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CNN Travel: Colorado’s Ski Rescue Dogs are the Real-Life Paw Patrol

(CNN) — For avid skiers and snowboarders, it’s the most wonderful time of year — the winter ski season has officially begun. But it’s not just vacationers and action sports buffs hitting mountains across the country.
Teams of skillful ski patrollers are reporting for work on the slopes, including a small but mighty contingent of avalanche dogs (or “avi dogs,” as they’re called in ski communities).
At Snowmass, Colorado, nine miles from downtown Aspen, two Nova Scotia Duck Tolling retrievers and a Labrador retriever work on the ski patrol team. The ski resort and town celebrates its 50th anniversary this winter, and festivities will mark the occasion throughout the season, starting with a weekend of special events from December 15-17, 2017. As one of the cutest sights on the mountain, you can be sure the avi dogs will be in on some of the celebrations.
Lori Spence of Aspen Skiing Company works with her own avalanche puppy, Labrador retriever Meka, on Aspen Highlands, and heads up the avalanche dog program across three of the company’s mountains — Snowmass, Aspen Mountain (where an Airedale terrier and a cattle dog mix are on the patrol team) and Aspen Highlands (where the team includes three Labrador retrievers).

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