The 2011 nordic skills refresher will be held Saturday, December 3rd, at Northfield Mountain. The day begins at 7:30 AM with registration. The American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer recertification starts at 8:00. Nordic skills review follows at 10:00. Activities should wrap up around 4:00.

The format of the Nordic Refresher has become more structured. Like the OEC Refresher, pre-course reading is recommended, and the content is clearly given. Advance preparation will foster confidence.   MORE »

The Boston Ski & Snowboard Expo takes place from Thursday, November 10th through Sunday, November 13th, 2011 at the Seaport World Trade Center. Visit the Expo’s Home Page for details.

The National Ski Patrol’s Eastern Division will staff an information booth.

The Sweep! is NSP’s monthly newsletter. This week the October 2011 issue was delivered to your e-mail address.

Until November’s issue is published, you can read this month’s The Sweep! online.

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The 2011 nordic skills refresher will be held Saturday, December 3rd, at Northfield Mountain. Organizers Bill Schweikert and Bob Presutti are trying to strike a balance between indoor and outdoor activities.

The day’s program is still under development. Details of the refresher will be posted on this website as soon as they are finalized.

As a course registered with the National Ski Patrol, participants will be asked to sign a waiver of liability.

The 2011 OEC refresher is scheduled for Saturday, November 5th. According to Joannie Duris, doors open for registration at 7:30 AM, and the OEC activities start at 8:00. The day should end around 4:00 pm.

Wear clothes suitable for the weather and bring your patrol pack and lunch. Dues are due, so bring a check for $66 made out to "NMNSP".

Bring to the refresher:

• a copy of the OEC 5th Edition Manual
• a completed Refresher Study Guide
• completed 12-page OEC 5E Orientation Exercise
• NSP and OEC cards
• CPR pocket mask

Available online:
Refresher Study Guide
Orientation Exercise

The October issue of the patrol’s newsletter, Rattlebone, is now online with news and announcements of coming patrol events. The four pages include Tom Deam’s Chocolate Pot Chat and reminiscences of scenic Norway. Read the introduction to our newest member, George Baitinger.

Download the October Rattlebone or visit the archive of past issues.

The 1st annual Eastern Snow and Avalanche Workshop (ESAW) will be held November 5th, in North Conway, New Hampshire. The organizers hope this will be a new beginning for an annual gathering of avalanche professionals, educators, guides, and backcountry skiing and climbing enthusiasts in the Northeast. Jonathan Shefftz of our patrol will present a talk on avalanche education.

Cost for the workshop is $45.00. We have 75 slots, first-come/first-served, so don’t delay. We will accept walk-ins on November 5th only if there is room.

Download the announcement for more information, the program, and presenter bios.

Update your manual!

NSP has announced that the revisions to the fifth edition of the OEC textbook are now posted to mynspkit.com. After signing in – on the left upper side – is an option for content revision. Click here to download a summary of the changes. The detail pages are on Pearson’s mynspkit website.

The Sweep! is NSP’s monthly newsletter. This week the September 2011 issue was delivered to your e-mail address.

Until October’s issue is published, you can read this month’s The Sweep! online.

All issues are archived in the Newsletters section of Member News. Log in to nsp.org and click The Sweep from the Quick Links menu.