To recognize an extraordinary contribution to the System from an individual or organization outside the Ski Patrol.

To identify to the members of the System and to the community at large the value placed on this type of support from outside the CSPS.

Any person or organization who has supported the System.

Any member of the System may submit a nomination on the appropriate form and in accordance with the rules sent to the zone and division Presidents each year.

Consideration will be given to :

1. Value judgments based on the level of support based upon the relative resources of the nominee,
   
2. Emphasis on contributions that reinforce the aims and objectives of the System while at the same time promoting the System to the public or to the skiing community.

In any given year, need not necessarily be given, if in the opinion of the Awards Committee an outstanding contribution cannot be identified. Normally, the award should not be shared.

The recipient's name will be engraved on the Outstanding Contribution Trophy which they will keep for one year. The winner will also receive an engraved plaque.