Vail Ski Patrol has a very important job at the famed resorts – they help people in distress or snow-related incidents. More recently, they have started using avalanche rescue dogs as an addition to the team. These dogs undergo extensive training and have to pass a certification test as part of it to ensure they would know exactly what to do if they needed to help recover and unbury a person under the snow. They are even trained to ride chairlifts, snowmobiles, and ski patrol toboggans for transport to the site of an avalanche. All of this work begins when they’re puppies, however, and Jake, a yellow Labrador is the newest addition to the team. Watch as he starts to learn the “slopes” and looks absolutely adorable doing it:
References:
1. The Delicious Day
