Wasatch Backcountry Rescue trains dogs for avalanche and mountain emergencies. President Marguerite Van Komen shares how Wasatch Backcountry Rescue trains elite search-and-rescue dogs to respond to ...

Dramatic video captured the moment a dog was rescued after being swept away by an avalanche and buried in snow in Colorado. The dog, named Apollo, actually triggered the slide and wound up being swept ...

CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN RESORT, Wash. — “Are you ready to work?” ski patroller Alisha Bator whispers into the ear of Kio, a mountain rescue dog, at the edge of a meadow near the Forest Queen chairlift at ...

At the start of each winter season, ski area employees return to the mountain and reconnect with familiar faces while welcoming new team members. This year at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, staff will be ...

Nearly two seasons after introducing Aley the avalanche dog to the slopes at Copper, the resort has welcomed a new ball of fur to the team. A 10-week-old golden retriever puppy, Pico de Gallo, or Pico ...

The call comes on the radio almost as soon as Belle and her handler, Gerald, reach to top of the Snake Creek lift. There’s been an avalanche in the resort boundary. Two skiers are buried. They spring ...