ski patrol

noun

: a group that patrols an area on skis

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Both venues often get used if ski patrol doesn’t sign off on conditions on The Cirque proper. Outside, 18 Dec. 2025 Last winter was marred by a December ski patrol strike at Park City, with a lack of snow and patrollers during the holiday week resulting in only 14% of trails open. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2025 When the ski patrol radio alerted patrollers to December’s gondola emergency, Trapper McManigle was deployed at the top of Parsenn Bowl far to the south of the gondola. John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025 In a flash 300 people—ski patrol, maintenance, townsfolk—were there to help probe and search through the slide. Michael Paterniti, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ski patrol

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“Ski patrol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski%20patrol. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.

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