Nikolai Kuzovlev, of Russia, competes in the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Finals taking place in Civic Center Park on February 24, 2019, in Denver. The 2019 event is the first time the ice climbing tour has come to Denver. Out of 62 competitors, 16 made it to the finals. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
Yannick Glatthard, of Switzerland, tops out after completing the route at the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Finals February 24, 2019, in Denver. More than 100 athletes from 18 countries competed for the overall World Cup in both lead and speed climbing categories. The 2019 event is the first time the ice climbing tour has come to Denver. Glatthard came in third with Nikolai Kuzovlev, of Russia, winning the overall men's competition. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
Yannick Glatthard, of Switzerland, tops out after completing the route at the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Finals February 24, 2019, in Denver. More than 100 athletes from 18 countries competed for the overall World Cup in both lead and speed climbing categories. The 2019 event is the first time the ice climbing tour has come to Denver. Glatthard came in third with Nikolai Kuzovlev, of Russia, winning the overall men's competition. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
Marion Thomas, of France, competes at the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Finals on February 24, 2019, in Denver. Maria Tolokonina, of Russia, won the women's competition. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
Nikolai Kuzovlev, of Russia, competes in the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Finals in Civic Center Park on February 24, 2019, in Denver. Kuzovlev won the competition. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - FEBRUARY 20: Mason looks for mock victims during avalanche training at Copper Mountain on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Mason is a four-year-old avalanche rescue dog. He works five days a week at Copper Mountain with his handler Abby Seymour with whom he also lives. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - FEBRUARY 20: Mason digs through the snow to search for a ski patroller buried in a hole at Copper Mountain on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Mason is a four-year-old avalanche rescue dog. He works five days a week at Copper Mountain with his handler Abby Seymour with whom he also lives. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - FEBRUARY 20: Mason looks for mock victims during avalanche training at Copper Mountain on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Mason is a four-year-old avalanche rescue dog. He works five days a week at Copper Mountain with his handler Abby Seymour with whom he also lives. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - FEBRUARY 20: Mason and Abby Seymour play in the snow after an avalanche scenario training at Copper Mountain on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Mason is a four-year-old avalanche rescue dog. He works five days a week at Copper Mountain with his handler Abby Seymour with whom he also lives. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - FEBRUARY 20: Mason and Abby Seymour ride the lift to do training at Copper Mountain on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Mason is a four-year-old avalanche rescue dog. He works five days a week at Copper Mountain with his handler Abby Seymour with whom he also lives. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - FEBRUARY 20: Mason watches as Abby Seymour leaves the patrol lodge to do rounds at Copper Mountain on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Mason is a four-year-old avalanche rescue dog. He works five days a week at Copper Mountain with his handler Abby Seymour with whom he also lives. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Matt Janzen of A-Basin Ski Patrol is searching avalanche beacon during the Beacon Bowl at Arapahoe Basin Ski & Snowboard Area. Feb. 9, 2019. The Beacon Bowl is an all-day event developed by the A-Basin Ski Patrol. The event includes a beacon search competition, avalanche dog and beacon demonstrations. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)
Eight-years-old avalanche dog Rio of the golden retriever found Jack Western of A-Basin Ski Patrol and rescued Western during avalanche dog demonstration of the Beacon Bowl at Arapahoe Basin Ski & Snowboard Area. Feb. 9, 2019. The Beacon Bowl is an all-day event developed by the A-Basin Ski Patrol. The event includes a beacon search competition, avalanche dog and beacon demonstrations. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)
GOLDEN, CO - FEBRUARY 3: Henry Hudson, a large English cream golden retriever, gets ready to jump into the cold waters of Clear Creek after taking part in a large golden retriever gathering on February 3, 2019 in Golden, Colorado. Hundreds of Golden Retrievers and their owners gathered outside of the Golden's visitor center to celebrate International Golden Retrievers day. The event was organized by the City of Golden and Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies. Organizers had anticipated about 100 dogs would show up for the event with their owners. But organizers counted 911 crossing the Washington Ave. Bridge. They said that many more Goldens attended the event and joined the event from other points. Visit Golden and the Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies confidently estimate more than 1,000 Golden Retrievers gathered in Golden today. This is many more than the unofficial World Record set in Scotland where 361 Golden retrievers gathered to mark 150 years of the breed. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Organizers had anticipated about 100 dogs would show up for the event with their owners. But organizers counted 911 crossing the Washington Ave. Bridge. Others joined along the way, making organizers believe more than 1,000 dogs attended.(Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
GOLDEN, CO - FEBRUARY 3: Garrett Augustus holds his tired white english golden retriever puppy Telluride, only 14 weeks, outside of the Golden Visitor's center on February 3, 2019 in Golden, Colorado. Hundreds of Golden Retrievers and their owners gathered outside of the Golden's visitor center to celebrate International Golden Retrievers day. The event was organized by the City of Golden and Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies. Organizers had anticipated about 100 dogs would show up for the event with their owners. But organizers counted 911 crossing the Washington Ave. Bridge. They said that many more Goldens attended the event and joined the event from other points. Visit Golden and the Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies confidently estimate more than 1,000 Golden Retrievers gathered in Golden today. This is many more than the unofficial World Record set in Scotland where 361 Golden retrievers gathered to mark 150 years of the breed. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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Nikolai Kuzovlev, of Russia, competes in the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Finals taking place in Civic Center Park on February 24, 2019, in Denver. The 2019 event is the first time the ice climbing tour has come to Denver. Out of 62 competitors, 16 made it to the finals. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
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The photos range from the held in Civic Center park, to a . There are also photos from , as well as from a . What can we say, there were a lot of dogs this month.
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