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News and Views of the Far West Division, NSP; www.farwest.org December, 2017 Volume Nine, Issue Three From the Far Tri-Advisory event, being the Sierra West Division the forecast changed on Friday and Mark your calendars: Director, Lance the weekend offered wonderful MTR & Women’s events inside... Vaughan weather. The NSP Nordic, Far West Winter Meeting, March 4, Mountaineering and Avalanche 2018, Heavenly Resort E a r l y teams led discussions on weather Alumni Celebration Day, March 16, December and forecasting, back country travel and 2018, at Northstar Resort right on schedule avalanche updates. This year we Sea Otter Bicycling Classic, at the mornings at my house are cold, hosted Myron Allen, NSP Nordic Laguna Seca Raceway, April 19-22, covering items in frost and the nights National Program Director, and Rick 2018 are clear. Clear nights are great for Shandler, MTR National Program Far West Awards Dinner, August, watching stars but tough to forecast Director, both offering updates on 2018, details TBA. opening day of most ski areas. After programs for the next year. Tri-Advisory event, Yosemite the bountiful snowfall of last year I Keith Church and the Avalanche National Park, November, 2018, hope we end up with at least an team have already started both Avy 1 details TBA average year to help us all realize just and Avy 2 courses. We are very lucky how good the snow pack was last in the FWD, we have great terrain, Check out the FWD (and your own season. conditions, access, Region’s and Patrol’s) web site for Most of the OEC a n d i n s t r u c t o r s updated calendar of events! refreshers and On the willing to share their Hill trainings are k n o w l e d g e o n What’s Inside... complete; a huge Avalanche Science. Alumni program is focus, p. 15-17 Thank You to Kevin Yo u w i l l l e a r n Avalanche updates, p. 11 Qualseth and team of something that just Award nominations due, p. 12 OEC instructors. might keep a trip Bear Valley adds new chair, p. 9 Great work herding f r o m b e i n g a Calendar of events, p. 14 all these patrollers nightmare. Get in a Certified program, p. 9 smoothly, efficiently Level 1 or Level 2 Community College, p. 10 and entertainingly in course and have a Community service options, p. 14 a single direction. great day. Dodge Ridge feature, p. 21 After five years as T o b o g g a n FWD Election Coming, p. 2 the Far West Division OEC Supervisor Supervisor Daryl Whitcher offers an FWD Officers, staff, p. 25 Kevin Qualseth has announced he is article on sled driving focused on the In Memoriam, Mike Fitzpatrick, p. 21 stepping onward to new leadership finer points of not overdriving a sled. Instructor Development, p. 18 roles and has spent the past year Some great points and ideas to Mountain Travel & Rescue, p. 6 mentoring his replacement. Sue consider, do get into the handles and OEC offers program updates, p. 7 Dennison of Sugar Bowl patrol is give your sled skills some exercise. I OET shares sled secrets, p. 4 ready to engage and will start as NEVER forget to ALWAYS run a few Officers, Advisors of FWD, p. 25 Division OEC Supervisor on January sleds at the start of each season. See Patrols of the FWD, p. 17 1, 2018. Please welcome Sue in this what Daryl has to say about that motto. Preserving the Legacy, p. 19 role. Thank you Kevin for your I hear of a Toboggan Instructor Recruitment is active, p. 5 service and OEC dedication for the calibration at Big Bear Mtn on Jan 13, Refreshers revisited, p. 24 past years. Hip Hip Hooray! contact Daryl for more info. Sea Otter Bike Classic, p. 13 Early November had a snow storm Patroller advancement -- Senior Tri-Advisory event, p. 3 forecast in Yosemite for the annual classification: besides Senior Ski & Women’s Program, p. 7 Please see Director, continued p.8 Lots more; see inside! Addresses up-to-date? Election Notification for Far West Division Is your mailing address and e- 2017-2018 FAR WEST DIVISION address current with the National REGION DIRECTOR ELECTION NOTIFICATION office? Remember, the FWD gets its mailing lists and email lists directly REGION DIRECTOR ELECTIONS: from the National office in Denver. If Also be advised that Arizona, Mother Lode, and Southern California regions you change your US mail or email are due for Region Director elections, in spring 2018. Positions are for 2 years — address, to to your Member Profile to June 1, 2018 –May 31, 2020. change, and, notify your own patrol. Don't miss out on exciting future Region directors may serve no more than 3 consecutive 2 year terms. issues of FWD ‘News and Views’ and Arizona– Andrew Youngblood – 2016-18 Region Director other NSP publications! Mother Lode– Tony Atkins – 2014-16 & 2016-18 Region Director FWD News and Views Southern California – Diana St. Clair – 2014-16 & 2016-18 Region Director News of the Far West Division, NSP Nominations are now open and will be accepted to later than February 5, 2018. Division Director, Lance Vaughan Consult a region officer or your region's by-laws, officer's handbooks, and ski Asst. Dir., Nancy Stormswold Asst. Dir., Richard Wilson patrol manual for qualifications. Nominations are to be submitted to the Division Arizona Dir., Andrew Youngblood Election Chairperson, Janice Waits. Eastern Sierra Dir., Katie Dumont Mother Lode Dir.,Tony Atkins REGION ELECTION TIME LINE: Northern Cal., Sam Lanier February 5, 2018—Pronouncements of Candidacy and letters of Professional Rep, Rich Bailey acceptance of candidacy due to Elections Chair/committee Southern California, Diana St. Clair April 2, 2018 — Ballots sent out along with candidates platform and Secretary, Janice Waits statement Treasurer, Keith Dickens Legal Advisor, Geoff Hutcheson May 7, 2018— Date all ballots to be received/postmarked — results Registrar, Peggy Jamison announced Alumni Advisor, Tim Viall Awards Advisor, Bill Gibson PLEASE FORWARD ALL NOMINATIONS AND/OR ANNOUNCEMENTS Avalanche Supervisor, Keith Church TO: Certified Advisor, Lance Vaughan Email nominations and/or announcements to: [email protected]; Community College Advisor, Steve Janice Waits, Election Chairperson, 1202 Rembrandt Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Thorsted Conferences Advisor, Sonja Kively Instructor Devel. Super., Doug Hill Mountain Travel, Rescue Supervisor, Karl Chulski Nordic Supervisor, Jeff Gurrola Communications/Newsletter, Tim Viall Communications/Web, Rye Livingston Pinecrest Nordic offers events! Outdoor Emergency Care Supervisor, I would like to announce two Pinecrest Kevin Qualseth Nordic Ski Patrol training events:: Outdoor Emergency Transportation Supervisor, Daryl Whitcher 1. Avalanche: February 3-4 at Recruitment/NorCal, John McGuigan Pinecrest, CA Feb 25th at Donner Recruitment/SoCal, George Tinoco Summit. Website/Registration: SAR Liaison, NorCal, Roger Yang http://www.pinecrestnordic.org/av1 SAR Liaison, SoCal, Mike St. Clair Woman’s Program, Trudy Nye 2. Mountain Travel and Rescue: March 10-12 (subject to change). The FWD News and Views is published Pinecrest, CA three times yearly, in September, Website/Registration: December and February. Deadline is the http://www.pinecrestnordic.org/mtr end of the month prior to publication. If you have any questions, please Features, photos; send to Tim Viall, fwd- contact me. Sincerely, Keith Gale, [email protected], or mail to 5854 Turtle Valley Drive, Stockton, CA 95207. Pinecrest Nordic PR. FWD News and Views, December, 2017 Check the new FWD web site: www.farwest.org Page 2 39th Annual Tri-Advisory celebrates in Yosemite Held in Yosemite Valley the 39th annual Tri- Tri-Advisory was a Advisory was enjoyed by registered Instructor all attending. Everyone Continuing Education (ICE) starting arriving on course for MTR, Avalanche, Friday November 3rd with and Nordic for all to fulfill the the activities on Saturday instructor's requirement for ending with a banquet continuing education every pot-luck style dinner and three years to renew their a camp-out in a secluded instructorship. camp site in the Yosemite Valley away from all Glenn Minuth (Mt Lemon) other camp sites and presented a lecture on lodging. Weather and historical season climate. The new Quite a surprise for ShiftPOD insulated base tent the weather! Even was set-up and used by though the attendees Larry Cody & Melissa Yee are all prepared for any (Mt Pinos). Lucky them! weather that the mountains may present The dinner was again a storm predicted by the organized by Larry Cody and National Weather Melissa (Mt Pinos) and was Service stalled further to again certainly memorable! the north thus everyone Plenty of home-make food enjoyed a nice Saturday cooked at the camp site and and a fantastic Sunday! brought by everyone was certainly a feast and is now a Very special guests must attend event. attended this year, Myron Allen the Tri Advisory is sponsored National MTR Director, by the MTR (Mountain Travel and Rick the National & Rescue), Avalanche, and Nordic Director. Each Nordic programs and is gave the program up- opened to all members that dates and changes and wish to gain and enhance looked for input from their knowledge of the winter everyone for the needs backcountry. Lodging is of each program. Rick either camping at the site and Myron described where Tri Advisory events are the FWD membership held, or at the RV camp site, as very knowledgeable, or the lodges. dedicated, and enthusiastic and very Hope to see you next year involved with the in Yosemite! changes to the programs. Submitted by: As the Park Service is gracious to allow us to use Karl Chulski, MTR Supervisor - FWD, fwd- their special camp site there is always a volunteer [email protected]; project undertaken.

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