Our Volunteers:

-Number more than 5000 members coast to coast
-Are mostly Alpine skiers, boarders and Nordic skiers
-Range from 18 years old to 80 years old
-Are men and women, students, and professionals from all walks of life and every level of society
-Volunteer time to help those in need during the winter at ski areas across Canada
-Provide volunteer first-aid services at many non skiing events through out the summer
-Work with many other fund raising organizations to provide first-aid services for their events
-Work closely with all season resorts in providing year round services like mountain bike patrols
 

In 1940, Dr. Douglas Firth was asked by the Canadian Amateur Ski Association (CASA) to organize and train a first aid rescue group to patrol the ski hills. The Canadian Ski Patrol System was originally a standing committee of the CASA with independent patrols in different areas

Skiing mushroomed in the years 1955-59 and the CSPS grew to 408 patrollers.

By 1975, registration had reached 4,200 patrollers and now in 2006 we have over 5,000 patrollers across Canada.