Behind every patroller, a community.
Mountain risk and rescue professionals promoting mountain safety culture while looking after our own, the dogs, and the Snoqualmie Pass community.
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Pros at the Pass
Pros at the Pass
The Snoqualmie Pass Professional Patrol Association (S3PA) is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit started by professional ski patrollers at Snoqualmie Pass. We raise money to invest in our patrollers, support the avalanche rescue dog teams, and help community members when the mountains or life hit hard.
Where your money goes
Where your money goes
Our Patrollers
Our Patrollers
Extra support for the people behind the patrol: scholarships toward courses and certifications, plus a hand when one of them hits hardship.
Friends of ARAD
Friends of ARAD
The nonprofit arm behind our avalanche rescue dogs. Half of every dollar raised backs the dog teams, their training, and their care.
Community Support
Community Support
Direct help for community members facing hardship, especially after mountain accidents or emergencies.
FOUR PAWS. WORTH PROTECTING.
FOUR PAWS. WORTH PROTECTING.
Friends of ARAD is the nonprofit arm behind our avalanche rescue dog teams. A trained avalanche dog can search a debris field faster than a whole line of probers, but the work is hard on them. The cold, the terrain, and the long days add up, and the dogs at both ends carry the most risk: puppies still growing into the job and retired dogs who gave years to it. FoARAD helps fund the extras that keep the teams ready and the dogs cared for: handler courses, training for secondary handlers, vet care for pups in training and retired dogs, and gear for when ARAD teams are called out by local SAR.
Our Mission
Our Mission
Support mountain safety awareness at Snoqualmie Pass by investing in the people who choose the work of professional ski patrol, enhancing their skills and careers, while supporting avalanche rescue dog teams and providing charity to community members in need.
How the money moves
How the money moves
Net proceeds split 50/50 between Friends of ARAD and the S3PA General Fund. The board reports awards to participants every year.
DONATE TO THE DIG.
DONATE TO THE DIG.
Every dollar goes to our patrollers, the dog teams, or a neighbor in need. S3PA is a 501(c)(3), so donations are tax-deductible. Sponsors and volunteers, email info@s3pa.org.
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