{"id":166614,"date":"2025-02-10T17:35:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T16:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ollybowman.com\/?p=166614"},"modified":"2025-02-10T18:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T17:30:32","slug":"international-ski-patrol-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ollybowman.com\/fr\/skiing\/international-ski-patrol-day\/","title":{"rendered":"International Ski Patrol Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"166614\" class=\"elementor elementor-166614\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e4485ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e4485ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6aa44404\" data-id=\"6aa44404\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471e5af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"471e5af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Honouring the Heroes of the Slopes<\/h3><p>Every year, on February 10th, the ski community comes together to celebrate International Ski Patrol Day, a day dedicated to recognising the hard work, dedication, and bravery of ski patrollers worldwide. For those of us who call Chamonix or other ski resorts home, we know just how crucial these professionals are to keeping our legendary slopes safe and accessible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b701f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b701f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21de66c\" data-id=\"21de66c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38b15e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a38b15e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.ollybowman.com\/2025\/02\/Helley-Hansen-Ski-Patrol-20250123-0220-\u00a9Olly-Bowman-Low-Res.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166620\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50d5f55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50d5f55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-763745b\" data-id=\"763745b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1ef4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c1ef4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This year, I had the incredible opportunity to be out shooting with the ski patrollers at Grand Montets and a team from Helly Hansen to document their work first hand. Watching them in action, from early morning avalanche control to rescuing skiers in challenging conditions, gave me an even greater appreciation for their dedication and skill.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8af124f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8af124f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7fa147\" data-id=\"d7fa147\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d564f3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d564f3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.ollybowman.com\/2025\/02\/Helley-Hansen-Ski-Patrol-20250123-0108-\u00a9Olly-Bowman-Low-Res.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166646\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b0cc54\" data-id=\"4b0cc54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85d502c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85d502c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.ollybowman.com\/2025\/02\/Helley-Hansen-Ski-Patrol-20250123-3011-\u00a9Olly-Bowman-Low-Res.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166636\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bea0c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bea0c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90e17bc\" data-id=\"90e17bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9ac08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b9ac08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Role of a Ski Patroller<\/h3><p>Ski patrollers are the unsung heroes of the mountains, ensuring safety on the slopes, responding to emergencies, and providing essential first aid. Their day starts early, often before the first lift departs, as they inspect runs, mark hazards, and mitigate avalanche risks. In the Chamonix valley, where off-piste terrain and steep descents challenge even the most experienced skiers, patrollers are especially vital in maintaining safety and responding swiftly to incidents in remote areas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9b5023 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9b5023\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2ea30c\" data-id=\"e2ea30c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b543300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b543300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Day in the Life of a Ski Patroller<\/h3><p>Imagine starting your morning with a dawn patrol, assessing avalanche risk while the rest of the world sleeps. At Grand Montets, this often means conducting extensive avalanche control work, ensuring that the legendary freeride areas are as safe as possible. After ensuring the mountain is ready for skiers, ski patrollers spend their day responding to a variety of incidents, some as simple as helping a skier who lost their way, others as intense as stabilising an injured rider before they get airlifted to hospital. They also play a huge role in ski area education, teaching mountain safety and rescue techniques to fellow staff and visitors alike.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4991b07\" data-id=\"4991b07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-533f149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"533f149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.ollybowman.com\/2025\/02\/Helley-Hansen-Ski-Patrol-20250123-0158-\u00a9Olly-Bowman-Low-Res.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166642\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adec6a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"adec6a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.ollybowman.com\/2025\/02\/Helley-Hansen-Ski-Patrol-20250123-3102-\u00a9Olly-Bowman-Low-Res.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166628\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c9e5b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c9e5b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e0e7d4\" data-id=\"2e0e7d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2c17f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e2c17f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why We Celebrate<\/h3><p>International Ski Patrol Day is a chance to express gratitude to these dedicated professionals who risk their safety to ensure ours. Their skills go beyond skiing proficiency, they are trained in advanced first aid, mountain survival, avalanche control, and emergency response. In a place like Chamonix, where the terrain is extreme and conditions can change rapidly, their expertise is invaluable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f83957 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f83957\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-974c102\" data-id=\"974c102\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c07a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0c07a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.ollybowman.com\/2025\/02\/Helley-Hansen-Ski-Patrol-20250123-4057-\u00a9Olly-Bowman-Low-Res.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166648\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cf5ab7\" data-id=\"6cf5ab7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b7362 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11b7362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.ollybowman.com\/2025\/02\/Helley-Hansen-Ski-Patrol-20250123-4016-\u00a9Olly-Bowman-Low-Res.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166630\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3551d41\" data-id=\"3551d41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba9091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ba9091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.ollybowman.com\/2025\/02\/Helley-Hansen-Ski-Patrol-20250123-3844-\u00a9Olly-Bowman-Low-Res.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166634\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-515d31b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"515d31b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d731d0a\" data-id=\"d731d0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-655a285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"655a285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How You Can Show Appreciation<\/h3><p>Want to say thanks? Here are a few simple ways to show your appreciation:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a48680 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a48680\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53280bf\" data-id=\"53280bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9551892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9551892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.ollybowman.com\/2025\/02\/Helley-Hansen-Ski-Patrol-20250123-1163-\u00a9Olly-Bowman-Low-Res.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166624\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cada40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9cada40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.ollybowman.com\/2025\/02\/Helley-Hansen-Ski-Patrol-20250123-1469-\u00a9Olly-Bowman-Low-Res.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166626\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e45d916\" data-id=\"e45d916\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41ef04 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e41ef04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Acknowledge their work<\/strong><br>A simple \u2018thank you\u2019 can go a long way.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Follow safety guidelines<\/strong><br>Obeying ski area rules, respecting closures, and carrying the right safety equipment (especially when exploring off-piste areas) makes their job easier and helps prevent accidents.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Support ski patrol organisations<\/strong><br>Many ski patrol teams rely on donations and fundraising efforts to maintain training and equipment.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Spread awareness<\/strong><br>Share stories, photos, or messages on social media using #SkiPatrolDay<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1377120 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1377120\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-364115e\" data-id=\"364115e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8801b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8801b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Toast to the Ski Patrol<\/h3><p>Next time you\u2019re out on the slopes, take a moment to appreciate the dedicated professionals who keep the mountain safe. Whether they\u2019re performing avalanche control work, rescuing an injured skier, or simply offering advice on the best runs, ski patrollers are the backbone of our ski experience.<\/p><p>Here\u2019s to the ski patrollers, thank you for your commitment, courage, and passion for the mountains. Happy International Ski Patrol Day!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-593b754 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"593b754\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9585fc\" data-id=\"d9585fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f03591c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f03591c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.ollybowman.com\/2025\/02\/Helley-Hansen-Ski-Patrol-20250123-1047-\u00a9Olly-Bowman-Low-Res.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166638\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af70c8a\" data-id=\"af70c8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad1f2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ad1f2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.ollybowman.com\/2025\/02\/Helley-Hansen-Ski-Patrol-20250123-0568-\u00a9Olly-Bowman-Low-Res.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166640\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honouring the Heroes of the Slopes Every year, on February 10th, the ski community comes together to celebrate International Ski Patrol Day, a day dedicated to recognising the hard work, dedication, and bravery of ski patrollers worldwide. For those of us who call Chamonix or other ski resorts home, we know just how crucial these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":166656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","wds_primary_category":1116,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1116],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-166614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-skiing"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ollybowman.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ollybowman.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ollybowman.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ollybowman.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ollybowman.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ollybowman.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ollybowman.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ollybowman.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ollybowman.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ollybowman.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}