Celebration of a life Mark ”Archy” Archambault August 5, 1955 – February 9, 2022. https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/obituaries/bfp037509 He joined FIPS many years ago, always attending the international meetings, had fun and went skiing. For patrollers, he certainly placed Smuggler´s Notch, Vermont on the international map for ski areas. He always made...
Helly Hansen supports ski patrollers worldwide for International Ski Patrol Day 2022 OSLO, NORWAY (FEBRUARY 10, 2022) — On February 10, 2022, global ski and outdoor brand Helly Hansen celebrated ski patrollers around the globe on the first International Ski Patrol Day (ISPD). An opportunity for all mountain-lovers...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oberhofen, 12th January 2022 WORLD SNOW DAY 2022, ITS ON! On the 16th January 2022, the 11th edition of World Snow Day will take place. As in 2021, World Snow Day events will be subject to COVID-19 restrictions. In light of this Organisers have been instructed...
Exciting news – Put the date in your diary 23-30 April 2022 The delayed 23rd FIPS Congress is now scheduled at Val Thorens, France on 23-30 April 2022. The FIPS Executive is currently finalising the registration process with Val Thorens Registrations and developing an exciting program of events. Bookings...
Our colleagues from Ski Patrol–Sweden organized a program titled “Junior Ski Patrol”. As you read forward, it spanned over five ski resorts. This is the report from Marie and Tomas: During spring 2021 junior ski patrol days were carried out in five Swedish ski areas. The initiative came from...
This is an incredibly broad, exciting, and rewarding opportunity for a snow sport enthusiast providing considerable scope and job satisfaction at Scotland’s largest ski centre. Glenshee aims to provide visitors with an outstanding and unique Scottish winter sports experience. The new summer season safari zipline and mountain bike developments...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oberhofen, 27th January 2021 – One of the primary goals of Bring Children to the Snow has been the education and communication of how to be safe when skiing and snowboarding. A core part of this goal has been the 10 FIS Rules for the Conduct...
A thought for the avalanche victims All members of FIPS and ski patrols throughout the world morn the deaths of at least five people caught in the avalanche that occurred at Bahcesaray in Van province, Turkey on 4 February 2020 and the subsequent tragic loss of life of more than...
We are in to the last 2 days of Early bird registration for XXII World Ski Patrol Congress FIPS 2019 Three registration options for Argentinian and Chilean ski patrols, and for professionals from the rest of the world, a payment option in three installments. All the detail in our...
Still have to register for the XXII World Ski Patrol Congress FIPS 2019? Take advantage of the new payment method for Early Bird registrations: – First payment of 30% until March 31, 2019. – Second payment of 20% until June 15, 2019. – Third payment (cancellation of the total value)...
