Region Director Region Update Steve Paladini Refreshers As I Write This, It Is Early September
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gion tral Re h Cen on Sout l Divsi Sweep Newsletter Centra Fall 2020 http://nspsouthcentral.org/ Region Director Region Update Steve Paladini Refreshers As I write this, it is early September. What a year! The Refreshers this year are all online. Hopefully, the Patrol A pandemic, wildfires, IOR’s have communicated with you dates that this needs to be hurricanes, etc. The good completed by. Patrollers should have received their book in news, the year is two the mail, if not it can be found on National’s web site. thirds complete. The Remember, you must patrol with a current CPR card. No CPR wildfires should subside refreshes will be required this season. Whether or not Chair hopefully with the winter Evac Refreshers are completed is up to the discretion of the rains and hurricane Ski Areas and their insurance carrier. season will come to an end. The bad news, 2020 Region Staff Openings still has four months left The Region continues to have some positions open, which can and there is no real end in be seen on the Organization Chart. If you are interested and sight for the pandemic. I still read or hear about events in would like some more information, please contact the 2021 being canceled, that latest being Powderfall 2021. appropriate Assistant Region Director. The Region is planning on holding its usual seminars, classes, Upcoming Region Election clinics and evaluations during the 2020/2021 season. It has been a little challenging up to this point, but we are trying to This season Section Chief, Section I is up for reelection. keep some normalcy. But it very well could change a month Please see John Davis’s article for more information regarding or two from now or even while the season is underway. Please procedures and dates. The dates can also be found on the take the time to read the staff articles which will be more Region Calendar. informative. If you are planning on attending a Region activity check the schedule often or contact the appropriate Division Meeting person to make sure it is still on. The Fall Division Meeting was held virtually on Saturday, You may be aware that we had the Region Awards banquet September 12, 2020. For the Region patrollers, there are a few scheduled twice. Each time canceled due to the pandemic. items to note: This issue of the SWEEP is larger than most. We have The NSP is constantly updating their pandemic response. You dedicated space to the Regions award winners. Each winner can find COVID19 Updates, both on the Public and Member has a short, or in some cases a long write up. At first, I was sites. The NSP will not dictate a COVID response, but suggest going to do a short write up on each. As I thought more about “guidelines. It’s the responsibility of each Ski Area to outline it, I decided to use the actual write up that went to the Awards a response, that pertains to their situation. But, the NSAA and Committee with some minor editing. Under the award winner, the NSP recommend, in accordance with CDC Guidelines, that there is a name after the heading “Sponsor”. This is the patrollers while on duty always wear a mask. NSP masks are individual that did the write up. I am always hearing that available in the Online Store. Search “mask”. awards are difficult, etc. So, by including the actual write ups, Region patrollers could see what was submitted, along with an As I have written about before, and will do so again, Code of application, which is not included. I hope this will give you an Conduct issues within the NSP continue to be an issue. More idea of what is needed and maybe some incentive to write an about this should be coming out in an upcoming issue of Ski award for a fellow patroller. If you need some help, contact Patrol Magazine. Again, it’s recommended that patrollers read one of the sponsors. Some of the awards where handed out at National’s Policy & Procedures, Chapter 6, “Code of Conduct” the Division’s virtual Awards Banquet. The remainder of the to hopefully elevating the premature calls to Division. Regions awards are with the Section Chiefs. With no refreshes If you are interested in purchasing an OEC 6 book. The this year, as I said before, myself, the ARD’s and Section printed book is $93.71, and the ebook is $47.21. These prices Chiefs will find a way to get them to the winners. Again, reflect a 25% discount with free shipping until December 31, Congratulations to all! 2020. An audio book may also be made available. If interested, the NSP, through the Pro Page is offering Awards patrollers Accident Injury Insurance. Once you are in the Pro Page, on the left side, under Category Search, you will see “Insurance”. Click on this, which will bring you to Patroller Cross – Anthony Susnik (Little Switzerland “Spot”. Click “Shop” for all the details. Ski Patrol) The Lakewood, Colorado office remains partially closed. It Sponsor: Kevin Ketter has been advised to contact the staff through emails. The I am presenting for nomination Anthony Susnik for NSP store is open and shipping orders. Both the Pro Page consideration of a Patroller’s Cross. On Friday, November 15, and the NSP Online Store have supposedly been updated and 2019 while patrolling at Little Switzerland, he suffered a the search function for the store now “works”. fractured radius in his right wrist after a fall. After examination Elections for the National board are upon us. There are at the hospital, it was confirmed that is was a fractured wrist. eleven candidates running for five positions. You can find This injury required extended rehabilitation and kept him from their bios under the Elections tab. There also are four his patrol duties for the entire season as well as lost work time. Candidate Forum Calls set up if you are interested. The dates and times can also be found under the Elections tab. Patroller Cross – Bonnie Gruber (Devils Head Ski Reminders will be sent about voting deadlines. Patrol) As mentioned, if you were planning on attending Powderfall Sponsor: Jim Hubing next year, it has been canceled. On Saturday, December 21, 2019 at approximately 11 am, Finally Bonnie Gruber, while patrolling, sustained severe and multiple fractures of her tibial plateau which required surgery to reduce, In this issue of the SWEEP, you will find the current align and stabilize. In addition, Mrs. Gruber fractured her heel. Organization Chart, the Staff Directory as well as the Mrs. Gruber was completing her assigned ski patrol duties when Region Calendar for your reference. Please look at the she was injured, her recovery period is estimated to be one year. calendar and consider signing up for a class or program to enhance your NSP “career”. These items can also be found Patroller Cross – Lacy Johnson (Cascade Mountain on the Region’s web site. Ski Patrol) Stay healthy and safe. Sponsor: Tom Eberle Lacy was snowboarding when she caught her leading edge and fell. She tumbled down the hill 20 yards before coming to a stop. As a result of her fall, Lacy suffered a concussion COVID19, Hill (Mountain) Opening as well as injuries to both her back and neck. These injuries Jim Stein, Insurance Advisor have required additional medical attention. As a result, Lacy My last article briefly touched on was suffering from concussive headaches and has missed insurance and COVID19. I hope two months of work on patrol. She has only recently your hill management is returned to her duties. communicating with you about their plans and how you might be Patroller Cross – Lyn McMurray (Blackhawk Ski involved. At my home hill, Patrol) Ausblick, we on the BOD have discussed all possibilities from not Sponsor: Ken Matusek opening to most aspects of opening safely. Hills have many ongoing On February 12, 2019, Lyn was injured while on duty during budget items that don’t stop so her regularly scheduled patrol shift. Lyn was taken to UW opening somehow is a veritable Hospital where she was subsequently diagnosed with an “must do”. You will know soon enough. And, as we have at ACL rupture, MCL tear and LCL tear. Lyn did extensive pre Ausblick, management has to deal with the “whatifs” of being op rehab from February 13th until May 9th of 2019. sued and knowing that their insurance won’t respond because Lyn had surgery on May 10, 2019 described as ACL one can’t be certain if hill management, employees, ski reconstruction with Hamstring. Lyn McMurray began post patrollers contaminated a customer. op rehabilitation on May 11, 2019 and will continue that First and foremost, take proper precautions wherever you are, until May of 2020. Due to this injury Lyn missed five weeks until we have a treatment. of our fifteenweek ski season. Because of the significant loss of time and the extent of the injury I am recommending Lyn for the Patroller's Cross. Patroller Cross – Dani McPherson (Cascade Patroller Cross – Michael Shea (Cascade Mountain Mountain Ski Patrol) Ski Patrol) Sponsor: Erik Hudson Sponsor: Wayne Billings In the morning of January 5, 2020 Dani was supporting the On Monday, December 16th, 2019 at approximately 11 AM, Senior Toboggan clinic. She had just completed a demo run Michael sustained a severe right shoulder injury during the in the handle position of a toboggan when she fell injuring course of some routine toboggan training.