SUSSEX, Wis. — One of the largest winter rescue organizations in the world is conducting specialized training in the Milwaukee area this weekend, preparing volunteers for potentially life-saving scenarios.

Volunteers with the National Ski Patrol converge at Ausblick Ski Club in Sussex to practice some of the more high-risk rescues ahead of the ski season. For many volunteers, ski patrol becomes a lifelong commitment to public safety.

"I have been a volunteer for 30 years," said Julie Timmons, a volunteer ski patroller at Wilmount.

Volunteers train to keep you safe on area slopes this winter

"More than that. 1983," added Katie Voss, a volunteer ski patroller at Ausblick.

Mike Husar administration chair of the Central Division of the National Ski Patrol, has dedicated over five decades

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