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Life of a Patroller Life of a Patroller from Epic Mountain Productions on Vimeo. EMP is proud to share National Ski Patrols newest effort to recruit new volunteers into their Non-Profit organization. This took over 6 months to complete and makes us very proud of to be a part of NSP. |
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Copper Mountain closes resort with tribute to injured patroller |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 12 April 2012 08:16 |
News Article from the Summit Daily News
Copper Mountain's CopperMan Adventure Race organizers have incorporated Sally Francklyn, a long-standing member of Copper Mountain's Ski Patrol team who suffered a ski injury two weeks ago, into the event.
The “Super Hero” heat at Saturday's upcoming CopperMan adventure race has been renamed to the “Super Hero Sally” heat.
Starting Monday, Super Woman Sally supporters can purchase a $49 entry for this heat, and 50 percent of the proceeds will be donated to Francklyn's recovery. Super Hero capes will be sold during the event for $10, and all proceeds will be donated to the recovery fund.
During the race, there will be an obstacle called “Leap of Faith,” in which race participants will showcase their best super hero leaps. The leaps will be photographed and posted to allow followers of Sally's recovery to view them online at CopperColorado.com.
Register for the CopperMan online at CopperColorado.com/CopperMan and use code “Sunshine” when ordering.
Sally Francklyn joined Copper Mountain Ski Patrol 10 years ago as a junior patroller and has remained an active member of the patrol team through the 2011-12 season. On March 24, Francklyn was injured while skiing with friends in the backcountry near Jackson Hole. More details can be found on Sally's Facebook page:www.facebook.com/sally.francklyn, currently being updated by her brother Chris Francklyn. Online donations can also be made directly to Sally's Super fund at www.gofundme.com/i2dao.
— Janice Kurbjun
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Last Updated on Saturday, 28 April 2012 10:15 |
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Charles Elliott - 98 Year-old Patroller |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 27 February 2012 19:55 |
Saturday February 25, Ski Patrollers from around the country met at Ski Cooper. We skied with 98 year-old Charles Elliott (right) from Wolfcreek Pass, Colorado. Elliott was recently inducted into the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame as a pioneer in the state's ski industry.
Elliott started skiing in the Wolfcreek Pass area in 1934 and is still active with the volunteer patrol in that area. His first skis were homemade and he fashioned ski poles from a pair of fishing poles. He wrapped his skis with potato sacks to gain traction climbing the slopes.
Obviously, no ski area existed at the pass then, but Elliott did return each year to ski, and in 1938 built a rope tow from spare car parts donated by an Alamosa car dealer. A seiries of improvements to that rope tow over the next 20 years finally led to a 1,200 foot tow that ran from the road taking skiers above timberline.
Elliott was also responsible for creating a ski patrol at the area associating the members with the National Ski Patrol. In 1947, Elliott received the honorary National Ski Patroll appointment number 874. Elliott's Elliott's 75 years of serving on the Ski Patrol is a landmark for all.
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Last Updated on Monday, 27 February 2012 20:08 |
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