How to Use ski patrol in a Sentence

ski patrol

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  • The ski patrol was always ready to save us from ourselves.
    — Cathleen Calkins, Longreads, 23 Jan. 2024
  • There’s no ski patrol, and the best hope for rescue is your own partner or group.
    — Matthew Brown, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2024
  • And the efforts by ski patrol to make sure that there was not a single square inch of that snow that wasn't searched, was amazing.
    — Matt Rivers, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • And there's not, in most cases, there's no ski patrol nearby.
    — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 21 June 2024
  • Members of the ski patrol offered to carry him off the mountain.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Jones’ son gave the man his gloves and jacket until ski patrol arrived.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The ski patrol is assessing terrain in the other five back bowls.
    — John Meyer, The Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Other skiers in the area noticed the crash and notified ski patrol personnel who were at the scene.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Eight members of the ski patrol provided support to runners along the route with snacks, water, and first aid.
    — Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • In all, the resort had one, unessential ski lift damaged, while a few ski patrol and maintenance shacks burned down.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
  • When a skier gets injured or lost in the backcountry, there’s no ski patrol ready to help at a moment's notice.
    — Josh Laskin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Che Caballero, who has served on the ski patrol for eight years, has heard good things about how Alterra manages its mountains.
    — John Meyer, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Krueger did not wait to start digging, though the Sugarloaf spokesperson says ski patrol was contacted.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the mountain is struggling to keep terrain open with limited ski patrol staffing.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Tobey, a semi-retired landscaper in his sixties who used to work ski patrol at some of the local resorts, had lived there since the early nineties.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The ski patrol responded to the skier, who deputies said was seriously injured.
    — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Members of the mountain ski patrol responded to the incident, bringing the man to the bottom of the mountain, where local emergency crews were waiting.
    — Toni Caushi, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The resort's ski patrol responded to an incident on an expert trail on Wednesday.
    — Bynadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Videos shared on social media by bystanders and skiers stuck inside the cabins show the lift at a standstill as the local ski patrol entered each cabin and used the ropes to lower passengers dozens of feet to the ground.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Experienced skiers and snowboarders are drawn to virgin powder outside the routes maintained by the ski patrol.
    — Thallman, oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
  • But the resort now has a new relationship with YETI that will outlast this week’s, with one activation including the resort’s ski patrol and avalanche dogs.
    — Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
  • There’s a paradox to ski patrol—you’re essential but forgotten.
    — Cathleen Calkins, Longreads, 23 Jan. 2024
  • What are the most common offseason activities for lifeguards and ski patrol workers?
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • Unlike in the backcountry, ski areas have a ski patrol on staff in case anything goes wrong, giving newer backcountry skiers a sense of security that doesn’t exist in out-of-bounds terrain.
    — Josh Laskin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
  • George, who was formerly a ski patrol, said resorts have comprehensive procedures to avoid these types of incidents.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Use safety equipment to minimize risks, including a helmet, fully charged phone with fast access to ski patrol’s number, beacon and a whistle.
    — David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The evacuations were completed by the resort's internal ski patrol staff who are trained for emergency ski lift and gondola rescues each year, according to Miller.
    — Samira Said, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Lee Canyon, which is located some 35 miles northwest of Las Vegas, immediately dispatched ski patrol, suspended all other operations, and asked guests to leave the resort.
    — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The resort suspended operations and dispatched ski patrol.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Chairlift openings may be delayed while ski patrol conducts avalanche mitigation, resort officials said.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024

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