The Old Forge Ski Patrol at McCauley Mountain was awarded the 2010-2011 Outstanding Small Mountain Patrol of the Eastern Division by the National Ski Patrol. Brian Bamberger, who has been a member of the local ski patrol for 27 years, said the Eastern Division is comprised of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York state.
There are 7,500 to 8,000 patrollers in the Eastern Division according to Bamberger, who added that the McCauley Ski Patrol went on to take second place in the small mountain patrol National Division. “Our patrol is up to 28 people—all volunteers,” he said. Continue reading