Senior Candidate
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Going for Senior: Your Region Staff is here to Help!
So, you are thinking about going for Senior! But there seems to be so many questions; how do I start? Who do I talk to? What are the Senior requirements? Where do I get the right information?
It’s easier then you think. First things first, go to the NM Region Website at http://nspnmr.org and down load the Central Division Senior manual, Senior packet and NM Region Calendar. Fill out the Senior candidate application and information form. Then email the completed forms to the NM Region Senior Advisor, Galen Fairchild at: galen.fairchild@juno.com. You will receive notification that your forms have been received and that you are now registered in the NM Region Senior program. This process must be completed by December 15, 2011, if you wish to test during the 2011/2012 NSP ski season.
The complete Senior process includes registering for the Senior program, training and preparation. Then passing proficiency evaluations in: skiing, snowboarding, toboggan handling, OEC Senior Emergency Management (SEM), Aid Room Management Module (required for Auxiliary Senior), completion of three Senior enhancements (for Alpine Senior) and four Senior enhancements (for Auxiliary Senior) as described in the National Ski Patrol policies and Procedures Manual [Ch. 17.3.1(B)(1-2)]. Here is a list of some of the possible enhancement that could be taken for Senior credit: Instructor Development course, Mountain Travel and Rescue Fundamentals course, Introduction to Avalanche Safety and Rescue, Skiing Enhancement Seminar, Ski Trainer’s Workshop and Toboggan Enhancement Seminar to mention a few.
After registering with the Region, the next step is to contact your Patrol Director and/or Patrol Training Advisor to let them know you are interested in signing up for training to get your Senior status. Check the NM Region calendar for Senior event dates and mark your personal calendar to make sure you don’t miss them. Some of these dates are the NM Region Senior Snow Sport Clinic in January which includes skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing, SES, TES and the Senior Proficiency Evaluation in February. On the OEC side, the Summer Program, OEC enhancements, OEC SEM application deadline and the OEC SEM in March in 2012. Working with your Patrol’s trainers and attending as many Region clinics as you can, will help to better prepare you for the proficiency evaluations, whether it is Snow Sport or OEC events.
Remember the Region Senior Advisor is there to help you get through this process and is available by email and telephone. It helps if you keep good records of your Senior activities and update the Region Senior Advisor with your progress. In the end, it is your Patrol Director who has the final say on who is allowed to attend the Senior evaluations from their Patrol. So keep them advised of your progress.
SENIOR PROGRAM ADVISOR
Galen Fairchild
Email: galen.fairchild@juno.com
Cell phone #: (616) 350-6737
Good luck and stay safe.
Bob Lechtanski
Region Director NM
Shown below are links to information, applications, and other sites related to the Senior Program. If you have Microsoft Word or a compatible program, please use the "Word Doc" link so that you can complete the application electronically. If you do not have a compatible program, please choose "PDF Doc" so that you can print the document and complete the form.
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Senior Core and Electives Activity Report