Welcome to the home of the Professional Ski Patrol Association. The Professional Ski Patrol Association is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of ski patrolling. PSPA educates, tests, and certifies patrollers in ski safety, first aid skills, toboggan handling and ski techniques.

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• 2012 Annual Exam Information
  The 2012 Annual Exam will be held at Sugarbush in VT on March 7/8, 2012. Applications must be postmarked on or before February 22, 2012 in order to avoid a $10 late fee.
  Some Lodging Options: Hyde Away - at the base of Sugarbush North Access Road. 802.496-2322. Starting at $79/night. Golden Lion Inn - at the base of the Sugarbush Access Road. 802-496-3084. Rates start at $91/night. Speak with Ayla and mention PSPA.
   
• 2011 Annual Meeting
  The 2011 annual members meeting was held at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, NH on October 21, 2011. Congratulations to following elected Officers:
  • President - Carl Chaplin
  • Vice President - Russell Monast
  • Treasurer - Steve Guertin
  • Secretary - David Hill
  • Director for 3 years - Ted Fitzgerald

Check out the 2012 event schedule.

• 2011 Annual Exam Information
  This years Annual Exam was held at Sugarloaf in Maine on March 09th and 10th. 20 Candidates from all over the northeast tested their skills in Skiing, Toboggan Handling and First Aid. A big thank you goes out to Bob Dellert, Chase McKendry, Sugarloaf Patrol Director Ben Defrosicia and the entire Sugarloaf Patrol for their overwhelming hospitality! With your support the exam was completed without a hitch despite some challenging circumstances. PHOTOS.
   
  Congratulations to new Certified Patrollers: Andy Novick (Loon) and Lauri Sibulkin (Sugarloaf)!
    
  
• Larry Collins Award
  The Larry Collins Award was awarded to Bob Brown a patroller for more than 52 years from Ragged Mountain in New Hampshire. See the entire story on the Awards page.
   
• Call to Members
  Remember that day you achieved your PSPA certification? Most likely it came as a result of lots of hard work and training. The process is not simple and requires candidates to push themselves to vastly increase their patrolling skills and knowledge.
  As a member of PSPA you bring these increased skills back to the patrolling world every day. The strength of the organization is the diversity of its membership. As a member the organization is calling on you to promote PSPA within your respective patrols. Often this may simply mean answering questions about the certification process or pointing the person in the right direction to get information. Motivating and helping others to also strive for certification is the best gift you can give to a fellow patroller.
   
• PSPA will come to YOU
  In addition to the scheduled precourses PSPA is offering to come to you. Interested ski patrollers should contact the PSPA President. Precourses cover the prerequisite for taking the certified exam. These one day training events cover all aspects/criteria for the exam and orient prospective candidates to the requirements and benefits of the Professional Ski Patrol Association.

Congratulations to:

	Tom Sutton shows off a good snowplow technique.

New Certified Members:
   Andy Novick (Loon Mountain)
   Lauri Sibulkin (Sugarloaf)

New Affiliate Members:
   Lucien Bisson (Sugarloaf)
   Justin Chase (Pats Peak)
   Zachery DiSilvestro (Sugarloaf)
   Tom Doviack (Cranmore)
   Gary Galovic (Sunapee)
   Erik Kuusisto (Hunter)
   Wayne Lojie (Blue Knob)
   Chris Leister (Pats Peak)
   David Lemieux (Sunday River)
   Mahlon LIbby (Sugarloaf)
   David Peitler (Hunter)
   Bill Perkins (Sugarloaf)
   David Proulx (Sugarloaf)
      
New Examiners:
    Ted Fitzgerald (Ragged)
    Joe Greenwood (Wachusett)
    Mike Wess (Blue Knob)
    Richard Benevento (Loon)