The 1982 avalanche at Alpine Meadows is one of the most tragic avalanche incidents in North American history, but it served as a seminal learning opportunity for the industry, and propelled avalanche ...

Alpine Meadows closed that day because of extreme ... It was the first rescue of a living person by an avalanche dog in North America.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wylee the border collie can search an avalanche the size ... ski-patrol and dog supervisor at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows resort in Olympic Valley, Calif.

May’s body was recovered this week after rescue dogs found him during a training ... vibrant life in the years since the Alpine Meadows avalanche, taking advantage of the time she was granted.

Deputies and the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue team conducted a thorough search around the affected area using avalanche dogs, according to the sheriff’s office. Alpine Meadows said the ...

Alpine Meadows has three validated dogs and three ... and headed back to the top of the mountain. “The life of an avalanche dog never stops,” Meyerholz said. Amy Alonzo covers the outdoors ...

ALPINE MEADOWS, Calif ... RECCO Rescue System techology, avalanche-trained rescue dog teams, as well as witnesses to the incident. The man who died has been identified by the Placer County ...

Alpine Avalanche Rescue Foundation ... Thunder, a fun-loving (but hard-working) rescue dog from Alpine Meadows made the bracket to represent Palisades/Alpine, CA. See below.

Ski resorts rely on ski patrollers and, often, ski patrol dogs, to keep skiers and riders safe in the event of an avalanche. Recently, two non-profit groups teamed up to collaborate their efforts ...

In this 2015 photo provided by Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, dog supervisor ... better than any beacon or echo, as a good dog can check part of an avalanche grid in five or 10 minutes, the same ...

An avalanche at Alpine Meadows has left one skier dead and another ... The search was called off at 12:50 p.m. after search crews and avalanche dogs did not locate any additional victims.