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

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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 […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 12, 2024
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Meet the Latest Addition to the Avalanche Search & Rescue Team at Deer Valley, UT

Meet the newest member of the Search and Rescue Team at Deer Valley, UT. Her name is Maggie and she is an 11-weeks-old puppy, training to work alongside her canine buddies Rooster, Ninja and Tingo, as well as Deer Valley Ski Patrol’s 70 full-time and part-time human professional ski patrollers.  Meet the Team Ninja is a 7 year old lab pointer […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | August 21, 2023
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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Ski Patrol Avalanche Dogs

Interview with Grand Targhee ski patroller and dog handler Casey O’Connor After a long day of ski patrolling, Casey O’Connor was kind enough to hop on the phone with me to take a deep dive into his experience and knowledge regarding ski patrol avalanche dogs. Casey currently works at Grand Targhee, WY, with his patrol dog, Mikko. Mikko is a […]

Miles Wong | June 24, 2022
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7 Best Dog Breeds for Snow

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It is not an unusual sight to see a dog with its owner on the mountain. This adorable, enjoyable moment can become a reality for anyone seeking a snowy friend. The following dog breeds are considered the best for intense snowy treks or a simple ball toss at the bottom of the ski hill. 7. Samoyed Samoyed’s are classified as […]

Avatar photo Breya Bergom | June 10, 2022
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VIDEO: Tremper Is An Avalanche Dog At Mt. Rose | A Hero In The Snow

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Chris Wallner | April 19, 2017
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Avalanche Rescue Dog Saves Life of Austrian Skier

A 19 year-old Austrian skier owes his life to an avalanche rescue dog, who located him in only a few minutes. The skier was completely buried in the slide, which occurred within sight of a chairlift at Westendorf, in Tyrol. The man was powder skiing with four friends on Sunday when they triggered the slide. Skiers on a chairlift above called for […]

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Sergei Poljak | January 17, 2016
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Meet Tater, Jackson Hole’s Newest Ski Patrol Member

Jackson Hole has a new puppy in training for the Jackson Hole Ski Patrol. Tater, an 8-week-old Golden Retriever, showed up in Jackson two days ago. His full name is Sir Tater Tot of the Tetons. An avalanche dog can search one hectare (2.5 acres) in about 30 minutes. It would take 20 humans around 4 hours to cover an equivalent area using avalanche probes. The speed with which an “avy dog” locates an avalanche victim is absolutely vital. Around 90% of avalanche victims will survive if recovered in the first 15 minutes after burial […]

ameliatraynor | April 16, 2015
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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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