Senior Patroller Elective List
Education Courses
- (i) Instructor Development;
- (ii) Mountain Travel and Rescue Fundamentals or Mountain Travel and Rescue 1;
- (iii) Mountain Travel and Rescue 2 (required for Senior Nordic/Backcountry candidates);
- (iv) Avalanche Senior Elective
- (v) Avalanche Companion Rescue
- (vi) Level 1 Avalanche Module 1;
- (vii) Level 1 Avalanche Module 2;
- (viii) Level 1 Avalanche Module 3;
- (ix) Level 2 Avalanche for Rescue Personnel;
- (x) National Avalanche School didactic sessions;
- (xi) National Avalanche School field sessions;
- (xii) Snowsports Enhancement Seminar;
- (xiii) Ski Trainer’s Workshop;
- (xiv) Toboggan Enhancement Seminar;
- (xv) Toboggan Trainer’s Workshop;
- (xvi) OEC Enhancement Seminar (two modules equal one Senior elective); and
- (xvii) Incident Command System Modules: ICS100, 200, and 700 (completion of all three modules equal one senior elective).
Leadership Courses
- Patroller Enrichment Seminar
- NSP leader ship module
- NSP instructor status (any discipline)
- NSP instructor trainer appointment (any discipline)
- Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) or American Association of Snowboard Instructors (AASI) Certified Level II or higher;
- BLS CPR Instructor or Instructor Trainer certification (American Heart Association, American Red Cross, National Safety Council, American Safety and Health Institute, or Medic First Aid)