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| Nov 2025 | ||
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| Date | Event Description | Contacts |
| 01--Sat | Three Rivers OEC exam OEC Practical exam All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Ashley ORourke |
| 03--Mon | Three Rivers OEC exam OEC Written Exam All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Ashley ORourke |
| 06--Thu | Afton OEC exam OEC written exam All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Tobey Unruh |
| 08--Sat | Afton OEC exam Practical OEC exam All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Tobey Unruh |
| 08--Sat | Welch OEC exam OEC exam All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Tobey Unruh |
| 15--Sat | Christie OEC exam OEC exam All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Tobey Unruh |
| 15--Sat | Coffee Mill OEC exam OEC Exam All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Tobey Unruh |
| 15--Sat | Mount Kato OEC exam OEC exam All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Tobey Unruh |
| 15--Sat | Powder Ridge OEC exam OEC exam All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Mary Helm |
| 15--Sat | Trollhaugen OEC exam OEC exam All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Tobey Unruh |
| 22--Sat | MTR level 1 (Day 1) This course provides hands-on practice in wilderness navigation, mountain travel, and survival, including emergency shelters, the Incident Command System, and SAR.
MTR 1 includes a mandatory overnight field session.
All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Wrick Dunning |
| 22--Sat | Mountain Travel and Rescue Level 1 Mountain Travel and Rescue is an educational program within the National Ski Patrol focused on cold-weather backcountry travel as well as search and rescue. The course is open to NSP patrollers, candidates, and other interested people. We are working on s All Day Event Cost: $25.00 Location: Wild Mountain | Wrick Dunning |
| 23--Sun | MTR level 1 (day 2) This course provides hands-on practice in wilderness navigation, mountain travel, and survival, including emergency shelters, the Incident Command System, and SAR.
MTR 1 includes a mandatory overnight field session. All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Wrick Dunning |
| Dec 2025 | ||
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| Date | Event Description | Contacts |
| 13--Sat | Senior OEC Pre-course at Afton Alps Senior Pre-course All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Matt Stordahl |
| 20--Sat | Senior OEC Pre-course Andes Tower Senior OEC Pre-course at Andes Tower. All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Matt Stordahl |
| Jan 2026 | ||
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| Date | Event Description | Contacts |
| 03--Sat | WR Festival - Wild Mountain The Western Region Festival at Wild Mountain offers you the opportunity to re-certify your OET Instructor status, work on improving your toboggan skills (TES and TTW), improve your skiing skills (SES), hang out with fellow alumni, and work on your next PS Start Time: 09:00:00 End Time: 16:00:00 Cost: $25.00 Location: Wild Mountain Lift Tickets are $10.00 and will be collected at the check-in desk. | Jim McLeod |
| 04--Sun | WR Festival - Wild Mountain The Western Region Festival at Wild Mountain offers you the opportunity to recertify your OET Instructor status, work on improving your toboggan skills (TES and TTW), improve your skiing skills (SES), hang out with fellow alumni, work on your next PSIA le Start Time: 09:00:00 End Time: 15:30:00 Cost: $25.00 Location: Wild Mountain Lift Tickets are $10.00 and will be collected at the checkin desk. | Jim McLeod |
| 10--Sat | WR Women’s Program-Spirit Mtn Women’s Program SES/TES/OEC All Day Event Cost: $35.00 Location: Spirit Mountain No refunds will be issued 10 days prior to the event | Roxie Permuth |
| 11--Sun | Senior Alpine/Ride & OET Pre-course 1st Part - Giants Ridge Senior Alpine/Ride & OET Pre-course. Provides candidates with real-time feedback in a supportive, low-pressure learning environment.
All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort | Terrie Brandt |
| 13--Tue | Sr Alpine/OET Precourse 1st Part - Welch Village Part 1 of 2: Senior Alpine/Ride & OET Pre-course. Provides candidates with real-time feedback in a supportive, low-pressure learning environment.
Start Time: 18:00:00 End Time: 21:00:00 Cost: $0.00 Location: Welch Village Ski and Snowboard Area | Terrie Brandt |
| 17--Sat | SES Mount Kato Snowsports Enhancement Seminar to include alpine and telemark lessons, and Train-the-Trainer for hill trainers. Please register ASAP, but no later than Sunday, Jan. 11th.
Start Time: 09:00:00 End Time: 15:00:00 Cost: $25.00 Location: Mount Kato Ski Area | Jill Nothwehr |
| 18--Sun | Sr Alpine/OET Precourse - Wild Mountain Senior Alpine/Ride & OET Pre-course. Provides candidates with real-time feedback in a supportive, low-pressure learning environment.
All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: Wild Mountain | Terrie Brandt |
| 24--Sat | All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Tobey Unruh |
| 25--Sun | Mount Kato TES(Toboggan Enhancement Seminar) The TES is a thorough review and guided practice of toboggan handling
procedures. It is designed to provide instruction and guided practice on proper usage and handling of
alpine rescue toboggans. It is the intent to have experienced toboggan instructor Start Time: 09:00:00 End Time: 16:00:00 Cost: $25.00 Location: Mount Kato Ski Area Will be rescheduled due to weather/check back | Jim McLeod |
| 25--Sun | Powder Ridge TES (Toboggan Enhancement Seminar The TES is a thorough review and guided practice of toboggan handling
procedures. It is designed to provide instruction and guided practice on proper usage and handling of
alpine rescue toboggans. It is the intent to have experienced toboggan instructor Start Time: 09:00:00 End Time: 16:00:00 Cost: $25.00 Location: Powder Ridge Ski Area | Jim McLeod |
| 31--Sat | SES Giants Ridge Snowsports Enhancement Seminar to include alpine, snowboard and telemark lessons, Train-the-Trainer for hill trainers, and PSIA/Senior certification prep. Please register ASAP, but no later than Sunday, Jan. 25th. Start Time: 08:30:00 End Time: 15:00:00 Cost: $25.00 Location: Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED | Jill Nothwehr |
| Feb 2026 | ||
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| Date | Event Description | Contacts |
| 07--Sat | Giants Ridge TES (Toboggan Enhancement Seminar) The TES is a thorough review and guided practice of toboggan handling
procedures. It is designed to provide instruction and guided practice on proper usage and handling of
alpine rescue toboggans. It is the intent to have experienced toboggan instructor Start Time: 09:00:00 End Time: 16:00:00 Cost: $25.00 Location: Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort | Jim McLeod |
| 08--Sun | Women’s Program TES CLINIC - Detroit Mountain Women’s Program TES toboggan training event at Detroit Mountain.. Come join us for a no-test-low-stress day of toboggan skill enhancement and networking with other women patrollers. All Day Event Cost: $30.00 Location: Detroit Mountain Ski Patrol and Bike Patrol | Roxie Permuth |
| 21--Sat | Senior OEC Exam - Afton Alps Senior OEC exam at Afton Alps All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Matt Stordahl |
| 21--Sat | Senior OEC Exam - Afton Alps Senior OEC Exam at Afton Alps All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Matt Stordahl |
| 22--Sun | Sr Alpine/Ride & OET Exam - Afton Senior Alpine/Ride & OET Exam
Candidates must go to NSP Center for Learning and register for both the Alpine/Ride course & OET Exam.
All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: Afton Alps Ski Area | Terrie Brandt |
| Mar 2026 | ||
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| Date | Event Description | Contacts |
| 01--Sun | NSP Outstanding Award Nominations Due Nominations are due for Outstanding Patrol and Patroller - all categories. All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | David Bolstad |
| 01--Sun | Division Award nominations due Division Award nomination due.
Critical Care Awards, Certificate of Achievement, Leadership Accommodation Awards, Patroller Achievement Awards All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | David Bolstad |
| 14--Sat | Nordic Certification All Day Event Cost: $25.00 Location: Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort | Dan Wilder |
| 15--Sun | NSP Award nominations due All other NSP award nominations are due including
Merit stars and national appointments. All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | David Bolstad |
| Apr 2026 | ||
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| Date | Event Description | Contacts |
| 01--Wed | Region Award nominations due All Region award nominations are due including:
Western Region Outstanding Service, Certificate of Appreciation, and 10th Mountain. All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | David Bolstad |
| May 2026 | ||
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| Date | Event Description | Contacts |
| 02--Sat | 2026 WESTERN REGION NSP MEETING Spring NSP meeting featuring classes and seminars including MTR-1, bike skills, lift evacuation, communications, patroller wellness, and instructor development. Lunch provided, followed by a social hour and awards banquet celebrating regional patrollers All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort | Jeannine Mogan |
| 02--Sat | Mountain Travel & Rescue - 1 Mountain Travel & Rescue 1 course to cover Outdoor survival, Navigation, Rope Rescue, Emergency Shelters, and Search and Rescue. All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: Giants Ridge | Todd Heggestad |
| Aug 2026 | ||
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| Date | Event Description | Contacts |
| 09--Sun | Three Rivers OEC Final Part 1 OEC Final Part 1 All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Ashley ORourke |
| 11--Tue | Three Rivers OEC Final Part 2 OEC Final Part 2 All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Ashley ORourke |
| Sep 2026 | ||
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| Date | Event Description | Contacts |
| 12--Sat | Division Meeting Traverse City, MI Division Meeting in Traverse City, MI All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: Traverse City, MI | Jim McLeod |
| 14--Mon | Three Rivers Instructor Refresher 1/2 Instructor Refresher part 1 of 2 All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Ashley ORourke |
| 14--Mon | Mount Du Lac OEC Instructor Refresher OEC Instructor Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Steve Lauring |
| 15--Tue | Mount Du Lac OEC Refresher 6PM OEC Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Steve Lauring |
| 18--Fri | Coffee Mill OEC Instructor Refresher OEC Instructor Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Mitch McNallan |
| 19--Sat | Buck Hill OEC Instructor Refresher OEC Instructor Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Ryan Larson |
| 19--Sat | Coffee Mill OEC Refresher OEC Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Mitch McNallan |
| 20--Sun | Wild Mountain OEC Instructor Refresher OEC Instructor Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Matt Haberman |
| 21--Mon | Three Rivers OEC Instructor Refresher Part 2/2 OEC Instructor Refresher part 2 of 2 All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Ashley ORourke |
| 23--Wed | Afton Alps OEC Instructor Refresher OEC Instructor Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Ken Liddell |
| 30--Wed | Spirit Mountain OEC Instructor Refresher 6-9 OEC Instructor Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Todd Heggestad |
| Oct 2026 | ||
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| Date | Event Description | Contacts |
| 02--Fri | Mount Kato OEC Instructor Refresher OEC Instructor Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jesse Hiniker |
| 02--Fri | Welch Village OEC Instructor Refresher OEC Instructor Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Matt Stordahl |
| 03--Sat | Mount Kato OEC Refresher OEC Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jesse Hiniker |
| 03--Sat | Welch Village OEC Refresher OEC Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Matt Stordahl |
| 03--Sat | Three Rivers OEC Refresher OEC Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Ashley ORourke |
| 05--Mon | Wild Mountain Candidate Written Exam OEC Candidate Written Exam All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Matt Haberman |
| 07--Wed | Spirit Mountain OEC Refresher 6-9 OEC Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Todd Heggestad |
| 10--Sat | Buck Hill OEC Refresher OEC Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Ryan Larson |
| 10--Sat | Trollhaugen OEC Refresher and Chair Lift Evac. OEC Refresher and Chair Evac. All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Bill Schmidt |
| 11--Sun | Wild Mountain OEC Refresher OEC Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Matt Haberman |
| 23--Fri | Andes Tower OEC Instructor Refresher OEC Instructor Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jana Clark |
| 24--Sat | Giants Ridge OEC Refresher OEC Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Lisa Mathieu-Warshaw |
| 24--Sat | Andes Tower OEC Refresher OEC Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jana Clark |
| 24--Sat | Wild Mountain Candidate OEC Practical exam Candidate OEC Practical Exam All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Matt Haberman |
| Nov 2026 | ||
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| Date | Event Description | Contacts |
| 07--Sat | Buck Hill Basic OEC Eval. Basic OEC Eval All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Ryan Larson |
| 14--Sat | Mount Kato Candidate OEC Test Candidate OEC Test All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jesse Hiniker |
| 14--Sat | Andes Tower OEC Final Basic OEC Final Exam All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jana Clark |
| Dec 2026 | ||
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| Date | Event Description | Contacts |
| 05--Sat | Central Division Festival (Snow River) CD Festival @ Snow River, MI All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jim McLeod |
| 06--Sun | Central Division Festival (Snow River) CD Festival @ Snow River, MI All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jim McLeod |
| 08--Tue | Buck Hill OET Instructor Refresher OET Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Ryan Larson |
| 12--Sat | Wild Mountain OET Refresher OET Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Matt Haberman |
| 12--Sat | Andes Tower OET Refresher OET Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jana Clark |
| 12--Sat | Buck Hill OET Patrol Refresher OET Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Ryan Larson |
| 12--Sat | Mount Du Lac OET Refresher OET Refresher
All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Steve Lauring |
| 13--Sun | Wild Mountain OET Refresher OET Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Matt Haberman |
| 13--Sun | Buck Hill OET Patrol Refresher OET Refresher
All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Ryan Larson |
| 16--Wed | Welch Village OET Instructor Refresher OET Instructor Refresher All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Matt Stordahl |
| 17--Thu | Mount Kato OET Instructor Refresher OET Instructor Refresher
All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jesse Hiniker |
| Jan 2027 | ||
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| Date | Event Description | Contacts |
| 09--Sat | Western Region Festival Western Region Festival, More information to come. All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: Wild Mountain | Jim McLeod |
| 29--Fri | Central Division Women's Event CD Women's Clinic All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: TBA | Jim McLeod |
| 30--Sat | Central Division Women's Event CD Women's Clinic All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jim McLeod |
| 31--Sun | Central Division Women's Event CD Women's Clinic All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jim McLeod |
| Feb 2027 | ||
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| Date | Event Description | Contacts |
| 21--Sun | Buck Hill OET Basic Final Candidate OET Final All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Ryan Larson |
| Mar 2027 | ||
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| Date | Event Description | Contacts |
| 04--Thu | CD Certified Eval @ Mt. Ripley, MI Ceritified Eval All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jim McLeod |
| 05--Fri | CD Certified Eval @ MT. Ripley,MI Certified Eval All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jim McLeod |
| 06--Sat | CD Certified Eval @ MT. Ripley Certified Eval All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jim McLeod |
| May 2027 | ||
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| Date | Event Description | Contacts |
| 01--Sat | Annual Western Region Meeting - Section 3 WR Meeting All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jeannine Mogan |
| 02--Sun | Annual Western Region Meeting - Section 3 WR Meeting All Day Event Cost: $0.00 Location: | Jeannine Mogan |
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