NATIONAL SKI PATROL
Western Appalachian Region
NORDIC SKI PATROLS
Schedule of Events
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Courses, Clinics, and Other Events
December 14-15, 2019 and January 24-26, 2020
Mountain Travel & Rescue Level 2 (MTR 2)
The purpose of this training is to provide ski patrollers with the knowledge and skills needed to serve as assets and leaders in search-and-rescue (SAR) operations, especially in winter settings and in mountain environments.
This course provides hands-on practice in wilderness navigation, mountain travel, and survival, including emergency shelters, planning backcountry operations, the Incident Command System, and SAR.
The MTR2 program is scenario driven and designed to test outdoor skills in a winter setting. The field phase of the training will be conducted entirely outdoors and will require carrying all equipment necessary for the weekend either by pack or by pulk. Based on the amount of snowfall, we will travel by ski, snowshoe, or walk. Minimum distance will be 4-5 kilometers or more and will involve traversing rolling, wooded terrain.
The objective of all MTR training is to enable ski patrollers to serve as highly skilled, safety-conscious leaders of outdoor activities in the mountains, by providing a broad, balanced array of outdoor skills related to survival, navigation, travel, group dynamics, terrain management, environmental awareness, search and rescue, and emergency care.
Initial training will be conducted on December 14-15, 2019 at the Laurel Summit Warming Hut at Forbes State Forest in the Laurel Highlands of Western Pennsylvania.
This will be followed by a 3 day field training exercise on January 24-26, 2020 at Kooser State Park which will put skills learned in MTR 1 and the initial MTR2 training to practice in a winter field environment.
In order to receive credit for the course, students must attend both the initial and the field sessions.
Successful completion of MTR 1 is a prerequisite for the MTR 2 course.
The course is open to Nordic and Alpine patrollers, and to anyone with an interest in mountain travel or patrolling.
Advance registration required. Contact Mike Burk: mburk105@gmail.com
Dates to be announced
Nordic Senior Clinics: Topics To Be Announced
Locations to be announced. Advance registration required. Contact Regional Nordic Advisor Jerry Timcik.