FIPS Europe meeting hosted by FISPS in Tonale, Italy from April 14-17, 2023. Participants from US (National Ski Patrol), Romania, Serbia, Italy, Norway, Iceland, and Sweden. Only FISPS was present from Italy. The main topic of the meeting was to produce recommendations on how to approach an injured person...
XXIV FIPS International Congress Bringing Patrollers Together at the Top of the World Ski Patrol Sweden Rescue will be our host to the XXIV FIPS Congress in Riksgränsen, Sweden, 300 km north of the polar circle. Above 68° north, Riksgränsen is Sweden's northern most ski resort. Right on...
Risk Management Special Interest Group Chair, Ed Gassman posts some Best Practices guidelines. Our Risk Management SIG is looking for members to join the group and to have some open discussions regarding best practices for risk management. What is Risk Management? Many definitions, often times specific to the particular...
SAFETY FIRST OF ALL. Safety right from the start. The best way to handle trauma, especially on ski runs, is to keep it from happening. Do you agree? Ski resorts do their best to provide their visitors with a safe environment. This is both because they care for them...
