Registering for an NSP Western Region program is easy and only involves four steps.
  1. Select which events you wish to attend. See the Region Calendar for the dates of events to choose.
  2. You can sign up on-line for each program desired by clicking here > > > Sign up on-line, or through a similar link provided with each event listing in the Region's calendar.
  3. Where applicable, write a check for the appropriate course fee, made payable to "NSP Western Region". The event registration form lists the course fees when known. Otherwise, please contact the appropriate program supervisor listed below for course fee information.
  4. If requested, send the check and a copy of the sign-up info to the program supervisor for the event you've selected at least thirty (30) days prior to the event(s). See the list below for the event and associated supervisor. The supervisor's e-mail and paper-mail addresses are provided in the Region Roster.

Note that the Patrol Representative's signature is required for programs listed below with **, and may be required by certain Patrols for programs listed with ***.

REGULAR PROGRAMS
Avalanche Fundamentals and Rescue
Kristi Ball
Level II (Advanced) Avalanche
Kristi Ball
Level I Mountain Travel and Rescue (formerly Basic Mountaineering) Wrick Dunning
Level II Mountain Travel and Rescue (formerly Advanced Mountaineering)
Wrick Dunning
Instructor Development ***
(formerly Inst. Dev. Phase I)
Bob Iverson

Instructor Mentoring ***
(formerly Inst. Dev. Phase II)
OEC - Sue Hayes
Alpine Toboggan - Dave Bramel
Nordic Trail/Toboggan - Roger Petry
Avalanche - Kristi Ball
Mountain Travel and Rescue -
Wrick Dunning

Alpine Skiing/Toboggan Enhancement Seminar
Jim McLeod or Dave Bramel respectively
  Nordic Skiing Enhancement Seminar
Peter Wollan (Central Division),
Roger Petry (Western Region)

SENIOR / CERTIFIED PROGRAMS
Alpine/Nordic/Auxiliary: **
Senior Emergency Management
(formerly Senior OEC) -
Sue Hayes, Brian Ulrich
Alpine Senior: **
Skiing & Toboggan Proficiency - Tom Gray
Nordic Senior: **
Skiing & Trail Proficiency -
Peter Wollan (Central Division),
Roger Petry (Western Region)
Certified (see prerequisites)
Terry Spohn

Note that the Patrol Representative's signature is required for programs listed below with **, and may be required by certain Patrols for programs listed with ***.


The author wishes to thank John Pinca, former webmaster for the Eastern Pennsylvania Region (Eastern Division), for permission to borrow and adapt their registration guidelines and paper registration form. (January, 1999)

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