Ski Patrol Motorcycle ERU

[Sukiyaki]

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Anyone here have experience with the Ski Patrol’s Emergency Response Unit program?

I reached out to the local for info and when I mentioned I was specifically interested in Moto ERU I never heard back from them. I’ve tried navigating that organization a number of times and they’re a bit of a labyrinth. Looking for both specific and general info.

I’ve done event support informally for a number of years - marathons, bike races, etc, and a 7-day charity bicycle tour. Also formerly Coast Guard SAR, so have advanced Marine first aid, plus the CSGA training but want to take it up a notch and look at moto specific.

Also interested in hearing from first responders on course recco’s. Currently looking at doing either FR, Wilderness FR, or EMR in fall, but waffling on direction. Courses are expensive and it’s hard to decipher the differences or define a linear path.

Not looking for career prep - I’m semi retired, so my intentions are just personal interest and trying to become more “useful.” Maybe start planning my summers around doing as many events as will have me as a support rider. Break up the long touring and slabbing for a bit…

Cheers.

 

[MacDoc]

My only interaction with Ski Patrol was being surrounded by them after a serious accident on the QEW - added to the surreal aspect of that parrticular experience. It was early autumn....they were in uniform and I understood later on some sort of training.
32 vehicles involved in that particular event but they took good care of my bridge partner who was out cold with a broken arm.
I was fortunately untouched after after we cut a farm wagon in two that had parked itself acroos the fast lane at dusk.
Didn't know they were active outside the ski slopes.
Good on you for your efforts

 

[Sukiyaki]

Thanks. A little help goes a long way…

Always been fascinated and inspired by this guy. He was a surgeon, and a TT racer, so obviously his bar is stratospherically higher and I’m not aiming to mimic his exploits; only that you never know when somebody might need a bandaid.

What the article doesn’t say is that he was the main guy at the Isle of Man TT’s, as well as other road races and TT’s around the UK. Some serious chops in both the riding and emergency care department. He said he once did a roadside thoracotomy (yikes!). If you’re the queasy type, don’t google that while eating…

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