Heavenly Avalanche Rescue Dogs

04/05/2026

The winner of our annual Epic Tahoe Local’s Pass raffle! Thank you to everyone who participated this year!

01/18/2026

Zuma learning the ways!

01/07/2026

Even in his 11th season, Yuba has no trouble keeping up with the new puppies’ energy! He absolutely loves his job, what a good boy, Yuba! ❤️🖤

12/10/2025

3 weeks left to apply for the 2nd annual CJN Scholarship!!!!

12/09/2025

A woman’s best friend 🐾🎿 Holling and Andi make a perfect team!

09/14/2025

Happy 🔟th birthday Peak! Biking, hiking, and boating all in one birthday weekend- still got it! Big thanks to Dr Powell and Blue Lake Animal Care Center for helping us keep him healthy, strong and thriving still today!

01/23/2025

We are very excited to announce the first annual Chris Nicholson scholarship!
The Chris Nicholson Fund was established in 2020 by the Nicholson Family and the Heavenly Ski Patrol Fund.
The purpose of the Fund is to honor Chris by championing education and adventure in the mountains through an annual scholarship.
https://www.chrisnicholsonscholarship.com

** LINK IN BIO **

To meet application criteria, the applicant:

1. Must be actively involved in the community through outdoor education, activities, employment and/or career development.

2. Expressing a desire for personal or professional growth within our community.

3. Should demonstrate a commitment to representing what the Chris Nicholson Scholarship stands for – integrity, passion, commitment, fun, and drive.

The Chris Nicholson Fund’s financial support can include monetary assistance for training and education as well as supplying you with tools or gear relevant to your desired path.

We’re excited to hear from you! Share your answers to the questions below by March 10, 2025 using the form provided—or if you prefer, send a PDF or Word Doc to [email protected]. Get creative and feel free to include a couple of fun photos of yourself to help bring your story to life!

The CNF board will carefully review and consider all submissions, and selected applicants will be notified via email by April 1, 2025. We can’t wait to see what you share!

04/16/2024

The winner of the Tahoe Local Epic Pass raffle is finally announced! And nothing could possibly go wrong…..
🐾
🐾
🐾
🐾

04/15/2024

04/04/2024

Which face would you want to see digging you up?!

— thank you to Shayma for doing a little spring photo shoot with some of our crew!

🐾

🐾

03/30/2024

Two happy pups! Come see these cute faces tomorrow at from 3-7pm! Our one and only fundraiser of the year! 🐾❄️ we will be there no matter the weather!

03/22/2024

Join us Sat March 30th for our one and only fundraiser of the year! In support of the Heavenly Avalanche Rescue Dogs!! We will have our dogs, t-shirts and tickets for our raffle; a 24/25 epic local pass!