Great Divide Ski Patrol

Great Divide Ski Patrol Great Divide Ski Patrol Join us on the Ski Patrol! Ski Patrolling offers a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a whole new dimension of snowsports.

Patrollers work and play within a context of close cooperation with other patrollers and mountain management who are dedicated to safety and fun on the hill. A great esprit develops within the patrol based on the development of advanced first aid and mountain rescue skills along with a deeper understanding of ski area operations. This is not to mention the “responsibility” to get first and last ru

ns of the day and other benefits. If this is for you, read further. General Information:

The Great Divide Volunteer Ski Patrol works hand-in-hand with the Great Divide Paid Patrollers and management as agents of Great Divide Snowsports to promote a fun and safe snowsports experience at Great Divide. Each patroller must fulfill extensive training in first aid, toboggan handling techniques, and on-mountain operations and procedures as well as serve a required number of duty days each season. The Great Divide Ski Patrol is affiliated with the National Ski Patrol System. The current Director of the Volunteer Patrol is Chris Smith. The volunteer patrol is organized to conduct necessary training and to assist in organizing the patrol service days. Duties and Responsibilities:

A ski patroller’s primary function is to assist in providing a safe and fun environment for pursuing snowsports activities. Routine daily tasks include trail maintenance, safety, and safety education throughout the day. In the event an injury should occur to a guest, patrollers provide first aid and on mountain transport for the injured person.

RETRO DAY RECAP!First off, a big thank you to everyone who bought raffle tickets, played hands of poker, danced in their...
03/27/2026

RETRO DAY RECAP!
First off, a big thank you to everyone who bought raffle tickets, played hands of poker, danced in their retro, and came out to hang out with us on the Great Divide patio and slopes this last weekend. With everyone's help, we were able to raise over $8000 in support for the Patrol! That almost covers our medical supplies and equipment cost for the year! Thank you! Even during an off year for snow conditions, our local Great Divide community still showed up strong this year!
We would like to give a huge thank you to you all and to our amazing sponsors for this event.
So to -
Great Divide Ski Area
St Peter’s Health
10 Mile Creek Brewing
The Base Camp
Karen English – Next Move
Valley Bank
First Chair Ski Services
Mountain Straps
Northern Division National Ski Patrol
& everyone who joined us, THANK YOU!
And lastly, congratulations to our winners on Saturday!
Poker Run – Best Hand - $238
Won by Brian Demary with 4 Aces! (Confirmed by patroller of the year Peter Strauss.)
Worst Hand – Barry Bruner 10 Mile gift card & Mtn Straps Belt
Day Of Raffle Tickets for the Volkl Mantra’s with bindings courtesy of The Great Divide -
Hallie Tipton
Our list of Raffle Ticket Winners
2026-2027 Great Divide Season Pass - Randy Hoag 101
NeverSummer Snowboard and Bindings Package - UPS Dave 476
Swix Waxing Table from The BaseCamp - Noah Cramer 245
Lucca’s Dinner Package - Steve Polehemus 331
On Broadway Gift Certificate- Erin Farris Olsen 277
Marysville House Gift Cards - Mike Worden 662 & Thad Swant 774
The Union Gift certificates - John Tubbs 257 & Mike Worden 661
10 Mile Gift Cards - Larry Urban 205, Dick Anderson 287 (& Mtn Straps Belt), Marti Penck 382, Sri Vellenki 169, Marcy Chumac 245, Gordon Levin 629, Beth Warner 337, and Tammy M 482
We look forward to sharing the slopes with you as this season winds down, and to serve this community again next season!

THIS SATURDAY IS RETRO DAY!Join us for a day of spring fun on the mountain, poker run, live music, and our raffle prizes...
03/19/2026

THIS SATURDAY IS RETRO DAY!
Join us for a day of spring fun on the mountain, poker run, live music, and our raffle prizes.

Raffle tickets $10 each and you do not have to be present to win the grand prizes

2026-27 Season Pass
NeverSummer Snowboard with Bindings
Ski Waxing Table from Basecamp

Additional prizes include

Two $50 certificates from Marysville House
Two $75 certificates from The Union
Two $75 certificates from On Broadway
A bottle of wine and a $50 certificate from Lucca’s
10 - $25 gift certs from 10-Mile Brewing
Gear from the Base Camp
Gear from Mountain Strap

We will be awarding GREAT prizes – new $200 value Goggles at least (and maybe more) - to the best Retro Dressed woman and man - - goggles courtesy of the Northern Division of NSP!

A day of only raffle will also be available for a pair of Volkl Mantra Skis with Binds with only 100 tickets in total available!

We look forward to seeing you all up at the mountain on Saturday and thank you for all the suppory our great community gives!

Retro-Day is coming up!A look at some recent Retros days and the fun we've had. Dancing, singing, winning, skiing, and ...
03/11/2026

Retro-Day is coming up!
A look at some recent Retros days and the fun we've had. Dancing, singing, winning, skiing, and of course, supporting your Great Divide Ski Patrol!

Check out our event page here for updates!

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Retro Day is back for the 2025-2026 season.We will be hosting a poker run on the slopes (best hand gets 25% of the pot –...
03/02/2026

Retro Day is back for the 2025-2026 season.

We will be hosting a poker run on the slopes (best hand gets 25% of the pot – worst hand also wins), AND



prizes for the best Retro outfit for women and men,
hosting two raffles and giving away a snowboard w/bindings, a season pass, a set of Volkl Mantra skis w/bindings (for the special day-of raffle tickets only),
a waxing table,
dinners at
Lucca’s,
The Union,
On Broadway and
the Marysville House,
and $25 gift cards to 10-Mile Brewery –
and MORE!


Live music brought to you by Marley & the Picket, and overall a ton of fun at Great Divide that day!

Happy International Ski Patrol Day to our team and patrollers everywhere. Thanks for the early mornings, trail checks, h...
02/11/2026

Happy International Ski Patrol Day to our team and patrollers everywhere. Thanks for the early mornings, trail checks, hazard management, and keeping the mountain safe in every condition. We appreciate you every day.

Looks like the snow summoning had some good effect, hope to see you on the slopes Wednesday!

Pray for Snow!Boy howdy and don't we need it. You've seen the ground out there, all brown and lacking of soft white gol...
11/18/2025

Pray for Snow!
Boy howdy and don't we need it. You've seen the ground out there, all brown and lacking of soft white gold. It's because you -Yes You - haven't been doing your season Snow Dances. Well, the Great Divide Ski Patrol Foundation has you covered, and with the Rialto bar, we are giving you the chance to put that dance energy to work, together under one roof, to show those little flakes we mean business. So come down next Friday night, wear your sharpest Après-ski gear, grab ahold of the Shot-Ski, and join us patrollers to celebrate the coming season and snowfall. Lets dance for snow, Donate for our Hill-Top Heros, and Invoke the Stoke for a great winter season!
We have some of the absolute best partners in Helena for this event for giveaways through the night!

Its a big week for the Great Divide Ski Patrol. This last weekend was our annual refresher. This refresher involves tr...
11/06/2025

Its a big week for the Great Divide Ski Patrol. This last weekend was our annual refresher. This refresher involves training our skills both on and off the mountain.
Additionally, we get to celebrate on of our own patrollers, Peter Straus, in his receiving of the Northern Division NSP Outstanding Ski Patroller! Peter will be nominated into the nation award with this award.
Our first night of Bingo was a success with two GD tickets give to the nights winners. We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming Sunday's games.
And finally, the night we have been waiting for, the Guardians of the Grind intown rail jam this Friday night, Nov 8th!.
The GDSP will be out helping to put on the event, from being ready for any possible injuries, to helping athletes get a boost, and most importantly, pouring beverages and selling Patrol merch that you want to where.

BINGO is on and we are back in the rotation at .tapworks. Starting tomorrow, 1/2/2025, and every sunday in Nov at 4pm.G...
11/01/2025

BINGO is on and we are back in the rotation at .tapworks. Starting tomorrow, 1/2/2025, and every sunday in Nov at 4pm.
Grand prizes for each weekend is two lift tickets for GD to use anytime, along with other prizes form Brothers Tapworks.

Come by and say hi to this awesome crew, enjoy some tunes, and enjoy a tasty beverage tonight at ! All wristband procee...
08/06/2025

Come by and say hi to this awesome crew, enjoy some tunes, and enjoy a tasty beverage tonight at ! All wristband proceeds tonight go to benefit the Great Divide Ski Patrol in their mission for the community.

Alive At Five Tonight!Come join some of our patrollers at tonight's event, support your local patrol, and maybe even sig...
08/06/2025

Alive At Five Tonight!

Come join some of our patrollers at tonight's event, support your local patrol, and maybe even sign up to join our ranks. We look forward to see your there.

We here at the Great Divide Ski Patrol are exited to be apart of the this week! Join us and many other great causes f...
04/29/2025

We here at the Great Divide Ski Patrol are exited to be apart of the this week! Join us and many other great causes for our community. Including our organization in your gift ensures continued services for our community on and off the mountain including training, equipment, and facility maintenance.

The event kicks off at 8pm on April 30th and continues until 8pm on May 1st.

Join us here at our link - https://www.greaterhelenagives.org/organizations/great-divide-ski-patrol-foundation

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