When seconds matter, nothing beats a trained avalanche dog's nose. Inside the elite teams racing the clock to find the buried.

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, ...

At 12.5 years old, and now with only one eye, Momo shows no desire to slow down. Day in and day out, the Australian Cattle Dog has given her handler determined ...

At Big Sky Resort in Montana, specially trained avalanche dogs stand ready to save skiers when prevention isn’t enough.

And in avalanche rescues, minutes matter. A person fully buried in snow typically has a survival window of 15 minutes or less. That’s where avalanche dogs become extraordinary.

"Paw-ssport to move" is a five-part series showcasing the animals making your travels even more special. If you'd like to contribute to our future reporting and share your experience as a source, you ...

K-9 units are highly trained dogs that detect scents under snow. Unfortunately, there is a critical 15-minute survival window to finding avalanche victims alive; time is of the essence. There are ...

The 11th annual Backcountry BowWow returns this weekend, offering an evening of socializing, dancing and the chance to meet ...

High above South Lake Tahoe, a unique group of first responders stands ready to save lives at a moment's notice — and they happen to have four legs. At Heavenly Mountain Resort, a 60-person ski patrol ...

When Kelly O’Keefe received the call explaining that his brother, Brian O’Keefe, 46, had been caught and buried in an avalanche near Midway, Kelly said he felt disbelief. He never thought that Brian, ...