The dogs who work hard every day at Colorado resorts to help keep skiers and snowboarders happy and safe have at least one thing in common: They’re adorable.
Get to know these eight pups with their short bios. They’d love to meet you and tell you more about themselves.
Mason
Ski area: Copper Mountain
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Breed: Golden Retriever
Job: Avalanche Search and Rescue
Favorite food or treat: Any kind of food other than leafy greens, the only thing he will spit out
Favorite activity: Sprinting down the mountain after work
Fun fact: Enjoys rolling pebbles around in his mouth
Parker the Snow Dog
Ski area:DZԻ
Gender: Male
Age: 6
Breed: Bernese Mountain Dog
Job: Ski area mascot and ambassador of snow
Favorite food or treat: Earthborn Holistics Venture Squid & Chickpeas
Favorite activity: Volunteering as a therapy dog for the Rocky Mountain Village Easterseals camp
Fun fact: Has a beer named for him (Bernese Mountain Brown Ale) at the Guanella Pass Brewery in Georgetown
Scout
Ski area: Keystone
Gender: Female
Age: 3
Breed: Australian Shepherd
Job: Avalanche Search and Rescue
Favorite food or treat: Taste of the Wild
Favorite activity: Playing fetch with her Frisbee
Fun fact: Has flown in three helicopter training exercises and was recently deployed in an avalanche rescue search away from the Keystone resort. In that operation, it turned out no one was caught in the slide.
Meka
Ski area: Aspen Highlands
Gender: Female
Age: 2
Breed: Black Lab
Job: Avalanche Search and Rescue
Favorite food or treat: Loves vegetables
Favorite activity: Playing the game “Search” and fetching a ball
Fun fact: Loves to sing, especially “Ooh La La” by Faces, a 1973 song by a band that featured Rod Stewart
Charlotte
Ski area: Winter Park
Gender: Female
Age: 6
Breed: Border Collie
Job: Avalanche Search and Rescue
Favorite food or treat: Green beans and kibble
Favorite activity: Frisbee
Fun fact: Roars like Chewbacca every morning when she gets to the ski patrol locker room, telling the crew she’s there and ready to work.
Guinness
Ski area: Crested Butte
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Breed: Chocolate Labrador Retriever
Job: Avalanche Search and Rescue
Favorite food or treat: Earthborn Holistic Primitive Natural
Favorite activity: Training for search and rescue. Training is basically a game of hide and seek for Guinness with a big reward (playing tug of war) when he finds people
Fun fact: When Guinness is not training, he loves getting attention from guests. He is a family pet once he gets home.
Willy
Ski area: Beaver Creek
Gender: Male
Age: 10 months
Breed: Golden Retriever
Job: Sharing safety tips with guests
Favorite food or treat: All Natural Peanut Butter and Pumpkin biscuits
Favorite activity: Any kind of fetch
Fun fact: Has never met a person or dog he doesn’t like
Powder the Safety Dog
Ski area: Steamboat
Gender: Female
Age: 2
Breed: St. Bernard
Job: Ambassador for safety
Favorite food or treat: She likes dog treats but prefers to receive them from her handler rather than guests
Favorite activity: Romping through Steamboat’s famous champagne powder and making friend with guests
Fun fact: Powder has a stuff animal counterpart that guests can take home with them
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