Powder and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. “There's no greater joy than playing with your dog, especially in the snow,” says Sugar Bowl Ski Patroller Zach Stein. Stein is the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a snowy mountainside, when the clock is ticking and the weather isn't playing nice, hope sometimes arrives on four paws. Jake ...

For the dogs, getting to that point takes lots of training, though—they’re working animals with a specialized skillset and certification process. Typically, their careers last between eight and ten ...

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 ...

Baggs, a young golden retriever training to be an avalanche rescue dog, plays in the snow at the top of the Bridger Gondola at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Teton Village, Wyo., Feb. 21, 2026. Dogs ...

ALTA, Utah — When an avalanche happens, one invaluable tool is avalanche dogs. Many teams from around the West coast bring their dogs to Utah to get trained at Wasatch Backcountry Rescue’s Avalanche ...

KIRKWOOD, Calif. – Four of Kirkwood Mountain Resort patrollers and avalanche dogs and one dog and handler from El Dorado Country Search and Rescue completed their annual orientation and training with ...

OLYMPIC VALLE, Calif. (KOLO) - There is a new avalanche rescue dog in training at Palisades Tahoe. “Say hello to Charlie,” a recent Palisades Avalanche Dogs Facebook post said. The Border Collie is ...

“We have a bond that is built around trust,” says ski patroller and handler Zach Stein. “There’s no greater joy than playing with your dog, especially in the snow,” says Sugar Bowl Ski Patroller Zach ...

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, ...

“There's no greater joy than playing with your dog, especially in the snow,” says Sugar Bowl Ski Patroller Zach Stein. Stein is the proud owner and handler of Donner Summit Avalanche Dogs’ Alice, a ...