Sugar Mountain Ski Resort, North Carolina, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 – Robin Griffith, Sugar Mountain Ski Resort’s Ski and Snowboard Patrol Director received the 2026 National Ski Patrol’s Southern Division Outstanding Paid Patrol Director Award and the National Ski Patrol Silver Merit.

A long-time steward of giving, Robin is no stranger to uplifting and caring for others. She is trained in outdoor emergency care, served on the National Ski Patrol finance and endowment committees from 2011-2016, is an outdoor emergency care and outdoor emergency transport instructor, and an instructor trainer for outdoor emergency care courses. Throughout her forty-six years as a volunteer and paid patroller, Robin’s dedication is an acknowledgment of her commitment and a testament to her exceptional leadership. “Well deserved awards for an extraordinary leader,” said Sugar Mountain Resort owner, Gunther Jochl.

The National Ski Patrol is an outdoor emergency response organization dedicated to providing snow sport safety education, emergency medical care, hazard mitigation, and rescue services.

In her free time, Robin enjoys playing golf and mountaineering on the world’s highest peaks, summiting Kilimanjaro, Denali, Aconcagua, and a few others.

Sugar Mountain Resort is North Carolina’s largest snow-sports resort. It strives to provide the most electrifying skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, tubing, and snowshoeing experience possible. For more information call 828-898-4521 or scroll www.skisugar.com. Be sure to view the many live, streaming webcams.

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