Cascade Backcountry Ski Patrol

Hi Tayers

After discovering your web site and reading many of your trip reports, it seems you folks have what it takes to become Cascade Back Country Ski Patrollers. We are not affiliated with any ski area; however we are a member of the National Ski Patrol and we do charter with the National Forest Service. As patrollers we provide emergency first aid, avalanche analysis / recovery and search and rescue.

We ARE NOT a policing entity. We ski the backcountry, have fun and help those in need. Unlike inbound patrollers, we take friends and family out skiing with us.

Our area of operations include the Highway corridors of Hwy 20, Hwy 2, and I-90. We are looking for more patrollers so that we can expand our area of operations.

There are many percs to becoming a Cascade Backcountry Ski Patroller, as a Candidate you would receive outstanding training in:
- Outdoor Emergency Care Technician- (an EMT level of First Aid training)
- Avalanche School - Level I (mandatory) with continuing education (if desired) up to and include the National Avalanche School
- Mountain Travel and Rescue
We also
- Have the use of National Forest Service Bunkhouse
- Receive great professional discounts on gear.
- Have ABS Avalanche Airbag backpacks, radios, beacons, probes, rescue gear owned by the patrol for patroller use.
- Hang with a bunch of great likeminded backcountry skiing enthusiast.


As a candidate you need to be proficient in One of the following:
- At / Randonee skiing
- Snowboarding ( you will need a split board or snow shoes )
- Classical X/C skiing
- Skate Skiing
If you would like to learn more than one type of skiing discipline, classes and training have been offered to CBSP by outside entities.

To learn more about us please visit our website at Cascade Backcountry Ski Patrol

Or contact our Candidate Advisor, Scott Ferris @ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

I would also like to thank the Staff at TAY for prior approval and allowing us to post on your website.

As a candidate you need to be proficient in One of the following:
- At / Randonee skiing
- Snowboarding ( you will need a split board or snow shoes )
- Classical X/C skiing
- Skate Skiing

Not telemark skiing

How could I have left that one out. ??? That is my discipline, That should have been at the top of the list.

We also
- Have the use of National Forest Service Bunkhouse

What/where is this bunkhouse?

friends of mine have volunteered for the ski patrol in years past...when they helped out they had access to a house in Skykomish near the ranger station and another house on the east side of the N.Cascades Hwy at a NFS campground..can't remember which one exactly, but it was between the pass and Mazama. It was pretty nice to have a cushy place to crash for the weekend.

Pete, you are pretty well tied in. CBSP has a bunk house at the USFS compound at Skykomish and at the USFS compound at Early Winters. The Forest Service informed us this year that our bunkhouse at EW suffered fire damage. Until this is repaired, we are working on new lodging at Early Winters.

We also have a cache at Snoqualmie. The Summit at Snoqualmie Ski Patrol has graciously let us store a cache and use their facilities for the I-90 corridor.