How to Use ski patrol in a Sentence

ski patrol

noun
  • Members of the ski patrol are heading back to work.
    — Jeff Gurney, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • There’s no ski patrol, and the best hope for rescue is your own partner or group.
    — Matthew Brown, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2024
  • And there's not, in most cases, there's no ski patrol nearby.
    — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 21 June 2024
  • Jones’ son gave the man his gloves and jacket until ski patrol arrived.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The resort closed a week ago due to a labor dispute with the ski patrol union over wages.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Members of the ski patrol offered to carry him off the mountain.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The ski patrol is assessing terrain in the other five back bowls.
    — John Meyer, The Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2024
  • One of Brendan’s fellow patrollers picked him up and brought him to the ski patrol hut.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
  • And the efforts by ski patrol to make sure that there was not a single square inch of that snow that wasn't searched, was amazing.
    — Matt Rivers, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The local ski patrol brought the unresponsive teen to a clinic at the base of a mountain.
    — Sam Gillette, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • In all, the resort had one, unessential ski lift damaged, while a few ski patrol and maintenance shacks burned down.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Umansky, 54, was seen being carried by ski patrol on a snowy mountain, with his arm in a sling.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Other skiers in the area noticed the crash and notified ski patrol personnel who were at the scene.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The house had a room with memorabilia from her grandfather’s time in the ski patrol.
    — Kathy McCormack, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Both men were transported to the base area by ski patrol crews, and life-saving measures were attempted.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • When a skier gets injured or lost in the backcountry, there’s no ski patrol ready to help at a moment's notice.
    — Josh Laskin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Eight members of the ski patrol provided support to runners along the route with snacks, water, and first aid.
    — Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Both venues often get used if ski patrol doesn’t sign off on conditions on The Cirque proper.
    — Outside, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Hughes was pronounced dead at the scene despite immediate aid from ski patrol.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Furgal has been a ski instructor and member of the mountain's ski patrol for 25 years.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the mountain is struggling to keep terrain open with limited ski patrol staffing.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • In a flash 300 people—ski patrol, maintenance, townsfolk—were there to help probe and search through the slide.
    — Michael Paterniti, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Avalanche rescue dogs are a critical part of ski patrol safety measures for skiers not wearing beacons.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Neither the resort nor the ski patrol union divulged details of the deal endorsed by the union with a Thursday vote.
    — Mead Gruver, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • After the fall, Ban said ski patrol checked her for a concussion and eventually cleared her.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But for the town of Telluride, business owners are worried the damage from the ski patrol strike may take longer to undo.
    — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Krueger did not wait to start digging, though the Sugarloaf spokesperson says ski patrol was contacted.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
  • There’s a paradox to ski patrol—you’re essential but forgotten.
    — Cathleen Calkins, Longreads, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The ski patrol responded to the skier, who deputies said was seriously injured.
    — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The next step is joining a special ski patrol team like high-angle rescue or chairlift evacuations.
    — Kylea Henseler, Outside, 9 Jan. 2026

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