Cascade Mountain Ski Patrol

Hi everyone, I hope your summer is going well, it's hard to believe that it's almost Labor day.I just wanted to send out a reminder that this years refresher will be on October 6th & 7th, and to plan on two full days.  We will be training on some new pieces of equipment this year, along with the Cycle C contents. We will also be offering CPR after the Chair evac on Sunday for those of you that haven't re-certified elsewhere.Complete refresher information will be coming shortly, so for now enjoy the rest of your summer.

Mark your calendars, the 2007 Refreshers will happen October 6-7 at Cascade Mountain.  Saturday is the OEC Refresher, and Sunday is the Chair Evac Refresher.  Watch your mailbox for more information!  --Andy

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

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) 

Photos from this year's refresher have been posted.  Please let Andy know if you have some more photos to post at loron@yahoo.com

September 8, 2006 TO:   Members of the Cascade Mountain Ski Patrol FROM:  Jennifer Thompson, DVM    2006 OEC Refresher Instructor of Record RE:  2006 OEC Refresher and Chair Evacuation WHEN:  September 30 and October 1, 2006 TIME:   7:30 AM Saturday, 8:00 AM Sunday WHERE:  Cascade Mountain, Portage, WIIntroduction Well school is back in session for the kids and soon the snow will be starting to fall.  This also means that it its time for us to refresher our skills at the 2006 OEC Refresher.  By now you should have received your Summer 2006 NSP Magazine, On Scene, with the OEC Refresher Study Guide inside.  If you have not received this please call Nationals at (303) – 988 – 1111, or e-mail at: registration@nsp.org to request a copy, or log onto the NSP website to download a copy of the study guide. You will also need to bring to refresher your OEC card. Look for your card now!  If you can not find it you need to request a replacement prior to the refresher!  Please review the following information and if there are any questions please feel free to contact me.  Jennifer Thompson, DVM, OEC Instructor of Record, Cascade Mountain Ski Patrol, drjlt@chorus.net or Home # (608) 592-6316 or Cell # (608) 575-7762. Important Points to Remember 

1. In order to be credited with refresher completion, you must complete and submit the appropriate registration forms in the NSP Magazine Study Guide.  If you are on the Cascade Patrol Roster, you will need to complete the “Supplemental Roster Information” form.   Patrollers refreshing from or at another hill will need to submit the “Completion Acknowledgement” form to the Patrol Director for Refresher verification.  These records will be the only permanent documents of your refresher completion. 
2. MANDATORY FULL DAY ATTENDANCE  You must be present and participate the entire day of the refresher in order to be certified for completion.  If this is not possible please see #3 below.  
3. ATTENDANCE AT ANOTHER REFRESHER  Anyone who needs to attend another refresher please contact either myself  (Jennifer Thompson, DVM) or our Assistant Patrol Director Joe Riley at 608-825-9956 or e-mail him at jjriley76@earthlink.net.  
4. $65.00 Dues  In order to expedite the registration process, all dues must be postmarked prior to September 18.  Pre-registration is required and (no late fee this year, but PAY AT REFRESHER or earlier!)late fees will be assessed as follows: $10.00 late fee after September 18, $20.00 late fee for dues paid the day of refresher.  Therefore dues received the day of refresher will be $85.00.  Please enclose with your payment the following information:  your NSP member number, your current address and your current e-mail address.  There will be NO follow-up mailings to remind you about dues.  Also if your mailing information is NOT current this is NOT an excuse to get out of late fees.  No passes (family or individual) will be issued if dues (and associated late fees) are unpaid.  Please make checks payable to: Cascade Mountain Ski Patrol.  Mail to the following address: 
5. Jan Westemeier3127 Nor Del HillVerona, WI  53593(608) – 845 – 5130  
6. CHAIR EVACUATION INSTRUCTOR REFRESHER  will be September 12, 2006 at 5:30 pm at Cascade Mountain.  Please contact Keith Rosenbaum at keithr@mcpasd.k12.wi.us if you are interested in becoming a chair evac. instructor.

 That’s all folks!! Hope to see you at the 2006 OEC Refresher

Here is a great video of what to do if you fall through the ice. About 10 minutes long by a Canadian expert demonstrating falling thru the ice on himself.http://www.exn.ca/video/?Video=exn20020325-icewater.asx

17 page guide to American Sign Language to help Health Care Professionals communicate with deaf patients or family.  Thanks Sarah Nilles for the the file and presenting this at the OEC refresher.http://www.cascadeskipatrol.org/forms/ASL_for_HCP.pdf