The Central Division
Senior Program
Step Up to Senior: Advancing Skills, Leadership, and Impact
The Senior Program is a prestigious certification within the National Ski Patrol that empowers patrollers to elevate their training and leadership. Designed for alpine, Nordic, and other patrollers—with discipline-specific pathways—it combines core and elective requirements to support well-rounded growth.
Senior candidates sharpen their Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) skills while developing advanced scene management, leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities. It’s more than a certification—it’s the next step in becoming a trusted leader on the mountain.
Lead the Leaders: Become a Senior Trainer-Evaluator
Ready to take the next step in your patroller journey? As a Senior Trainer-Evaluator (TE), you’ll mentor and assess Senior Program candidates in your area of expertise. Each module—whether OEC, transportation, or management—has its own pathway, allowing you to specialize and lead with impact. Help shape the future of NSP by guiding others to excellence.
Region Senior Advisors
OPEN
Southern Region
Upcoming Senior Program Events
Pathways to Senior Patroller
Senior Patroller Pathway
1. OEC-MSP
2. Aid Room Management module
3. Four required electives
Alpine Patroller Pathway
1. OEC-MSP
2. Alpine module
3. Three required electives
Nordic/Backcountry Patroller Pathway
1. OEC-MSP
2. Nordic/Backcountry module
3. Three required electives
Senior Bike Patroller Pathway (TBD)
1. OEC-MSP
2. Bike module
3. Three required electives
Resources
To find the latest documents, please log in to your nsp.org account and search in the Document Library under the menu item Resources.