Meet Bridger, the Newest Avalanche Dog Trainee at Beaver Creek Resort, CO

Sharing some happy news this Friday morning: Beaver Creek Resort is thrilled to welcome their newest avalanche dog trainee, Bridger, to the Beaver Creek Ski Patrol family. Bridger is a 10 week old female black Labrador from Calhan, Colorado, and will be trained by handler Alex Oberg, a fourth year patroller at Beaver Creek.

Over the next two years, Bridger will train to validate with Colorado Rapid Avalanche Deployment. She will start with socialization and obedience training, before honing her skills to use her nose to find scent under snow.

Bridger joins fellow avalanche dogs and their handlers pictured below from left to right (high resolution linked in media assets):

• Black Labrador Ruby and handler Toby Harrison (in training)
• Australian Cattle Dog/Border Collie Mix Meeka and handler David Martin (retired)
• Silver Labrador Trigger and handler Dan Eldridge (retired)
• German Wirehaired Pointer Piper and handler Michal Wolk
• Black Labrador Luna and handler Chris Johnson
• Golden Retriever Telli and handler Gavin Mastell (in training)
• Black Labrador Bridger and handler Alex Oberg (in training)