Mother Lode Region

Welcome to the site for the Mother Lode Region of the National Ski Patrol! We would love to see you join us!

Welcome Visitors!

If you are not yet a member of the NSP, we hope this site provides you with the direction and inspiration to join us. Our region is proud to offer award-winning bike patrols (both Urban and Alpine), Nordic patrols, and lift-served Alpine patrols.

As you explore the site, be sure to check out the eleven patrols that make up the Mother Lode Region. Our region stretches from the mountains east of Fresno, up the Sierras, to the Central Valley Sacramento Area, and all the way up to the Cascade Mountains of Shasta.

The MLR is composed of primarily lift-served Alpine ski patrols, ranging from very small patrols to larger ones in terms of member numbers and resort size. I hope you find something that sparks your interest, and please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Patrol Reps & Members

Save the Date! The Mother Lode Region Awards Dinner on May 16th @ Stama Winery in Lodi featuring dinner from Nor Cali Hog BBQ! Come out and celebrate each other over great food and beverage as Mother Lode Awards are presented. Exact time and other details to follow soon.

Winter has all but come and gone and for many of us in the Mother Lode Region our resorts are either closed, on limited operations or about to close.

Spring signals the annual award writing season. For information go to nsp.org, select resources, select documents, select Awards. Be sure to study the point Matrix as just a narrative will not likely suffice. Send your completed documents to the MLR Awards Advisor Debbie Whitcher.

Mother Lode Region needs the following positions to be filled. Please consider contacting me if you are interested in or know of someone who is then contact: director@motherloderegion.org

• Legal Advisor

• Treasure

• Senior Program Advisor

Important upcoming Dates Coming Up Quickly 

• April 16th-19th - Sea Otter Classic - Contact William Collins at seaotter@motherloderegion.org 

• May 16th - Mother Lode Region Awards in Lodi

Closing Thoughts

It is a privilege to serve as your Region Director. As I negotiate my fourth year to a close I have been blessed to have been healthy and able to enjoy the outdoors with my Patrol Families summer and winter. I have had the opportunity to meet so many members of the MLR and am looking forward to meeting even more of you during the next two years and my final term as Region Director. The Mother Lode Region overall is in very good shape with steady membership and very active leadership at the patrol level, region level and division level!

Thank you ALL for all that you do!

William J. Borelli

Mother Lode Region Director