Certified Ski Patrollers at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township are arming themselves with supplies and hitting the slopes ready to rescue someone at a moment's notice.
It is a job where they are constantly monitoring people in the cold, while also enduring the frigid weather themselves.
"On very cold days you may take a couple runs, come in, warm up and then go back out. Yea, we make sure that we are ok," said Inese Jardine, a certified ski patroller at Bear Creek Mountain Resort.
One of the main things they do is assess people's skin to make sure frostbite is not setting in.
"I am a nurse, so I have seen frostbite like and it is dead toes, black, falling off. At the mountain here, the most I have seen is graying tissue," said Jardine.
That is why ski patrollers want those on the mountain and at home to be prepared when frigid weather sets in.
Their first major piece of advice if you are going to be out in the cold is to layer. Secondly, do not leave any skin exposed.
"Your body is a percentage of water. So if water freezes, so will your body and the first things to go are your extremities, like your feet, your toes, your fingers and your nose. Keep them covered," said Jardine.
It is advice avid skiers and snow boarders know all too well, including their last piece of advice to take a break from the bitterness every once in a while.
"I usually go and sit by the fireplace for a second, get another pair of gloves," said Robbie Jost, a snowboarder.
Certified ski patrollers say whether you are on the slopes or out in the cold in your community, frostbite is always a concern and it is important to be prepared for mother nature's wrath.
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