How many of you have the ski patrol phone number on your phone?

[ctdubl07]

Having small kids, I've had the MSSP 4005 number in my phone for at at least 10 yrs.....used it 2 times thankfully not for us.

I don't think I've never seen a Mtn "post" their emergency numbers in or around a lodge.
There must be a school of thought as to why the concept of how to contact a Mtns safety team in an emergency is not more widely advertised....

 

[mrvpilgrim]

Having small kids, I've had the MSSP 4005 number in my phone for at at least 10 yrs.....used it 2 times thankfully not for us.

I don't think I've never seen a Mtn "post" their emergency numbers in or around a lodge.
There must be a school of thought as to why the concept of how to contact a Mtns safety team in an emergency is not more widely advertised....

Sugarbush Has a call ski patrol link on the front screen of their App

 

[KustyTheKlown]

i used the app at deer valley to contact ski patrol by phone. i was a tree area called centennial. i was about to thread two trees but felt a little fast so i did a sort of intentional fall to my hip to slow down. one ski popped off. and it seemed to completely disappear. i couldn't really climb up to look any higher than where i was, the snow was so so deep. at one point my leg went thru a crust layer and i realized i was sitting on top of feet of deep light powder that could possibly swallow me. eventually 2 skiers showed up and helped me check in the tree and tree well. no dice. then a third skier showed up, higher than us, and after a bunch of probing he hit my ski. me and the other searchers were way too low. as i was clicking my ski back in, patrol turned up.

that's the second time in my life i have called patrol. first time was getting cliffed out at whistler when i was 19 and so so stupid. patrol got a case of kokanee beer that night.

 

[drjeff]

Having small kids, I've had the MSSP 4005 number in my phone for at at least 10 yrs.....used it 2 times thankfully not for us.

I don't think I've never seen a Mtn "post" their emergency numbers in or around a lodge.
There must be a school of thought as to why the concept of how to contact a Mtns safety team in an emergency is not more widely advertised....

Accuracy in reporting of the call is some of it. As they would rather have a staff member, with likely better knowledge of the location of the incident (trail name near such and such cross over or by lift #X tower #Y) call/radio it in than potentially have a guest telling them "it's on that trail over there" to help speed the arrival of a patroler onsite. There certainly are pros and cons to this way of doing it

 

[Andrew B.]

Yup

 

[2Planker]

Accuracy in reporting of the call is some of it. As they would rather have a staff member, with likely better knowledge of the location of the incident (trail name near such and such cross over or by lift #X tower #Y) call/radio it in than potentially have a guest telling them "it's on that trail over there" to help speed the arrival of a patroler onsite. There certainly are pros and cons to this way of doing it

If a staffer calls it in generally one patroller responds. If a guest calls it in we'll send 3-4 patrollers to thoroughly cover all the other trails in that area.
Of course it all goes out the window on holidays/weekends when you may only have 1 or 2 patrollers or sleds up top.....
We've seen days w/ 80+ "codes" and only 12-15 of us on the hill. NO FUN at all

 

[BodeMiller1]

If tell a lift guy.
Then it's on him.
Cells at big resorts can be spotty. Small don't bet on it. If I had a kid. Maybe.

 

[Dickc]

Accuracy in reporting of the call is some of it. As they would rather have a staff member, with likely better knowledge of the location of the incident (trail name near such and such cross over or by lift #X tower #Y) call/radio it in than potentially have a guest telling them "it's on that trail over there" to help speed the arrival of a patroler onsite. There certainly are pros and cons to this way of doing it

I ran into something like this at Sunday River a few years ago. Came across some people with an injured member of their party. They said someone had skied down to report it but it had been a while. I called patrol on my phone as I keep their number in contacts. I was able to give a very accurate location, and it turns out they were looking all over for this accident, but the reporter who went done to tell a liftie, got the location wrong. In VERY short order the patrol had two patrollers there, and a sled. The lady was unable to bear weight on the leg, so off she went. Glad I had that number.

 

[Kingslug20]

Figure I'll call 911....easier to do if I'm messed up...and I ski all over the place so too many numbers.

 

[skiur]

Being that I leave my phone in the car while skiing, having the number for ski patrol in it would be pretty useless.

 

[BodeMiller1]

If I go somewhere for more than a couple of days, I bring a scanner. It's fun to listen to mt ops when their grooming and the like. I've never picked up a digital one, butt you can pick up a lot of "news" ...

Now you see youts walking around with ear buds and you know their eve's dropping. Kind of weird. Butt to get back on point.

 

[shawnanigans]

The Slopes App has a direct button to call ski patrol of whatever mountain you are recording at.