News

Women, Teens Take Longer to Recover From Concussions

May 12th, 2012

ports-related head trauma is common in amateur and youth sports as w...

2012 Annual General Meeting

May 3rd, 2012

Dear Mount Washington Ski Patrol Association Member, It's time to w...

Last Day of the Season - Apr 22

Apr 16th, 2012

One last week of the season left, head up to finish up your duty days ...

Mount Washington boasts Canada's deepest base, again

Apr 9th, 2012

Lise Broadley, Comox Valley Echo Published: Friday, April 06...

The Canadian National Snowboard Team at MWAR

Apr 8th, 2012

The Canadian National Snowboard Team is training at Mount Washington t...

Worship the Sun BBQ - April 14

Apr 5th, 2012

A thank you BBQ for us, and all those we work with on the mountain a...

Two Snowboarders Rescued Out of Bounds at MWAR

Mar 28th, 2012

Two Nanaimo snowboarders rescued from mountain   &n...

Tree Well Safety

Mar 22nd, 2012

With the latest round of storms, the tree wells are getting steep and ...

March 12 storm

Mar 12th, 2012

In case you didn't hear, the storm that blew through was the biggest...

After Dark Invitational - Sat. Mar. 3

Feb 28th, 2012

Night Shift patrollers required - Sat. March 3 for the ' After Dark In...

Feb 11 Beach Party

Feb 4th, 2012

Sat Feb 11th, The Beach Party. Our  Life Guard T-Shirts/Hoodies o...

New Chalet Caretakers

Feb 1st, 2012

We have found what we feel will be a good fit for us and the buildin...

Rick Mercer Reports on the Ski Patrol

Jan 22nd, 2012

http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/The_Rick_Mercer_Report/1233563683/ID=2...

Help Support Vancouver Island Avalanche Bulletin

Jan 20th, 2012

MWSPA is a supporting organization for the Vancouver Island Avalanche ...

Fixed Radio Call Signs

Jan 18th, 2012

Starting on Thursday, January 19th, everyone has been assigned a fixed...

Avalance Awareness Video

Jan 17th, 2012

Starring Mt Washington Ski Patroller Bill Phipps! http://www.youtube....

Years of Service Party

Jan 12th, 2012

The Mount Washington Area Resort has invited all Volunteers with 5 or ...

Caretaker Change

Jan 11th, 2012

Brandon has been removed as the MWSPA chalet caretaker . Ivan ( summer...

MWSPA continuing as a sponsor of VIACS

Jan 11th, 2012

We're sponsoring the Vancouver Island Avalanche Bulletin again this ye...

Who's Got Mail

Jan 4th, 2012

If you do not yet have a lock on your mailbox , you will not receive a...

Deborah Miller and Derek Tolmie finish training

Jan 3rd, 2012

Congratulations go to Deborah Miller and Derek Tolmie for completing t...

Avoid Machine Shop

Jan 1st, 2012

MWAR Operations has asked us to avoid traveling through the machine sh...

Outback Opens Jan 1st

Dec 31st, 2011

The paid patrol was out on Friday doing avalanche control for the firs...

FAR Forms

Dec 27th, 2011

A brief reminder from Sandra in FAR. Please use your Patroller Numbe...

Sunday Ski Lessons

Dec 24th, 2011

A reminder - we have set up ski and snowboard lessons every Sunday at ...

Ring in 2012 at the Chalet

Dec 23rd, 2011

All Volunteers and their family/friends are all invited to the potluck...

Early Christmas Present

Dec 21st, 2011

Tim Baker was up the mountain training rookies today. Here's the story...

Outback Patrol Training

Dec 20th, 2011

With winter officially here, the Director of Ski Patrol, Jesse Perciva...

Holiday FAR Attendants Needed

Dec 19th, 2011

Sandra McLaughlin is requesting people to sign up to be a FAR Attendan...

Avalanche Beacons for sale

Dec 18th, 2011

Two used beacons for sale : one Tracker DTS @ $ 200 and one Pulse Barr...

Mail box locks

Dec 17th, 2011

A reminder that if you wish to receive any manager cedits earned, you ...

Tony and Sterling - Motivated 1st Year Patrollers

Dec 17th, 2011

Congratulations go out to Tony Botica and Sterling Keys - the first tw...

Bump Duty

Dec 15th, 2011

A brief reminder - volunteer patrollers should fill up the bump duty r...

MWAR Meet and Greet - Wed December 14th

Dec 10th, 2011

George Trousdell and Peter Gibson are extending an invitation to all M...

Scheduling Duty Days

Dec 8th, 2011

For those of you who missed the presentation at training weekend, sche...

Nova Scotia introduces ski-helmet law

Dec 7th, 2011

  The Nova Scotia government introduced new legislation on Tuesd...

Morning Meetings at Eagle Bump

Dec 5th, 2011

By request of the Patrol Director and as reminder - the morning meetin...

Personalized Decal for Equipment

Dec 4th, 2011

Engrave It is offering a weather proof personalized decal to stick on ...

Opening Day Dec 2nd

Dec 2nd, 2011

A beautiful sunny day greeted skiers who took advantage of the early o...

Radio Call Signs

Dec 1st, 2011

  We are going back to the old system of radio call signs this y...

Mailboxes for Manager Credits

Nov 30th, 2011

Please advise Paul pvroom@shaw.ca if you have the name of someone...

Family Season Passes only after 2pm

Nov 29th, 2011

Due to the expected long lines for season passes and photos,...

Rookie Snow Camps

Nov 28th, 2011

First Year Patrollers - If you have not already done so, please make...

Lift Evacuation Training

Nov 27th, 2011

A day that started off cold and snowy turned into a wet, windy and col...

Opening Day December 2!

Nov 22nd, 2011

The latest storm and the upcoming storms have convinced Mt Washinton A...

Early Season Avalanche Dangers

Nov 17th, 2011

Pro skier's death highlights avalanche danger Professional skier Jami...

Operation Red Nose is looking for volunteers

Nov 16th, 2011

Operation Red Nose is looking for volunteers to help provide safe ri...

Snow-forecast.com

Nov 16th, 2011

Its snowing up on the mountain with a strong storm blowing through tod...

Nov 26 Training Day

Nov 14th, 2011

Remember to schedule yourself to attend the November 26th co-trai...

New Website Now Public

Nov 9th, 2011

As you can see, the new website is now public. The new MWSPA website w...

Ski Swap - Nov 6

Nov 5th, 2011

It is not too late to commit to a few hours of volunteer service at th...

Opening Day - Dec 9

Nov 2nd, 2011

The scheduled opening day of the season for Mt Washington Alpine Resor...

First Major Snow Storm

Nov 2nd, 2011

A significant low pressure system moving across Vancouver Island today...

New Website

Nov 2nd, 2011

Our new website was revealed and launched at the end of the training w...

Successful Training Weekend

Nov 2nd, 2011

The Mt Washington Alpine Lodge was the site of another successful...