An Alumni member is a special registration category for people who, for various reasons, decide to take a break from active patrolling or retire from patrolling. If you were a patroller for at least one year (excluding your candidate year), you can become an alumni member. Circumstances may occur that result in the need for you to pause your continued membership in National Ski Patrol.

It is important to maintain OEC technician status by attending the yearly OEC refresher. Alumni always have the option to go back to patrolling with current OEC status and a patrol representative/ director's approval. If you drop your OEC technician status rejoining will be more difficult.

• Family obligations

• Career decisions

• Health

• Education

• Other unforeseeable situations

• Take or instruct NSP Courses (i.e. Avalanche, OEC, Mountaineering, Instructor Development, etc.)

• Courtesy/Host Patrols

• Special Olympics

• Administrative Capacities (i.e. newsletter editor, webmaster, treasurer, registrar, social director etc.)

• Community Safety Talks

• Bike Patrol

• Alumni Days

• Recruit for our new Candidates

• Other NSP-sponsored Activities

• Certificates of Appreciation from your

• Patrol, Region or Division

• Eastern Division Outstanding Alumni Award

• Patrol Director

• Patrol, Region, or Division Alumni Advisor