sfdonner has it right. Lets all be sure and be polite and give a thank you to any patrollers we see out there. I was at Kirkwood and there were explosions all morning. Those guys work hard to keep us safe.
We should all be appreciatve of the work ski patrollers do. Unfortunately their work is usually not fully appreciated until something traumatic or catostophic occurs. We all are safer because of the work that members of the ski patrol perform everyday.