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 register on-line for each program desired by clicking here > > > Register On-line, or print and fill out the Western Region Event Application paper form (including PR's approval as required.)
  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. Send the check and registration 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 Olson
Level II (Advanced) Avalanche
Kristi Olson
Level I Mountain Travel and Rescue (formerly Basic Mountaineering) Daryl Coons
Level II Mountain Travel and Rescue (formerly Advanced Mountaineering)
Daryl Coons
Instructor Development ***
(formerly Inst. Dev. Phase I)
Mark Monroe, Kristi Olson, Vicki Young, Kathy Glynn

Instructor Mentoring ***
(formerly Inst. Dev. Phase II)
OEC - Kathy Glynn
Alpine Toboggan - Ron Sluka
Nordic Trail/Toboggan - Peter Wollan
Avalanche - Kristi Olson
Mountain Travel and Rescue -
Daryl Coons

Basic Hill Training & Evaluation ***
(formerly Ski Trainers Workshop)
Wes Van Nurden
Basic Hill Training & Evaluation ***
(formerly Region Hill Trainers Clinic)
Wes Van Nurden
Skiing/Toboggan Enhancement Seminar (Alpine)
Jane Mausser or Ron Sluka respectively

SENIOR / CERTIFIED PROGRAMS
Alpine/Nordic/Auxiliary: **
Senior Emergency Management
(formerly Senior OEC) -
Kathy Glynn, Sue Penque,
Mary Pritchett
Alpine Senior: **
Skiing & Toboggan Proficiency - Jane Mausser
Nordic Senior: **
Skiing & Trail Proficiency -
Peter Wollan
Certified (see prerequisites)
Terry Spohn

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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