Avalanche Rescue dog Lida digs into a snowbank where skier Nick Nordblom is buried during a training exercise at Lee Canyon ski resort on Mount Charleston on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Las Vegas.

These heroic dogs are a key part of keeping the mountain safe at a Jackson, Wyo., ski resort. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. ... Avalanche dogs are said to date back to the 1700s, ...

SALT LAKE CITY — On July 17, one Alta ski patrol dog celebrated his 15th birthday. According to Lexi Dowdall, Alta Ski Area’s ...

Dogs' sense of smell is the best way to find someone buried in an avalanche. — -- Minutes can mean finding a victim alive or dead for avalanche first responders. At Crystal Mountain Resort in ...

The Avalanche Dogs of Mammoth Mammoth Stories return with a look at the mountain's star canines. Published March 13, 2014 • Updated on March 13, 2014 at 9:01 pm ...

LOS ANGELES — Wylee the border collie can search an avalanche the size of a football field in five or 10 minutes. It would take a probe line of 50 people using poles a couple hours to cover the ...

Pico, a 4-month-old golden retriever, begins training at Colorado's Copper Mountain ski resort as the next avalanche rescue dog, learning skills for life-saving. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

There are five avalanche dogs on the mountain at Beaver Creek -- two certified, two semiretired and one in training. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 59°F. Friday, March 1st 2024 ...

Dogs at Schweitzer, Silver Mountain, and Whitefish are all part of the Northern Rockies K9s, a group of pooches trained to help with avalanche response in mountains through the region.

A week after an avalanche killed an Indian snowshoer and nearly claimed his two skiing friends on Brown's Peak, a forecaster from the Colorado Avalanche Center visited the area to look for the ...

KUSA-TV Denver. Meet Copper Mountain's new avalanche dog. Posted: June 27, 2025 | Last updated: June 27, 2025. 4-month-old Pico is the next in a long line of Copper Mountain avalanche dogs.