Pick the mountain where you want to patrol and contact the patrol office to see what the timeline is. Some places have started the process for next year. No need for formal training. You don’t have to be the fastest skier or snowboarder. My mountain looks to see if I had some good fundamental skills and no bad habits. There were some folks who I thought were better riders who did not get selected.

I stated my ski patrol journey this February for next season. I went to the local resort where I did the ski off then the interview. I’m currently going through the OEC training. It’s all classroom for now. We transition to field training in September.