Lost Valley Patrol

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas all! Thanks to everyone on patrol for all you’ve done this season to get us ready for the first big dump. The hill is almost 100 percent open today and it’s thanks to all the work you have all been putting in to get us ready. Our team is strong and getting stronger. We appreciate you all so much and hope you have a wonderful holiday!

11/30/2025

11/30/2025

We had a great training day today on lift evacuation. Thanks to everyone who came out today!

11/05/2025

Hey Lost Valley Patrol,

Hope everyone’s doing great and getting excited for another season on the hill!

A few quick updates ⛑️

⛑️Dues:
Our roster is submitted to National and the portal to pay dues is open.
Log in to your NSP account to take care of it.
Some of you are already squared away — awesome job!
For everyone else, please pay by the end of January to avoid the $10 late fee.

⛑️Scheduling:
Please send me your preferred weekday and weekend rotation preference.
We’ll stick with:
• Saturday one week
• Sunday the next
• Then one weekend off

John Chasse and I will alternate weekends.
If you’d prefer every other weekend, no problem — just let me know.
We’re aiming for 4–5 patrollers per shift.

If your schedule’s a little complicated (and whose isn’t?), reach out and we’ll work something out — but we’re hoping to stay close to the rotation plan.

⛑️⛑️⛑️Training:
Stay tuned for lift-evacuation training dates — this is mandatory for all patrollers.
Dates will be announced soon.

⛑️⛑️⛑️Special Events:
We’ll also need folks for Rent-the-Mountain nights and other special events, so there’ll be plenty of chances to pick up extra days.

🫤🫤🫤No-call/No-shows:
We’re taking these seriously this year.
Our teammates count on us — if you’re scheduled, please show up or find coverage.
No-shows without notice just aren’t fair to the rest of the crew.

Thanks for everything you do for our patrol and for Lost Valley.
I’m really grateful for this team and can’t wait to ski with you all soon!

— Scott Thistle
Lost Valley Patrol Co-Director
P-7

09/29/2025

Thanks to all who joined in our OEC refresher today for Lost Valley and Black Mountain of Maine patrols. A big thanks to or IOR Jamie Juntura. Thanks to our excellent ITs from Camden, Christine and Jeff Nathan, and thanks to all those who got it done. We loved having so many visitors from around Maine join us today. Finally Congratulations to Jeff Blackman our Lost Valley Patrol Volunteer of the Year for 2025 and to Lola Bisson our New Pro of the Year for 2025. Well-deserved for two outstanding patrollers. We are ready and can’t wait to get this season rolling.

07/14/2025

Refresher date is now set and other items of interest
Message from Lost Valley Patrol Co-Director John Chasse:

Hello All Patrollers,

I hope you are all having a great summer. IT is that time of the year when we need to start planning our refresher for this year. The online portion is already out on the NSP website. I encourage you to get it done early. Especially since Lost Valley is having the skills portion of the refresher earlier this year.

We have set the date for Sunday, Sept. 28 At LOST VALLEY plan to arrive for sign-in for 8 a.m. and first rotation starting by 9 a.m. Black Mountain of Maine is joining us this year and we are awaiting word on whether we will have other patrols join in as well.

That's right, it is earlier than usual as we have heard from many that they wish to get it done before the hunting seasons. Jamie Juntura will be the Instructor of Record (IOR) for this course. It will be registered online for sign up in about a week.

Please stay tuned for more details, we will provide updates. Any of you, who are instructors or who are thinking about becoming one, should reach out to Jamie, Scott Thistle or I about helping out with this cycle. The more the merrier!

The non-OEC portions of our annual refresher training including lift-evac and mountain operations as well as our human resources review will be announced later in the fall.

On another note, we have a lot more patrollers this year due to last year's OEC courses.
We expect to have as many as 70 or 80 patrollers at our refresher this year and if any additional patrols join it will be even more than that - so it is important to get your online work done sooner rather than later to come prepared.

This season Lost Valley Patrol Co-Director Scott Thistle, P-7, will be responsible for managing our schedule and roster. He will be the go-to person for questions about shifts, shift changes, swaps and coverage. Please help Scott in this new role by communicating frequently and clearly.

If you have any questions about these changes please speak with Scott or me when you have a chance.

We appreciate all your service and many hours of dedication to our patrol team and we look forward to another fun and exciting ski season.

See you all soon.

Respectfully,

John Chasse
Lost Valley Patrol Co-Director


Below: Gillian and Carolyn share a moment while checking trails off Chair 3 last winter.

07/09/2025

Hey Lost Valley Patrol. You can get an early start on OEC Refresher Cycle C for 2025 by completing the online modules in the LMS at www.NSP.org. The online portion is now open and available. LV patrollers watch your email for more news and information soon on this year’s fall refresher.

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06/19/2025

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12/17/2023

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08/13/2021

Donna's Greenhouse & Gift Shop gift card up for grabs in our raffle on 8/18. Thanks for donating to our event!

08/13/2021

Free oil change? Why not! Thanks Ansel & Discount Auto Repair.

08/13/2021

4 greens fess ⛳️ at Springbrook Golf Club in Leeds! Thanks for donating! Enter to win with raffle tickets on 8/18 at Lost valley 4p-9p.