December 8, 2001 - 8:30 am

Patrol Trainers Workshop Belleayre

Required for all SNY Trainer / Evaluators.

Recommended for all Toboggan Instructors, Patrol Directors and/or Patrollers responsible for training ski and toboggan skills. Recommended for any Patroller interested in becoming a Trainer / Evaluator. Pre-registration is required via a phone call to me no later than December 5th.

January 26, 2002 - 8:30 am

Senior Skiing Clinic

Belleayre

Required for all patrollers who are planning on participating in the Senior S&T clinic / evaluation. Recommended for anyone who is "thinking" about participating in the Senior program. The focus will be on the specific skiing objectives and skills needed to meet the "Senior requirements. Pre-registration is required via a phone call to me no later than January 20th.

February 9, 2002 - 8:30 am

Toboggan Clinic

Belleayre

Required for all patrollers who are taking the Senior S&T clinic evaluation. Recommended for anyone "thinking" about participating in the "Senior" program. The focus will be on the specific toboggan skill objectives needed to meet the "Senior" requirements. Pre-registration is required via a phone call to me, no later than February 1st.

March 2, 2002 - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Senior Clinic / Evaluation

Belleayre

Pre-registration is required two weeks prior to the event (1/18/02), in writing with your Patrol Director's authorization (signature).

A minimum of 6 patrollers is needed to run this event.

During the 2000-01 ski season, the ski and toboggan clinics that were held, were judged to be fun, enlightening and overall successful. Thank you to the trainers involved with these clinics. Unfortunately, there has been some confusion regarding registering candidates for the Senior Clinic / Evaluation and the number of patrollers participating in this event is very, very low. Although talking with me about your interest in the program is wonderful, (and I will always be interested in hearing from you), I need a registration form in hand with your Patrol Director's signature two weeks prior to the event. Both Regional and Divisional staff need to make accommodations to attend this event. Without the registrations, I have no way of knowing the number of patrollers expected to participate. I appreciate your support and understanding in this matter.

If there is a conflict with the "Senior" evaluation date, please contact me. I need to be the person to contact other regions if that is needed. The two-week pre-registration requirement also needs to be applied if you are considering participating in an event outside the SNY region. Additionally, my signature must accompany the registration to verify that a patroller has participated in training.

SNY S&T Trainer/ Evaluator Staff

The SNY region is still looking for a few good patrollers who are interested in becoming Trainer / Evaluators. A few people showed great interest last year and I hope they will consider pursuing being an evaluator again this year. Strong skills in teaching, skiing and toboggan handling are needed. If you are interested, please contact me as soon as possible so that we can work together on training. I will have more information regarding Trainer / Evaluator clinics in December. The following patrollers continue to be Trainer / Evaluators for the SNY region: Jim Bode, Diana Calligaro, Chad Storey, Joe Strauss, and Kimberly Terwilliger.

Toboggan Instructors

The following patrollers are active toboggan instructors in the region: Aiva Drukovskis, Jeffrey Gilbert, Bob Hamilton, Roni Mattiello, Rick Parrish, John Puppolo, Jeri Rohling, and Mike Wettstein. Some changes are being made in the process to become a toboggan instructor. If you are interested in becoming an instructor, please contact me in December. I will have further information at that time.

Senior Continuing Education Requirements

The three-year continuing education ski and toboggan requirements continue to be in place. A regional Trainer/ Evaluator must be present and provide an educational component to the refresher. Patrols need to forward information to me regarding who has completed the refresher. If anyone has questions or concerns, please contact me.

Kimberly S. Terwilliger

845-339-5904