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Avalanche rescue dogs are essential tools for ski patrollers searching for people buried in the snow, and these special companions start their training young.
Category: Avalanches
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The Making of an Avalanche Rescue Dog
The New York Times – Travel:
Avalanche rescue dogs are essential tools for ski patrollers searching for people buried in the snow, and these special companions start their training young.
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At Least 15 Have Died on Tahoe-Area Slopes This Year
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Three more skiers have died in the Lake Tahoe area since the deadliest avalanche in California history on Tuesday killed nine.
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Nine Bodies of Skiers Recovered in Deadly Sierra Nevada Avalanche, Officials Say
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A ninth victim who had been missing was found and recovered, officials said Saturday, from an avalanche that was the deadliest in modern California history.
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Powder’s Siren Song: The Risks and Rewards of Backcountry Skiing
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A string of recent tragedies, including a fatal avalanche near Lake Tahoe and an unusually deadly winter in Europe, has cast a spotlight on the sport’s inherent dangers.
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How the Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah Readies the Slopes
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Before skiers and riders and hit the slopes, a team works from dusk to dawn to prepare the mountain. We went behind the scenes to see how they do it.
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Can Backcountry Skiing Survive in the Northeast?
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Even as more people take up alpine touring on New England’s trails, winters are getting shorter, ‘weather whiplash’ events are eroding the snowpack and natural snow is becoming less reliable.
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Weddings at the Edge of the World: on Mount Everest, the Rockies and in the Cozumel Channel.
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How far would you go for your wedding? These adventurous couples trekked to Mount Everest base camp, skied down the Rockies and swam in the Cozumel Channel to say “I do.”
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A Colorado Ski Area With No Lift Lines? This One Has No Lifts at All.
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At Bluebird Backcountry, you can feel the thrill of making fresh tracks without the constant fear of avalanches. And you can bring your dog.