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Trees Ripped Up During Colorado’s Historic Avalanche Season to Remain Despite Beetle Threat

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The trees ripped up during Colorado’s historic avalanche season will stay where they are for now, despite fears that the avalanche debris could attract the bark beetle, Forestry officials claim. “I understand from entomologists that blown-down spruce trees are the perfect breeding ground for spruce beetles,” said Scott Fitzwilliams, White River National Forest supervisor. “It’s definitely a concern, but there’s […]

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AvyBrains | July 12, 2019
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VIDEO: How Avalanche Dogs Save Lives

This is what you want to see if you're ever in an avalanche. photo: kim kircher

We all know that avalanche dogs are key. They can sniff you, find you, and dig you out of an avalanche, right? Well, it’s not quite that simple. There are a major interactions between the dog handler, the dog, the wind, the debris, the mountain, and more. This video is a great explanation of how the entire process works and what the dogs do to find people. For the dog, it’s really just all a fun game. For us, it can be life or death. As long as the avalanche debris site isn’t contaminated with human scent (non-buried humans) a well trained avalanche dog is […]

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SnowBrains | October 6, 2014
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