Ausblick Ski Patrollers are members of the National Ski Patrol (NSP) and certified in Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC), CPR. chairlift evacuation and toboggan handling.   Outdoor Emergency Care® is the NSP’s award-winning training program for patrollers and others in the recreation community who deal with emergency situations. This nationally recognized program is designed to help the patroller manage the toughest emergencies, in all seasons. Developed in the late 1980s for the 26,000 members of the National Ski Patrol, Outdoor Emergency Care is a training program that is tailored to the non-urban rescuer. Today, OEC is considered the standard of training for emergency care in the outdoor environment and is recognized by resorts and recreational facilities in all 50 states. 

The course consists of one night a week training and practical hands on from mid-July to mid-November.   

Patrol members buy their own jackets, vest, butt pack and supplies.  On-the-hill toboggan transportation is taught during January through mid-February.  After Patrollers are OEC certified, they refresh one Saturday a year on 1/3 of the course material and are recertified every three years.  We also recertify in Advanced CPR with AED, chairlift evacuation and on-the-hill toboggan proficiency every season.  The annual shift requirements are determined based upon our schedule, hill management and seasonal requirements. 

Members contribute to the Patrol as Board Members, instructors or other committee and training positions as well as continuing their NSP Education. 

The Ski Patrol Carnival & Raffle is our main fundraiser and provides Ausblick families an entire day of food and fun.  Patrollers cook and sell food, hold a raffle, setup a ball drop, ski races, obstacle course and give toboggan rides.  It is usually held on the second Sunday of February.  

The Ausblick Ski Patrol welcomes all inquiries regarding joining our Patrol.  We encourage you to call or meet with our Patrol Director or Ausblick Patrol Board Member to discuss the opportunities we have to offer.  We actively recruit from our membership and all Patrollers are Ausblick members or on the Ausblick Waiting List.  We will train you in Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC), CPR, chairlift evacuation and toboggan certification.   The cost is approximately $300 including medical supplies.  The Patrol maintains an internal selection process that pulls new recruits from the pool of applicants each May.  Your application to the Patrol is not a guarantee that you will be asked to join. 

If you are currently a registered NSP patroller and would like to be considered for the Ausblick Patrol, you must apply to become an Ausblick member and then apply to the Patrol for selection.  If you have any further questions, please contact our Patrol Director, Connie Cummings at 262-367-9222 or e-mail ccummings@wi.rr.com for more information. 

If you are not yet a patroller and would like to become one, please visit the National Ski Patrol web site Becoming a Member page to find out what being a ski patroller is all about.

You must mail your Ausblick membership application with the application fee to the hill address on the form.  The Patrol application may be emailed to Connie or faxed to the hill at 262-820-0408.

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