UNITED STATES

Alterra Mountain Company and Responder Alliance are joining forces to enhance mental well-being and resilience in the ski industry. Together, they are launching a three-year training initiative to provide cutting-edge stress resilience training and incident support tools to Alterra destination patrol teams and heli-ski guides.

As the mountains’ first responders, ski patrollers and heli-guides routinely face stressful and potentially traumatic situations, scenes, and events. After a successful two-year in-house training initiative, Alterra Mountain Company decided to expand the program and seek out the globally recognized Responder Alliance to bolster patrollers and heli-guides’ well-being.

Over the next three years, Alterra’s ski patrollers and guides will be working with Responder Alliance to train on industry-leading skills for stress mitigation. They will begin training on Psychological First Response for Rescue this fall, then move onto more advanced skills on Stress Injury Awareness and Incident Support over the coming seasons. These skills will ensure Alterra’s teams are among the best equipped in the industry for recognizing and responding to stress on the mountain for themselves, each other, and guests.

This initiative raises the bar for stress resilience training for ski patrollers and guides across North America and showcases Alterra’s deep commitment to its employees’ mental well-being. The result will be a more resilient workforce prepared to recognize and mitigate stress impacts over the course of their careers.

~ Alterra Mountain Company press release