Sentences with phrase «avalanche rescue»

Dogs have been used in avalanche rescue situations since the early 1900's and because of their heightened sense of smell, tracking abilities and agility they are some of the greatest rescue assistants.

Meet our avalanche rescue dogs who live and train with lucky members of our ski patrol team.

Tabor is a black Labrador Retriever and the newest member of the avalanche rescue dog team.

Mogul & Tabor Mogul is a one and a half year old German shepherd (left) he's in training to become an avalanche rescue dog and has his exam this January on Whistler.

One of our veteran avalanche rescue dogs, Neko is a 6.5 year old Labrador Retriever who has taken part in several rescue missions.

Backcountry Basics Backcountry Basics is a 2 day course introducing clients to the use of avalanche rescue equipment, ski touring equipment and uphill travel techniques, mountain environment awareness and ski improvement, all taking place in a safe, inbounds, avalanche controlled area (to be determined daily).

A border collie is not a good match for a couch potato, a Chihuahua is not a great avalanche rescue dog, a Chow Chow is not likely to be tolerant of kids and an Alaskan malamute is not exactly a dog for Hawaii.

Today these dogs are used for avalanche rescue, cart pulling, sleddding, flock guarding, battle, companionship, and guarding.

Newfoundlands are well - known avalanche rescue dogs.

Bernards were bred to serve as avalanche rescue dogs, so their owners needed a calm, levelheaded temperament that didn't interfere with their strength.

The idea is that the application should be an easily accessible and easily used complement to already existing avalanche rescue kits.

Not exact matches

The robots of the SHERPA project provide rescue workers with support during their tasks, for instance, after an avalanche.

Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, except Avi starts an avalanche on underpants washing day and must be rescued.

She trusted Gabe to rescue her, but something went wrong high above the valley floor... Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, Janine Turner and Ralph Waite star in this high - altitude avalanche of action - a non-stop adventure packed with suspense and capped with heart - quaking terror.

This vehicle anticipates the future of rescue operations, where drones can give personnel a better view of avalanches, earthquakes, and other natural disasters.

They conduct a series of daring rescues after barely surviving an avalanche, and are joined by Zen, a huge prehistoric Dire Wolf as they battle a Saber Tooth Tiger and evade Wooly Mammoths amidst tar - filled bogs and swamps.

Traditionally, Saint Bernards worked in the Swiss Alps rescuing avalanche - trapped travelers.

This large, well - muscled breed is built for the snow and in fact is oftentimes used in Search and Rescue missions to recover people from avalanches and other snowy scenarios.

They re often used as Search and Rescue dogs (SAR), traversing the snowy peaks of mountain towns to search for avalanche victims.

In general the Saint Bernard breed was bred as a mountain dog whose job was to rescue mountaineers from avalanches.

Kinna trained one of her own dogs for wilderness search and rescue, as well as for avalanche work.

In the middle of the 17th century, St. B's became popular in Switzerland as rescue dogs and saved millions of people from avalanches every year.

They are also vital team members for emergency services; particularly in search and rescue efforts after events such as earthquakes, terrorist attacks, avalanches, fires, and mountain accidents.

Some working breeds were developed as guardians over those that were lost and injured, rescuing people from cold water or snowy avalanches.

Courtney is currently wrapping up a job at a large veterinary clinic in Washington, DC and afterwards will be moving out West to build a business doing canine massage for sled, search & rescue, and avalanche dogs.

Dogs also work side by side with human experts in catastrophes like earthquakes and avalanches where they are indispensable in the rescue of human lives.

With their great smell capability, they excel as tracking dog, rescue dog, avalanche dog, explosives dog or dogs searching for drugs and many other things, and are helping us tremendously in that way.

Originally bred as a rescue dog in the Swiss Alps, this breed's huge size and resistance to cold it was able to keep people who were trapped by avalanches warm when it pulled them to safety.

Schedule — Saturday & Sunday, January 16 - 17 11:00 am — Transceiver Demo & Race 11:30 am — Digging Demo & Race 12:00 pm — Dig a snow profile with a pro 1:00 pm — CARDA search and rescue demonstration with our avalanche dogs 2:00 pm — Watch Explosive Avalanche Control Demonstration with a live blast.

Skiers must be prepared to travel on their terms, there is no avalanche control or ski patrol rescue.

This 2 day course covers avalanche terrain recognition and avoidance, companion rescue, and how to use the Avaluator, a decision support tool.

The Avalanche Rescue Dog program is an integral part of the snow safety and avalanche program of the Fernie Professional Ski Patrol.

With no hope of rescue Logan is forced to brave the hostile wilderness, battle against deadly predators, contend with his own starvation, and deal with avalanches and snowstorms.

A COMPLETE SCRAT - ASTROPHE • Help Scrat escape an avalanche in an exciting and addictive runner mini-game • Use rescued animals as power - ups • Compete against friends in daily / weekly challenges and earn big rewards

Like in a drowning, many avalanche victims die from a lack of oxygen while waiting on rescue that is notoriously difficult.

I've worked the last 25 years as an avalanche forecaster at Snowbird Ski Resort here in Utah, along with mountain rescue in the Wasatch Mountains here in Utah.