With pleasure we announce the first presentation of the Mark Labow Award. The award goes to Jean-Louis Tuaillon because, as can be read in the nomination letter: Jean Louis arrived full of confidence and with a clear understanding of both the needs of area management as well as ski patrols and patrollers; and also...
In this page of the Media Gallery is available a PDF file with the registration form for the 2011 FIPS’ Congress in Rusutsu. It also contains information needed to complie the form. Update:FIPS’s President made available a fillable version of the Congress Registration form. It is available at the link given above.
We’ve just completed a video Toboggan Instructor’s Manual. Hope you find it interesting. It is available here.
Mr. Toshimune Suto from Rusutsu Resort shared with of the links to two movies that let us have a look at what is waiting for us in the ski resort that will host the 2011 FIPS World congress. Click on the Read more link below to watch them
Mr. Rogmans from Eurosafe set to FIPS President the document (available here) reporting the findings of a research on the benefit of wearing helmets while going skiing for leisure or for patrolling.
Bruce, FIPS’ President, sent us a memo containing the info on registration terms and the addresses for your enquiries. The PDF file is available here.
The Mark Labow Award is created and sponsored by Dr. Sam Labow to honour his brother Mark Labow, the founding president of Fédération Internationale des Patrouilles de Ski (“FIPS”). The award is presented on the occasion of each FIPS Congress to an individual or organization who has demonstrated outstanding dedication to the aims and objectives...
Marie let us know about the Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine –thank you Marie!–; it was founded in 2009 and is a branch of EURAC-European Academy of Bolzano. From the Institute’s presentation page, we understand that “Its main aim is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of casualties and acutely ill patients in mountainous regions...
Hans Gerremo, from SLAO, let us know –thank you Hans– that from Aprlil 16th to April 18th Squaw Valley ski resort will host the SKI PATROL OLYMPICS. More info are available in this page in SAM-Ski Area Management web site. Any FIPS’ patroller is going to take part to the event? Let us know!
On March, 27th the Ski patrollers’ Professional board of our Region organized the test to access the upcoming ski patrolling course. Fiftyseven candidates attended the selection and had to face four exercises to exhibit their capabilities.
