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Ski patrol, from the inside

Published on March 10, 2026
Ski patrol, from the inside

Patrollers arrive before the first lifts and ski every trail before a single guest does. The rest of the day, they wait for a call they would rather not get.

A typical day

Opening trails, checking markers, responding to calls, then the final sweep: nobody leaves the mountain until the last trail is empty.

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