04/20/2026
This past weekend we celebrated the entire patrol, our accomplishments, and our fluffs (cause 💩 happens to all of us!) at our end of year dinner. Congrats to all of our to our award 🥇 winners. ALSO a huge THANK YOU to every single member who makes Jack Frost Ski Patrol THE BEST.
Some stats for this year: 70 patrollers, 4 candidates (and one transfer). All proactive. Knowledgeable. Dependable. Professional. Always ready to help.
344 on the hill responses, 454 total calls. Average response time about 3 minutes per call.
More than 800 total dispatches all season for not just on and off the hill first aid ⛑️, but also customer assistance, trail opening/closings, lift assistance, fencing and pad fixes, SnowCat escorts, and of course those pesky lost parents 👶! And so much more.
⭐️ 2025-26 Patroller of the Year, nominated and selected by the patrol: Howard Rosenthal
⭐️ 2025-26 Directors Award, selected by the patrol director and co-leads for outstanding effort and service: Nick Bonomo
⭐️ 2025-26 Instructor of the Year, selected by previous IOY honorees: Rob Johnston (OET Trainer/Evaluator)
⭐️ 2025-26 Top Responder/Most Days on Snow: Terry Ownes
⭐️ This year, NSP also created a new award to honor those patrollers whose instinct, training & intervention on a call prevented a potentially life-threatening situation/catastrophic outcome. NSP’s first-ever Red Merit Stars were presented to Neil Colquhoun & Alex Raub.
⭐️ Congrats to David Olsen, who was presented a National Appointment, an honor awarded to patrollers who demonstrate exceptional leadership, character, diplomacy, and service beyond the local patrol level. It is earned through nomination by peers for extraordinary, long-term contributions to the organization.
Thanks to our great leadership Rich Greene (Director) and co-leads Tom Csongradi, Tom Davis, Kim Minucci, and Dave Olsen for a great season. Thanks to our banquet (The BOZOS) organizers, Joe Landolfi, Andrew Becker, Brendan Csongradi, Martin Csongradi, and Aaron Schiller for a fun night and lots of laughs. As well as our families, friends, supervisors, and patrons!
