Winter Park Ski Patrol Dog Team

Winter Park Ski Patrol Dog Team WPSPDT (Winter Park Ski Patrol Dog Team) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) avalanche rapid response dog team

Welcome Mari! ๐Ÿ’œ๐ŸถMari is the newest dog team member. She is a 14 week old British Lab. She will be working on obedience t...
04/02/2026

Welcome Mari! ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿถ

Mari is the newest dog team member. She is a 14 week old British Lab. She will be working on obedience this spring and summer.
Mari loves cuddling, other dogs, and playing with her toys.

Her first day on the job was a busy one. Learning all sorts of new stuff and going for her first ski down Cranmer. Way to go Mari!

 enjoying the spring vibes and a little helicopter time with . Obie has been training hard all winter with her handler, ...
03/26/2026

enjoying the spring vibes and a little helicopter time with .
Obie has been training hard all winter with her handler, Trapper. Together they make a great team. We are very proud of these two!

What a good boy!  passing his CRAD re-validation today. Thanks for an awesome action photo  ๐Ÿ“ธ
03/02/2026

What a good boy! passing his CRAD re-validation today.

Thanks for an awesome action photo ๐Ÿ“ธ

Congratulations to  and her handler, Erica, for passing their CRAD validation!!!! We are so proud of these two and all t...
02/27/2026

Congratulations to and her handler, Erica, for passing their CRAD validation!!!! We are so proud of these two and all the hard work they have put into this program! Way to go!!!
Thank you to for hosting!

Today our team received a call about an avalanche on Berthoud Pass. We were able to send Biskit, her handler, and two te...
02/27/2026

Today our team received a call about an avalanche on Berthoud Pass. We were able to send Biskit, her handler, and two techs into the field to support and .

Our team was able to search the avalanche debris and determined no other parties were involved in the incident.
You can visit GCSAR for the full details and CAIC for the accident report.

Thank you to all of our supporters! We couldnโ€™t do it without you.

01/21/2026

Dog Team training today with
loves the helicopter

What a week for these two pups!   and  were selected to attend  international dog school in Alta this week. They had an ...
01/17/2026

What a week for these two pups! and were selected to attend international dog school in Alta this week. They had an amazing opportunity to train with some of the best. Way to go Erica & Trapper!!

Thank you to everyone who came to Avalanche Aware last night!
12/14/2025

Thank you to everyone who came to Avalanche Aware last night!

Hot off the press!Check out Obie and Trapper in the  ! Link in comments.
11/25/2025

Hot off the press!
Check out Obie and Trapper in the ! Link in comments.

We are always grateful for our friends  who help us with free public avalanche awareness and education classes. We are p...
11/21/2025

We are always grateful for our friends who help us with free public avalanche awareness and education classes. We are proud to work with such a key community asset.
Thank you to for their generous donation to the Dog Team!! This will help us with education and training of both dogs and humans alike. We appreciate your support!!

Here is your 2025/2026 dog team ๐Ÿถ!!Biskit & Rico ๐ŸพGravy & Colin ๐Ÿพ  Charlie & Erica ๐Ÿพ  Obie & Trapper ๐Ÿพ  ๐Ÿ“ธ
10/17/2025

Here is your 2025/2026 dog team ๐Ÿถ!!
Biskit & Rico ๐Ÿพ
Gravy & Colin ๐Ÿพ
Charlie & Erica ๐Ÿพ
Obie & Trapper ๐Ÿพ

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Winter Park Resort
Winter Park, CO
80482

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