British Association of Ski Patrollers

The call was sent in at 11am by members of Arrochar Mountain Rescue team and Strathclyde Police, who were on a training exercise in Coire Cas and they called the ski centre CairnGorm Mountain.
Four members of the mountain’s ski patrol team were then dispatched with first aid equipment to assist the rescue.
Ms Conalty was taken to the midway point on the mountain railway by a piste grooming machine, before being transported down to the ski station car park.
Praising the work of his team, Colin Matthew, head of the ski patrol, said: “It was a very difficult and stressful situation.
“Where Ms Conalty was walking the snow was packed solid, and it was very gusty.”
He said that despite clear skies, winds on Saturday morning reached 100mph, forcing the mountain to be closed to skiers.
Willie Anderson, head of Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team, said the snow was “like concrete”, making falls more likely.
Simon Steer, a senior team member, added: “It was a great team effort by everyone involved. The mountain rescue teams, police and ambulance crews and ski patrol staff reacted magnificently. Everything that could be done was done.”

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