Rocky Mountain National Park is Looking for Winter Preventive Search and Rescue Volunteers

Rocky Mountain National Park posted this on their social media yesterday:

Looking to get outside this winter and give back to your parks? Rocky Mountain National Park is now accepting applications on Volunteer.gov for Winter Preventive Search and Rescue (PSAR) Volunteers.

Winter PSAR volunteers will participate in backcountry patrols, provide winter weather and avalanche information to visitors travelling into the backcountry, and assist the Search and Rescue team when necessary. Volunteers are required to serve a minimum of 30 hours/week to qualify for park housing.

Backcountry skiing or splitboarding experience and previous formal avalanche education is preferred. A gear and training stipend is available.

To learn more and to apply, visit www.volunteer.gov and search for "Rocky Mountain National Park!"

You may also want to note:

All trails in Rocky Mountain National Park are snow covered and icy. When coming to the park, be prepared for winter conditions.

Traction devices for the bottom of your boots and hiking poles are strongly recommended. At higher elevations, the snow may be deep enough that snowshoes are advised.

Jeff
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