  If you could even help one Sunday night--that would be great.

It is a great way to stay involved, and meet the new candidates.  We plan on having a great time--along with the hard work.  I have attached the schedule to this email so that you will know the dates and times.

If you can come and help--that would be great!  Please let me know what dates you are planning, so that I can make sure we have enough help each night.  You may email, or call me.    

Thank You,  

Lynn Thornton

OEC Candidate Mentor Program 2007 - 2008

Fri, 03/02/2007 - 09:33 — webmaster

With the next OEC Class, a Mentor Program will be initiated to assist the OEC Candidate in gettting information about OEC and the Cascade Mountain Ski Patrol.  In order for this to work, volunteers will be needed to step-up and help out.   So far there are ten potential Candidates for 2007-2008 and I would like to match them up two per Patrol Mentor.  As a Mentor you will be the point of contact for the Candidate and provide them with information about the Patrol and the upcoming OEC Class information as it becomes available.  When the OEC Classes begin, you might want to be in attendance for the first couple of weeks to see that the people you are assisting remain committed and do not drop out.  This will take some additional time and effort but the result of keeping Candidates in the program will be of great benefit.  If you are interested in this opportunity, please call me at 608.846.6016 or home 608.255.4071 or email (gary_j@evcoplastics.com) 

Interested in Joining Our Patrol?

Fri, 11/18/2005 - 11:23 — webmaster
The first step to becoming a member of the ski patrol is to fillout the application form and send it to Gary Jugenheimer.  If you have any questions please feel free to contact Gary by email: gary_j at evcoplastics.com.

  

Medical Training

Next is to take the Outdoor Emergency Care class.  This class usually begins each July and is one night a week until the end of October when you take your final written and practical exam.  Outdoor Emergency Care is the medical training you receive.  You must also complete a CPR class for healthcare providers.  This is not part of the OEC class, but they will usually give you opportunities to arrange a class.  You must be 15 years of age by the time the hill will open for the season.

Time commitment

Being a member of Cascade Mountain Ski patrol is a big time commitment, especially your first year as a candidate.  The OEC class alone is 80-100 hours, and that doesn't include study time.  After successful completion of that, on hill training begins if you decide to obtain full patroller status.  On hill training consists of one night a week for 4 hours of ski enhancement training and toboggan handling.  This class usually lasts for 12 weeks.  You are also required to sign up for one shift per week at Cascade Mountain.   You must check with the Patrol Representative about available and open shifts.  Shifts are either daytime, or night.  Daytime shifts begin 1 hour before the hill opens and ends at 4:30.  Night time shifts begin at 4:30 and end approximately 30 minutes after the hill closes.

Training continues each year with our annual refresher that is held at Cascade Mountain in the fall.  Refresher consists of one weekend, with one day devoted to refreshing your medical skills.  The second day is a lift evacuation refresher.  These refreshers are mandatory to maintain your certifications.  If unable to attend the refresher at Cascade, you may attend another hill's refresher with prior approval.  You must also renew your CPR certification each year, which you are responsible for.

  

Benefits of becoming a patroller

  • An entire new group of friends and co-workers
  • Medical training that you may use when you least expect it.
  • Unlimited skiing at Cascade Mountain (must patrol when skiing)
  • After your candidate year--family passes
  • Additional "bring a friend skiing" Gold passes for certain shifts
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