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Ski Patroller who Fleeced His Colleagues of $5.4-Million Faces Years in Jail after Failing to Repay Them in Full

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A stockbroker who worked as a part-time member of the ski patrol at Windham Mountain, NY faces a decade in prison after failing to repay $1.2 million he stole in an elaborate scam that targeted other members of the ski patrol, according to Times Union. Marone carried out the scam between 1998 and 2004, prosecutors said. Franklin S. Marone, 55, of [โ€ฆ]

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Steven Agar | June 25, 2018
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Mount Hood, OR Patroller Survives After Being Buried in an Avalanche Whilst Working

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A Mount Hood ski patroller was buried and seriously injured in an avalanche Wednesday afternoon while working in a closed area of the resort, reports OregonLive.com.  A trio of patrollers were working in the area when the avalanche occurred, according to a resort spokesman. The patrollers were boot packing in a closed area of the resort, known as Godโ€™s Wall, in [โ€ฆ]

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Steven Agar | January 26, 2018
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Ski Patrol: One of Americaโ€™s Worst Paying Jobs

According to a study by SkiPatrol.net, Ski Patrollers are among the lowest paying workers in America. Along with Lifeguards, Recreational Protective Services (RPS) workers make less than 97% of US professions, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. From SkiPatrol.net: Itโ€™s important to note that 90%+ of ski patrollers that are also National Ski Patrol members in the US take no compensation for their work, and do not appear in this category of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

ameliatraynor | March 25, 2015
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