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February, 2017 Page 1 EMARI Newsletter at Nashoba Valley. A big “Thank you!” to Betsey Reeves for hosting this event. The Senior S&T clinics are well underway. The Sunday River Patrollers School event was completed earlier this month. The Certified program also ran their Intro. To Certified event that week-end at Sunday River, and another one was held at Killington, in which EMARI personnel were involved. The Wom- en’s program ran an event at Waterville Val- ley, and MTR is gearing up as well. There’s lots going on! I hope you are involved in at least one of these great training opportuni- ties! This past Fall, two notable national-level events occurred in our ski patrol world that I would like to express my appreciation to you for. The first was that the Eastern Division, including the EMARI Region, volunteered to test out the electronic registration module for the new IT system National has put in place after a herculean effort by several members, including our own National BOD member Chris Pringle of Bradford [Ski Area]. This effort was not without Well, fellow ski patrollers, we are in the heart of the ski season with events happen- ing all around the region and the Eastern Division. Jon Longley’s OEC module of the Senior Program came to a head on Sunday, Feb. 5th, when his very dedicated group of candidates showed their stuff in the exam Regional Director, Cal Goldsmith. Photo submitted by Cal Goldsmith (Cont’d next page…) Volume 15, Issue 1 February 24, 2017 EMARI Regional Director’s News By Calvin Goldsmith

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at Nashoba Valley. A big “Thank you!” to

Betsey Reeves for hosting this event. The

Senior S&T clinics are well underway. The

Sunday River Patrollers School event was

completed earlier this month. The Certified

program also ran their Intro. To Certified

event that week-end at Sunday River, and

another one was held at Killington, in which

EMARI personnel were involved. The Wom-

en’s program ran an event at Waterville Val-

ley, and MTR is gearing up as well. There’s

lots going on! I hope you are involved in at

least one of these great training opportuni-

ties!

This past Fall, two notable national-level

events occurred in our ski patrol world that I

would like to express my appreciation to you

for. The first was that the Eastern Division,

including the EMARI Region, volunteered to

test out the electronic registration module

for the new IT system National has put in

place after a herculean effort by several

members, including our own National BOD

member Chris Pringle of Bradford [Ski Area].

This effort was not without

Well, fellow ski patrollers, we are in the

heart of the ski season with events happen-

ing all around the region and the Eastern

Division. Jon Longley’s OEC module of the

Senior Program came to a head on Sunday,

Feb. 5th, when his very dedicated group of

candidates showed their stuff in the exam

Regional Director, Cal Goldsmith. Photo submitted by Cal

Goldsmith

(Cont’d next page…)

Volume 15, Issue 1 February 24, 2017

EMARI Regional Director’s News

By Calvin Goldsmith

February, 2017 Page 2 EMARI Newsletter

...Cont’d from page 1.

Table of Contents

Topic Page # Topic Page #

Alumni Event [See EMARI SHORTS] 11 MTR Level I 4

Awards 5 Photo Contest 21

Certified Boot Camp 2016 - Photo Montage 12 Regional Director’s Message 1

Certified Program 6 Senior OEC Program/ 7

Elections 5 Senior OEC Photo Montages 8

EMARI Shorts (Short Stories/Updates, etc.) 15

its trials and tribulations, but overall I must

say that EMARI handled the new registration

system with aplomb, even though there was

some frustration involved for most all con-

cerned. But, that is why we test these sys-

tems first, to identify what needs to be ad-

dressed, and get the follow-up work done

before bringing the entire organization on-

line. Thank you for helping the NSP sort out

this new system, that will serve us well for

years to come. We identified lots of prob-

lems, maybe more than was expected, but

Chris and his team and the vendor are all

working systematically to resolve all these

issues for next time, so it will be easier for

all.

The second important event was this year’s

national election that cemented Dave Walk-

er’s place on the National BOD for his second

3-year term, at a time when the board really

needs him. And we very nearly elected Wen-

dy Aarnio of Southern Vermont to the NBOD

as well, coming just 67 votes shy of doing so.

This was largely the result of regions step-

ping up their ‘get-out-the-vote’ efforts. I am

very proud to say that EMARI led the charge

in the Eastern Division with a 49.7% voting

percentage, which is extremely good! East-

ern Division overall went from 19% last year

to 25% this year, which is better, but there

is still work to be done elsewhere in the Divi-

sion. But, a big “Thank you!”, for your ef-

forts. The EMARI Region was second nation-

ally in voting percentage by Region only to

one Central Division region that put up 53%.

Thank you to all who voted, and to all the

leaders who pushed so hard to get out the

vote - “Excellent job!”

I would like to thank Joe Greenwood for his

service as EMARI’s Certified [Program] Advi-

sor. Joe needs a breather, and will be trav-

eling a lot for work, so he had to step down.

Like any good program advisor, he had a re-

placement in mind. Congratulations to

Scott Crofts on stepping up to take over as

Certified Program Advisor!

I would also lie to thank Patty Porter of

Nashoba Valley for her several years of ser-

vice as the EMARI Safety Team Member.

Patty did a great job for EMARI, helping the

Eastern Division Safety Team Advisor Jason

Tamulen establish the team (Cont’d next page…)

(…RD’s News, Cont’d from Pg. 1)

February, 2017 Page 3 EMARI Newsletter

and conduct safety education events at EMA-

RI resorts. Life is getting very busy, so Patty

had to step down. We are looking for a re-

placement for her on the Safety Team. If

you are interested, please send me a text or

email. Jason could use the help.

And last but not least, I would like to thank

John Dale of Nashoba Valley for his service

as EMARI’s Webmaster. His help was much

appreciated, but as he had to step down

January 1st, Brian Chase of Wachusett

stepped right in and took over seamlessly.

Brian is hard at work already, so look for

some changes to the EMARI website coming

soon, including a more mobile-friendly for-

mat. Thanks to Brian for stepping up.

One last thought I’ll share: Through the ex-

cellent partnership EMARI has forged with

the NH Region in our S&T Training, I got to

know and become friends with a NH Trainer/

Evaluator by the name of Jeff Hayes. Well,

this past Fall Jeff took on the monumental

challenge of starting a ski patrol at a major

NH mountain from scratch. He had no pro-

cedures, no policies, and no patrollers to

start with, and yet he has built a strong,

working patrol in just a few months. I was

lucky enough to patrol with him for 3 days

last weekend, and it was a lot of fun, and

very instructive to see how he has decided to

do things on his patrol. Our ski patrol com-

munity is made up of some highly talented

and motivated people. Jeff is certainly one.

Jeff has the Waterville Valley Patrol well es-

tablished and humming right along due to

his own herculean efforts, and the help of his

(Continued from page 2) dedicated patrollers including Don Messier

and Dan Robichaud. If you are a Senior lev-

el patroller or above, and want to lend Jeff a

hand this season, please get in touch with

him. Depending on when you can get up

there, he may be able to put you to work for

a day or two. Contact him at

[email protected] if you think you

might be interested.

Enjoy the rest of the season, ski safely, and

as Bill would say, “Do your job.”, ...on the

hill. I know you all will.

Best,

Cal

www.emari.org

Be sure to check out

current Patrol events

at www.emari.org

and www.nspeast.org.

If you’re an EMARI member, the EMARI Newslet-

ter is your newsletter. Send contributions for publica-

tion (photos, reports, announcements, etc.) to the Edi-

tor, at [email protected].

Please also feel free to contact the Editor with your

feedback: Constructive criticism is hoped for, and

will be received with enthusiasm!

Your Newsletter

February, 2017 Page 4 EMARI Newsletter

Look on your region calendar for the next

NSP MTR Level 1 to be scheduled in No-

vember 2017.

John J. Caron

EMaRI NSP MTR Advisor

NSP MTR Level 1 It was a great gathering of students and in-

structors on a weekend in November, 2016,

blessed with exceptional weather. Thanks to

our host, Patrol Director Dennis Gauvin, we

spent the two day weekend at Bradford Ski

Area for two full days of indoor classroom

and outdoor exercises with one overnight

camping session. We had a touch of rain to

simulate harsh conditions.

This was the first NSP MTR course run by

our newest Instructor, Dana Gray. Dana

was assisted by his Northeast Team from

EMaRI, New Hampshire, and Maine Re-

gions; Eric Zaharee, Deb Brown, Craig Gar-

land, Connor Grenier, Craig Spear, Sean

Klaboe, Jason Tamulen, and John Caron.

The NSP MTR Level 1 course is comprised

of 17 lesson topics. These lessons cover

topics including Personal Survival, Travel,

Back Country Considerations, and Search

and Rescue skills. These are all reinforced

with an overnight camping exercise and a

day of field exercises for Navigation, Tech-

nical Emergency Rescue Techniques, and

Incident Command System organized

Search and Rescue.

NSP MTR Level 1 is an introductory course

with no prerequisites. No special equipment

is needed except a tent and good sleeping

bag. The next NSP MTR offering by the

Northeast Team will be a day seminar in

March, 2017 at Pat’s Peak, Henniker, New

Hampshire.

MTR Level 1

L - R, Craig Garland, Dennis Gauvin, Dana

Gray. Photo by John Caron.

Students and Instructors (missing John J. Caron, photographer). Photo by John Caron.

February, 2017 Page 5 EMARI Newsletter

One of the finest awards given out exclu-

sively in the Eastern Division is the East-

ern Division Patriot Star Award.

The Eastern Division Patriot Star Award is

awarded to active Patrollers who are or

have been members of the armed forces

on active duty in a Combat Zone deploy-

ment. Dates of active duty and location

(s) of deployment are required.

The Patriot Star Award Patch should be

placed on the right arm of the patrol par-

ka, one-half the distance from the cuff to

the elbow.

This award is truly a pleasure and an

honor to hand out. If you have any

questions about this award, or to see if a

patroller qualifies, please contact me at

[email protected] or 508-335-7991.

Another prestigious award that is given

out is the Distinguished Service Award.

It is given out to patrollers who have giv-

en outstanding service to the NSP and

the skiing public over a long period of

time. The minimum is 20 years. This

award may be used to recognize patrol-

lers who have made excellent contribu-

tions to the NSP.

This award may also be given to an or-

ganization such as a ski area, or [to a]

ski manager for outstanding support and

contribution the NSP. This award comes

with a plaque and a beautiful pin.

These are only 2 of the many awards

that NSP gives out. There are so many

deserving patrollers and perhaps a ski

area or two that are probably deserving

of these awards.

AWARDS Please consider [nominating] a patroller

or ski area for an award.

Debbie Foss, EMARI Awards Advisor

[email protected]

508-335-7991

The EMARI election for Region Director

will be held this Fall at the Region’s OEC

refreshers. Patrollers interested in be-

coming a candidate for the position of

Region Director should submit their re-

sumes and a short position statement to

the Chair of the EMARI Region Election

Committee, Jen Heil, at

[email protected] in time to be re-

viewed and posted on the Region website

by September 1, 2017.

The EMARI Assistant Region Director

election will be held this Fall at the Re-

gion’s Fall Business Meeting. There will

be two openings for Assistant Region Di-

rector. Interested candidates for Assis-

tant Region Director should submit their

resumes and a short position statement

to the Chairperson of the Region Elec-

tion Committee, Jen Heil,

at [email protected], in time to be re-

viewed and posted on the Region website

by September 1, 2017.

The Region Election Committee is com-

prised of Jen Heil (Chair), Brian Chase,

Gordon Hughes, Ingrid Shuttleworth,

and Rob West.

Submitted by Cal Goldsmith, EMARI Re-

gion Director.

REGION ELECTIONS 2017

February, 2017 Page 6 EMARI Newsletter

Joe Greenwood

[email protected]

People often wonder what is involved in the Certified program. They think, ‘It is too

much work.‘, ‘I don’t have time.’, ‘I don’t know enough.’, etc. Those are the same

thoughts that I had. I jumped in to the program, worked hard, and I passed, achieving

Certified #680.

We are fortunate to have a lot of talented Patrollers in EMARI and the Eastern Division.

These people have helped me in my journey as well as [have] many others. There are

too many of these patrollers to name in this article. The funny thing is many of these

Patrollers that I learned from are not Certified, some are not even Patrollers.

There are many components to the Certified program, which encompasses all the dif-

ferent programs that the NSP offers; OEC, Avalanche, Chair lift Evacuation, Low angle

rescue, Risk Management, Hill Safety, Skiing, and Toboggan handling. Through your

candidate training, annual training, and Senior Patroller training, these topics are all

covered individually. The Certified program takes those individual topics and combines

them into one advanced program.

This program offers Patrollers of all levels an opportunity for training. Whether or not

they are interesting in taking the Certified exam or just being involved, learning, and

helping others learn. It is a great way to hone your skills and learn how other ski areas

and other patrollers operate. If you are interested in becoming a Certified Patroller,

honing your skills or just being involved, get in touch with me - I can answer your ques-

tions and tell you how to get involved.

The Division Website has a calendar of events including the Certified events. The test

is at Hunter MT this year, March 24-26. We are always looking for help; if you want to

see the exam, let me know. You can volunteer as a patient and see first hand what it is

about. There are also Intro. to Certified Pre-tests: The last one is scheduled for Febru-

ary 17th, at Loon. Look at the Division Calendar or contact me for details.

The Certified team can arrange to come to your area or offer training somewhere in the

middle. Take that first step…

February, 2017 Page 7 EMARI Newsletter

dedication put into the program. The skills and knowledge obtained are invaluable, and in my opinion the program is as much (if not

more) about the journey as it is the outcome.

I would like to extend my heartfelt “Thank-you”s, to all who participated in the training

and Final Evaluation. Trainer Evaluators - Cal Goldsmith, Ed McNamara, Rob West, Ed Sargent (MH), Mario Espinal, Bill Welch,

(W. Mass.), Nick Rasher, Vince Grove, Edee McNamara, Jason Tamulen,

John Caron, Janet Read, Deb Foss and Josh Tamulen; Scene Managers -

Joe Greenwood and Christ Mitchell; Moulage - Chris Pringle; Patients - Jeff Morris, Jen Heil, Noah West, and Bob Gardner and

his enthusiastic group of Nashoba Young Adult Patrollers; Betsey Reeves, Nashoba

Valley Patrol Director; IT/QA— Michelle Goldsmith.

The OEC Module of the Senior Program is a great resource for those Patrollers interested

in building their skills and knowledge. If you are interested in learning more, ask someone

that has been through the program or reach out to me directly. Details on the 2017—2018 Senior program will be announced later

this year.

Jon Longley EMARI Senior Training Coordinator

x

The OEC Module of the Senior Program, for-merly known as Senior OEC or Senior EMM, is designed t enhance the skills and

knowledge lf Ski Patrollers. The program fo-cuses on helping Patrollers build upon their

skills related to problem and patient assess-ment, resource management, OEC skills, and

transportation considerations. The program also works to build strong leadership skills in terms of communication skills and ability to

lead and direct others. It is a great program for anyone interested in becoming a stronger

more confident patroller.

This years program kicked off in early De-cember and culminated with the final Evalua-tion on February 5th. In between those

dates clinics were held twice a week to help prepare those interested in participating in

the Final Evaluation. Clinics focused on help-ing to develop strong assessment skills, the ability to quickly and effectively triage in mul-

tiple patient scenarios, and of course fine tuning and building upon a patrollers OEC

skills. All clinics were led by a dedicated group of Senior OEC Trainer Evaluators

(TE’s). This years Final Evaluation took place on

February 5th at Nashoba Valley Ski Area in Westford, MA. I would like to congratulate

Jordan LeBlanc and Kevin Brody, both mem-bers of the Wachusett Mountain Ski Patrol, in

passing the OEC Module of the Senior Pro-gram Evaluation. With this [pass], Kevin has also obtained full Senior Patroller status as

he completed Senior Ski & Toboggan elec-tives.

Though all candidates did not pass the final examination, every participant should take

great pride in the time, effort, passion, and

SENIOR OEC

The currently scheduled next publication date for the EMARI Newsletter is March 25,

2015. [EMARI Programs and reports will dic-tate the publication date.] Send your photos

and other items to be published to the Editor at newsletter@emari. org.

The Next Newsletter

February, 2017 Page 8 EMARI Newsletter

Thomas Flynn, PD at Ski Ward, just received a call for assistance from the Medical Man-ager of Special Olympics, Massachusetts. Tom writes that Special Olympics will be having their state winter games over two weekends - March 11th - 12th, and March 18th - 19th. On March 18th and 19th, the races will be held at Wachusett Ski Area in Princeton, Massachusetts.

‘We are in great need of medical personnel to help out at the various venues Your help

in spreading the word about the need for assistance at these events would be greatly

appreciated. The contact at Special Olym-pics is Kathy Savage. She can be contacted by email at savage@

comcast.net.

“Medical” volunteers will be periodically ski-ing the 2 race courses, checking to see that no-one is injured on the course. A minimum

of “first responder” is required of people who sign up for medical assistants. All ski

patrollers are qualified. Basically the job en-tails providing comfort, care, and initial as-

sessment until the areas’ Ski Patrol arrives at the location/scene. At Wachusett, volun-teers will have radio communication with Mt.

Wachusett ski patrol, so response by the pa-trol should be pretty fast.’

Submitted by Thomas [Tom] Flynn

Patrol Director, Ski Ward

SPECIAL OLYMPICS: REQUEST FOR

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE!

POETRY CORNER

The Poet: Downy flakes float down

And, silent, whoosh around me

As I move my hand.

White soft fluffy flakes

Float all around my being,

Making me joyful.

The Realist: That’s ’so last week!’; Today it’s

65 degrees Fahrenheit outside!

A Message from Jason Tamulen…

To all my ski patrol friends:

NSP’s annual photo contest,

this year themed,”Making Safety Look Good”, began on

January 2, 2017, and runs through April 12, 2017.

There are outstanding prizes available, in-cluding Patagonia tops, Hestra gloves, and

prizes from an NSP partner to be named. There are two still-photo categories, “Patrol

Life”, and, “The Ski and Snowboard Experi-ence”, and four Instagram categories; #NSPPatrolHumor2017, #NSPPatrolWork17,

#NSPPowderdays17, and #SkiPatrolDogs17.

Read more on the NSP website, including rules and regulations and entry require-ments. We know there are lots of you in the

Eastern Division “Making Safety Look Good”!!! Good Luck!!

NSP PHOTO CONTEST

February, 2017 Page 9 EMARI Newsletter

The following pages contain photos - submitted by Matt O’Connell - of

Senior OEC Training held this season.

SENIOR PROGRAM TRAINING - PHOTO MONTAGE

Cont’d next page...

February, 2017 Page 10 EMARI Newsletter

...Training Photo Montage, Cont’d .

Cont’d next page...

February, 2017 Page 11 EMARI Newsletter

...Training Photo Montage, Cont’d .

Cont’d next page...

February, 2017 Page 12 EMARI Newsletter

Cont’d next page...

...Training Photo Montage, Cont’d .

February, 2017 Page 13 EMARI Newsletter

...Training Photo Montage, Cont’d .

February, 2017 Page 14 EMARI Newsletter

PHOTO MONTAGE - CERTIFIED BOOT CAMP 2016

Cont’d next page...

The following pages contain photos - submitted by Matt O’Connell - of

Certified Boot Camp, held in Maine this past summer. A previous issue of the Newsletter car-

ried a submission about Cert. Boot Camp. Great photography, Matt!

February, 2017 Page 15 EMARI Newsletter

Cont’d next page...

...CERT Boot Camp Cont’d .

February, 2017 Page 16 EMARI Newsletter

...CERT Boot Camp Cont’d .

Keep an eye out for online postings of photos of future EMARI events, at www.EMARI.org.

February, 2017 Page 17 EMARI Newsletter

Cont’d next page...

EMARI SHORTS

EMARI SHORTS: Short Stories, Reports, Pho-

tos, and other submissions from patrollers and

the ‘greater family’ of the Eastern Massachusetts

and Rhode Island Region.

NSP Booth at Ski Show 2016 The Annual BEWI ski and snowboard

show was held this past November, 2016 at the World Trade Center in Boston, MA,

Thursday, November 10, 2016.

Easterrn Division Director John Kane (2nd from

Left), with other patrollers.

1st day of the Annual BEWI Show, Thursday, No-

vember 10, 2016. Photos submitted by Ingrid

Shuttleworth.

Cont’d next pg. ...

As in previous years, current and former pa-

trollers from all across the globe stopped by to say, “Hello!”, and many prospective patrol-

lers of all ages did so, too. Volunteers at the booth enjoyed meeting new people and

catching up with old friends, as well as taking turns to see the rest of the show.

February, 2017 Page 18 EMARI Newsletter

Cannon from Mittersill. Photo by David Catinella.

Blue Hills Ski Patroller Dave Catinella didn’t get a chance to attend NSP events held recently at

Sunday River, but did fit in a last minute day-trip to Cannon Mt. that following Monday. “Conditions were very good which lead me to believe that snow may actually return to Blue

Hills in February.”, wrote Dave to some of his fellow Blue Hills patrollers. [As It turns out Dave was correct; Blue Hills did indeed get more snow…] For our viewing pleasure, Dave shared

with us the stunning photo [above] of Cannon that he took from neighboring Mittersill resort.

...EMARI SHORTS Cont’d from pg. 17.

EMARI Shorts, Cont’d next pg. ...

Monday Morning Grays

February, 2017 Page 19 EMARI Newsletter

“Ski Patrol”, by Madeline O’Connell

Here’s a wonderful piece by Madeline O’Connell. Great job, Madeline! Madeline, a Ski Scout at

Nashoba Valley Ski Area when she crafted this piece, now patrols at Nashoba!

Cont’d from pg. 18.

“Ski Patrol”. Penned and submitted by Madeline O’Connell.

February, 2017 Page 20 EMARI Newsletter

...EMARI SHORTS Cont’d from pg. 19.

Toboggan Instructor Con-Ed. (Cal - rear row, 2nd from L.; Dave - front row, 3rd from L.) Photo by Dennis Gauvin.

Toboggan Instructor Continuing Education

A Toboggan Instructor Con Ed Course was given by Dave Walker and Cal Goldsmith at Ski Bradford on January 15th. The photo below, taken that day and submitted by Dennis Gauvin, shows a fine crew:

Bradford Patrollers standing with Cal and Dave in front of an NSP Subaru!

Candidate Tested

Candidate Patroller Katelyn Pedro undergoes an OEC exam on Thursday , Feb. 23rd, at Blue Hills Ski Area: She passed, under the watchful eyes of her examiners! Congratulations, Katelyn!

OEC Test. L. to R, Jeff Hutchins, Instructor (Yawgoo) ; BHSP Candidates Artie Sharp, Scott Powers (patient), Katelyn Pedro (at head),

and Erik Hoberg. Instructors Phil LeBlanc (Yawgoo), Nick Rasher (BHPD & OEC Instr.), & Scott Crofts, BHSP OEC Instr. & IT. Missing from Photo: Simon Thomas, BHSP OEC Instructor, ARD. Photo by I. Shuttleworth.

Cont’d next pg. ...

February, 2017 Page 21 EMARI Newsletter

...EMARI SHORTS Cont’d from pg. 20.

EMARI SHORTS, Cont’d. next page...

The Men and Women of EMARI Alumni 2017: The 16th Annual Alumni Day. Photo submitted by Stave Hastings.

16th Annual Alumni Day

The 16th Annual Alumni Day was held at Wachusett, and was attended by a large group. Their photo is shown here:

Avalanche, Thu. March 9th, 0800 – 1600, Whiteface Moun-tain, Wilmington, NY,05021 NY(86 Scenic, Wilmington, NY 12997), Please notify IOR prior to registering. See reg. info. in winter issue of Trail Sweep. Pre-req’s incl.: Level 1 Aval. w/in the last 4 years, & ICS, 100b, 700, and 200. Pre-course homework will be assigned, so reg. early Contact: Chuck Boyd, [email protected] Ph#:(860) 508-5273.

NSP Level 2 for Rescue Personnel, Thu, March 9, 9:00am – Sun, Mar. 12, 4:30pm, at Whiteface Mt., Wilmington, NY 12997. Contact: Chuck Boyd. [No addit. contact info listed on www.emari.org or www.nspeast.org] Cost: Members/Non-memb’s TBD.

Basic Nordic @ Bangor, ME March 11,12, 2017 [No con-tact info. shown on website.]

Nordic Master - (Avalanche Portion), Fri. Mar. 17, Wrights

Peak, North Elba, NY 02946. [No contact info.]

NSP Level 1 for Rescue Personnel , Fri, March 17, 8:30am – Sun, Mar. 19. Mt. Washington, Sargent's Purchase, NH 03846. POC Eric Zaharee: [No info.] Cost: Members $175, Non-members $275

Young Adult Patroller Seminar, Fri. Mar.17– Sun. Mar. 19, Bolton Valley Ski Area, Richmond, VT. Contact: Craig Lar-son, [email protected].

Instructor Development E Course, Sun., Mar. 19, 12:30 –16:30, Cochran’s Ski Area, Richmond, VT. Course requires completion of online ID course in advance of IDE Course. Contact: Charlie Magill, [email protected]. (802) 879-6238

Certified Test, Mar. 23, 8:00am-26, Hunter Mountain, NY . Contact: Bill Jordan, 570-575-2278, [email protected]

Spring Officers Meeting, Fri April 28th 09:00 - Sun. Apr. 30th, 1300hours. Desmond Hotel, 660 Albany Shaker Rd, Albany, NY, 12211.

EVENTS [See www.nspeast.org and www.emari.org for more info.]

February, 2017 Page 22 EMARI Newsletter

Hey Nature!

‘Rain, rain, go away, And come back some time in May.’ We’d like some snow, yes - here, today! Please give us snow; We want to play!

April usually is the month, Not January or February - thanks a bunch! You started Spring ‘way far’ too soon Now many skiers in this heat do swoon.

Snow is better than the rain with it’s drips and drops that can drive one insane!

We’ve no snow and need a bunch Have you lost it—gone out to lunch? Winter’s the time of year that’s here, What’s up with you, dear Nature dear...giving us temp’s that melt and sear?!

55 degrees in the air today My head is dizzy and I start to sway At this rate the snow will melt - right off the hill and down the drain...again with the driving us insane!

The snow is melting fierce and fast. We need a chilly arctic blast To push the winter out some more - Send us snow and frost and hoar.

We’ve no snow and need a bunch We know you’ll give it– we have a hunch! It’s too warm, and that’s a bore - Make our winter last some more.

Send a blizzard to kill the heat; A winter nor’easter would be neat. No more rain this month or next Give us snow and cold complex

Send blizzards, flakes, and flurries fast. To make this Winter last and last!

Yours Truly,

New England Winter-lovers Anonymous

...EMARI SHORTS Cont’d from pg. 20.

(...EMARI SHORTS, Cont’d from pg. 21...)

Fresh View

Patrollers on duty at Blue Hills in Canton recent-

ly noticed a new, enhanced view of buildings of

the Boston city skyline - best visible while riding

the chairlift, due to pre-season tree trimming and

on-slope work. At sunset, the Prudential Center

seemed to glow, reflecting the setting suns rays.

Pru Center from Blue Hills chair lift. Photo by

I. Shuttleworth

Go on an EMARI ‘date’ with some of your favorite fellow patrollers.

Join a program, attend a class, sign up for a continuing education sessions. It’s a way to keep current with your

on-hill and first aid skills, as well as to keep up with your buddies! Go on an EMARI date; you’ll be glad you did!

http://www.emari.org/calendar.shtml

EMARI DATES