Mountain Manager

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 This article is part of the official Tahoe Backcountry Ski Patrol Manual.
Please be careful when editing this article as it is the latest draft version of the patrol manual. If in doubt, contact the Patrol Director or relevant Officer before editing articles here.

Contents

[edit] 1 Mountain Manager Responsibilities

Make sure that the patrol weekend proceeds safely, effectively, as planned, and with events and attendance documented. The official version of this document is in the Patrol Manual.

[edit] 2 Prior to the Weekend

  1. Review the upcoming weekend's Operations Email, listing that weekend's patrollers. Communicate with Operations Officer any last minute personnel changes.
  2. Decide how many patrols to plan for on each patrol day of the upcoming weekend. Plan for equipment usage accounting for all TBSP events. Minimum patrol is 1 full patroller and 1 strong candidate.
  3. Solicit volunteers for Patrol Leader (PL) positions for each day. Arrange with PLs to meet at equipment shed at 8:00 am on the patrol to prepare patroller gear. Assign remaining people to patrols, and inform PLs accordingly.
  4. Gather information for ski-alongs by Friday morning.  See SKI-ALONG page for details. http://wiki.tbsp.org/SkiAlong

[edit] 3 Day of Patrol

[edit] 3.1 Morning

  • 7:30 am: Check road conditions, weather and avalanche forecasts. Modify plan for patrolling as appropriate. If members of the public are out there, we should be too.
  • 8:00 am: Meet PLs at equipment shed. Prepare patrolling gear and use Patrol Report to log gear out. Check answering machine for messages.
    • If patrolling at a non-cache location, make sure to take the Car Cache.
    • Make sure each patrol has the appropriate forms/maps for their National Forest. .
    • MM may make recommendations, but PLs have final say over route selection and equipment usage.
  • 8:30 am: Meet remaining patrollers at Hobart. Wait at least 15 minutes (more if conditions warrant) for stragglers. Modify patrol assignments if necessary for balance. Leave a note or message informing any stragglers where to go.
    • Agree on time to rendezvous at the equipment shed - generally 4:30 p.m. (early season) to 5:30 p.m. (late season). Remember, most incidents occur late in the day.
Meeting at the Trailhead
Meeting at the trailhead is discouraged, because patrol assignments and planning are based on who shows up at the Hobart Work Center. If a patrol cannot or does not go the originally planned patrol area, the lack of cell phone reception at Hobart can make it difficult to communicate that change to the patrollers. The decision to allow meeting at a specified trailhead is at the sole discretion of the Mountain Manager and must be approved in advance.
Patrol Cancellation
Cancellation of the patrol is always up to the discretion of the mountain manager. If canceling, contact scheduled patrollers and leave message on Chalet answering machine. Patrols are cancelled because of torrential rain or road closures; patrols should not be cancelled because of heavy snow or high avalanche danger. That's when we are needed most.

[edit] 3.2 During the Day

  • Carry a radio operable on NF frequency, even if not on patrol, and a spare battery. Keep radio on MMSCAN mode. Refer to the RadioInstructions.
  • Communicate with NF and/or PLs as necessary.
  • Meet PLs at equipment shed at agreed-upon time at end of the day.

[edit] 3.3 End of Day

  • PLs and MM should prepare gear for the next patrol day, including recharging used batteries and drying wet items.
  • Repair equipment or notify Operations Officer mailto:operations@tbsp.org of repair needed by listing it on repair clipboard and Patrol Report.
  • Retrieve Patrol Report and any other forms (such as Incident Reports) from PLs. Have PLs rewrite inaccurate, incomplete, or illegible forms. Forms should be suitable for faxing and completed in blue or black ink.
  • Use the Fax Preset #1
  • in the Patrol Shed to submit the Patrol Reports for the day. Put originals in the patrol logbook (red binder).
  • If for some reason the fax does not work, the backup procedure is to take it home and fax the next day to [(866) 575-8277], or scan and email a copy to operations@tbsp.org.
  • Ensure TBSP Office and Chalets are
  • closed and locked and keys replaced.

[edit] 4 End of the Weekend

[edit] 4.1 Sunday Night

  • Place dried gear in appropriate shelves.
  • Review Operations Reminder email and indicate absent patrollers on the Weekend Roster. Submit attendance roster to mailto:operations@tbsp.org
  • Notify Operations Officer or Patrol Director via telephone of any incidents. Write down and email details to mailto:operations@tbsp.org as soon as possible – within the week.

[edit] 4.2 Following week

  • Send a note to the patrol about what transpired during your Mountain Manager weekend.

Thanks for being a Mountain Manager!

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