Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol

What Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol does

Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol (MSSP) is a 501(c)-style nonprofit, all-volunteer ski patrol organization founded in 1938 as a charter member of the National Ski Patrol. It is headquartered in Mead, Washington, and operates at Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park, providing emergency medical response, rescue operations, toboggan transport, chairlift evacuation, and deep snow/tree well safety education to ski resort visitors. The organization maintains a roster of over 150 patrollers drawn from the local community, including alpine and telemark skiers, snowboarders, student patrollers, non-skiing patrollers, a Nordic patrol for Mount Spokane State Park, and a summer mountain bike patrol—each patroller must complete over 120 hours of initial certification (OEC training equivalent to EMT-B, on-the-hill training, and OET training) plus annual refresher training.

MSSP's service model is community-led: volunteer recruitment is driven through community outreach, word-of-mouth, and annual Ski Evaluation events. Patrollers are assigned to duty shifts (typically one day or night per week or every other weekend). The organization is led by MSSP Director Randy Foiles and governed as an independent nonprofit with affiliation to the National Ski Patrol system. There is no technology product; the offering is human-delivered emergency medical and rescue services.

The revenue model is narrowly volunteer-funded. The primary fundraiser is the annual Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol Ski Swap held at the Spokane Fair & Expo Center, where the organization facilitates the sale of ski equipment and counts minimum volunteer hours (16 hours per patroller) in lieu of cash. A secondary stream consists of donations, including the Gary Peck memorial pin campaign (suggested minimum $10 per pin) through merchandise partner Wizard Pins. No commercial products or services are sold. The customer base is fundamentally singular: Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park visitors and the broader Spokane-area community served through on-mountain patrol operations.

Name

Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol

Legal name

Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol

Website

https://mssp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol is an all-volunteer nonprofit ski patrol founded in 1938, providing emergency medical, rescue, and safety education services at Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park in Washington, with over 150 trained patrollers operating on duty shifts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ski Patrol and Mountain Rescue Services

NAICS

Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612)

akta.pro primary industry

Mountain Safety & Patrol Services (Avalanche Training, Rescue, Medical) (THAAAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Winter & Mountain Guides (Ski, Snowshoe, Avalanche, Ice Climbing) (THAAALAF), Nordic & Cross-Country Centers (XC Skiing, Biathlon, Snowshoe Trails) (THAAAJAE)

Keywords

• Ski patrol services
• Mountain rescue operations
• Emergency medical response
• Ski safety education
• Volunteer ski patrol

Headquarters

HQ city

Mead

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Ski Swap Fundraiser: The annual Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol Ski Swap serves as the primary fundraiser, where the organization facilitates the sale of ski equipment and accepts volunteer hours in exchange for operational funding.
2. Donations: The organization accepts donations, particularly for memorial initiatives like the Gary Peck memorial pin campaign, with suggested minimum donation of $10 per pin.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that provides on-mountain ski patrol services at Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park, including emergency medical response, rescue operations (tree well and deep snow), toboggan transport, and chairlift evacuation. It also runs a three-part patroller training program (OEC, OEC On-The-Hill, OET), public safety education on tree well/SIS hazards, an annual Ski Swap fundraiser, and a Ski Evaluation for prospective patroller candidates.

Product overview

Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol operates as a volunteer-based safety services organization offering emergency medical response and rescue services at Mt. Spokane ski resort. The core service is ski patrol safety operations, supplemented by comprehensive training programs (Outdoor Emergency Care, On-The-Hill, and Outdoor Emergency Transportation training), safety education initiatives focused on deep snow and tree well hazards, annual ski evaluation recruitment events, and the Ski Swap fundraiser. The organization functions as an all-volunteer patrol affiliated with the National Ski Patrol system since 1938, with over 150 patrollers providing in-resort emergency response, toboggan transport, and chairlift evacuation capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ski Patrol Safety Services Emergency medical response, rescue operations, and safety monitoring for Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park visitors, providing first aid, toboggan transport, and chairlift evacuation capabilities.
• Deep Snow & Tree Well Safety Education Educational programs and awareness campaigns about tree well and snow immersion suffocation (SIS) hazards, including prevention strategies and partner-rescue techniques for skiers and snowboarders.
• Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) Training 18-week emergency first aid classroom training program equivalent to EMT-B certification, covering practical skills and hands-on scenarios for prospective patrol candidates.
• OEC On-The-Hill Training Practical mountain-based training conducted on weekends from Thanksgiving through January, applying classroom knowledge to real-life on-hill emergency situations.
• Outdoor Emergency Transportation (OET) Training Skiing and toboggan handling skills training required to safely transport injured skiers down the mountain.
• Ski Evaluation Program Annual skill evaluation event for prospective patrol candidates to demonstrate skiing or snowboarding abilities, held each March.
• Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol Ski Swap Annual ski equipment swap event held at Spokane Fair & Expo Center, serving as the organization's primary fundraiser requiring minimum 16 volunteer hours from patrollers and candidates.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of tree well/SIS hazard research participants could NOT rescue themselves without partner assistance
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Ski PatrolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1938Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol was formed as a charter member of the National Ski Patrol in 1938. MSSP is part of over 30,000 NSP members serving 600+ ski resorts worldwide. All MSSP patrollers are trained to NSP standards.
• Spokane Fair & Expo CenterminorOthersMSSP hosts its annual Ski Swap fundraising event at the Spokane Fair & Expo Center.
• Wizard PinsminorOthersWizard Pins provides the Gary Peck memorial pins sold by MSSP to raise funds for naming a run in memory of Gary Peck.
• Mount Spokane State Park Nordic AreacoreOthersMSSP operates a nordic patrol for the Mount Spokane State Park nordic ski area in addition to the main alpine ski operations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mtspokaneskipatrol
• Instagraminstagram.com/mtspokaneskipatrol
• Xx.com/spokaneskiswap

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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