Sue Cridland has been a ski patroller since 1990 and has been part of the Lapland Lake ski patrol family since the 1997-98 winter season.  She spends most of her time with her husband and two children.  While not patrolling, you will find Sue involved in her duties as a nurse and in other health and wellness services.  In the off-season Sue likes to garden, hike and canoe.  She has recently taken up telemark skiing.

Tom Bielli works as a District Conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service.  He enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.  He began patrolling at Lapland Lake during the 2001-02 winter season.  He also patrols at Royal Mountain on the weeknights.  His favorite trail at Lapland Lake is Era Polku after a fresh snowfall, but when he feels the  need for speed, he loves the first hill on Karhu Polku.  When the snow isn’t flying, Tom enjoys hiking, cycling, running, home-brewing, woodworking, canoeing, kayaking, photography, playing guitar and being a boy-scout leader.

Mike Feldman has been a ski patroller at Lapland Lake since the 2005-06 winter season.  He also patrols at Oak Mountain alpine center in Speculator.  Mike is a registered nurse with Flight Nurse LifeNet of NY Helicopter Emergency Medical Services.  When the snow isn’t flying Mike enjoys whitewater kayaking, mountain biking, canoeing, fishing, hunting, climbing, sea kayaking, and camping.  His favorite trail at Lapland Lake is Tunturi.

Jill Barra has received her certification as level one avalanche and mountaineering rescue.  She has been a patroller for Lapland Lake since the 1998-99 winter season.  When not patrolling, Jill is a supervising public health nurse for Herkimer County Public Health.  In the warmer months Jill enjoys working in the yard, camping, hiking and kayaking.  She is also part of a local running group and runs several times a week with friends or her dogs.  Her favorite trail at Lapland Lake is Sisu because it winds quietly in the woods and past  the swing by the gurgling brook.

Dave Galpin is the head honcho of Lapland Lake’s Volunteer Ski Patrol.  He has been patrolling at Lapland Lake since the 1998-99 winter season and became director two years later.  His fondness for ski patrol began on a quiet winter day in 1976 at Silver Bells ski center.  While not tending to his patrol duties, you can find Dave working for the New York State Department of Transportation as an Assistant Resident Engineer.

Bill Dosch has been an alpine ski patroller since 2003 at West Mountain and joined Lapland Lake’s ski patrol during the 2005-06 winter season.  While he is not skiing or running, Bill is an engineer and administers the building code for the University at Albany.  He has two teenage children that ski with him and think that he needs to spend more time on skate skis and less on his classics, but Bill will never give in.

Dennis Nealon is retired from the US Navy.  He  resides in Clifton Park and enjoys his time as an outdoor emergency care instructor, an American Heart Association instructor and an EMT.  He has been an alpine skier since 1978, and he began  patrolling at Elk Mountain in Pennsylvania.

Eric Shumaker has been a part of the National Ski Patrol since the 1999-2000 winter season.  While not patrolling, he enjoys working in the cellular and wireless industry.  He lives in Northville with his wife two kids and two dogs.  He is a volunteer medic for Northampton Ambulance and enjoys golfing and kayaking in the summer.