Blayne Woods, of Purgatory Resort Search and Rescue, said avalanche dogs like Ember are "always eager to please" and "work really well" with other handlers.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BIG SKY, Montana — The middle of a ski mountain is probably the last place you’d expect to see a dog. And for the most part, you ...

The avalanche dog team at Solitude Mountain Resort, Utah, is getting a whole lot cuter. The resort, in a social media post, introduced Dasha, a black nine-week-old Australian Shepherd Lab mix, ...

Avalanche rescue dogs are a critical part of ski patrol safety measures for skiers not wearing beacons. Dogs have been used in mountain rescues for over 200 years, becoming more common since the 1980s ...

High above South Lake Tahoe, a unique group of first responders stands ready to save lives at a moment's notice — and they happen to have four legs. At Heavenly Mountain Resort, a 60-person ski patrol ...

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When Kelly O’Keefe received the call explaining that his brother, Brian O’Keefe, 46, had been caught and buried in an avalanche near Midway, Kelly said he felt disbelief. He never thought that Brian, ...

There are several programs featuring trained avalanche rescue dogs in the Lake Tahoe area. Heavenly Mountain Resort has a team of six dogs who are capable of finding victims within minutes. Sugar Bowl ...

At 12.5 years old, and now with only one eye, Momo shows no desire to slow down. Day in and day out, the Australian Cattle Dog has given her handler determined ...

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K-9 units are highly trained dogs that detect scents under snow. Unfortunately, there is a critical 15-minute survival window to finding avalanche victims alive; time is of the essence. There are ...