WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A PATROLLER
A DEDICATED team of volunteer ski patrollers helps ensure the safety of the thousands of weekend day trippers who visit Lake Mountain Alpine Resort at peak times during the winter season. Resort staff and paid patrollers cover the resort on week days.
Volunteer patrollers must:
ASPA accreditation
Lake Mountain Alpine Resort sponsors patrollers to gain their Advanced Emergency
Care qualification through ASPA.
The ASPA course is held annually in Melbourne over two full weekends (four eight-hour days over two weekends), usually in late April and early May. The ASPA qualification is valid for three years.
Dates and the venue for the 2019 ASPA course in Melbourne are yet to be advised. Registrations open in January. For further information, please visit the ASPA site.
The perks of volunteering as a patroller include:
A DEDICATED team of volunteer ski patrollers helps ensure the safety of the thousands of weekend day trippers who visit Lake Mountain Alpine Resort at peak times during the winter season. Resort staff and paid patrollers cover the resort on week days.
Volunteer patrollers must:
- be fit, competent cross country skiers
- have a minimum Provide First Aid (HLTAID003) and Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (HLTAID001) qualifications upon joining, with the view to attaining 'Advanced Emergency Care' accreditation through the Australian Ski Patrol Association (ASPA) as soon as practicably possible
- commit to 10 rostered weekend days during the winter, including the pre-season training weekend.
ASPA accreditation
Lake Mountain Alpine Resort sponsors patrollers to gain their Advanced Emergency
Care qualification through ASPA.
The ASPA course is held annually in Melbourne over two full weekends (four eight-hour days over two weekends), usually in late April and early May. The ASPA qualification is valid for three years.
Dates and the venue for the 2019 ASPA course in Melbourne are yet to be advised. Registrations open in January. For further information, please visit the ASPA site.
The perks of volunteering as a patroller include:
- helping to ensure the safety of visitors and the smooth operation of the resort
- having fun working as part of a team of dedicated and like-minded people from all types of backgrounds
- free loan of ski patrol uniform whilst part of the patrol
- a flexible roster, providing patrollers meet the minimum number of ten days required per season
- unlike other resorts, Lake Mountain is easily accessible from Melbourne so patrollers don't have to commit to a whole weekend or drive long distances
- access to shared on-mountain accommodation on rostered weekends
- free entry to Lake Mountain Alpine Resort
- generously discounted Victorian all-resort passes subject to patrolling for a minimum of 10 days per year.