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Jim Collinson, right, leads Monty, a rescue dog, to an AirMed helicopter as Kent May, a ski patroller at Alyeska Resort in Alaska, loads skis into the chopper for rescue dog training exercises with Wasatch Backcountry Rescue in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Bailey watches as Angela Seidling, a ski patroller at Stevens Pass, and Jason Frounfelker, a ski patroller at Big Sky, practice life resuscitation skills with Wasatch Backcountry Rescue in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Solo searches for a person buried under the snow in an automobile during a rescue dog training exercise with Wasatch Backcountry Rescue in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Dan Costaschuk and Sue Anderson re-bury a person in a car for a dog to uncover in a rescue dog training exercise with Wasatch Backcountry Rescue in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Ryan Rapp, a ski patroller at Beaver Creek, and Johnnie Gail get ready for a rescue dog training exercise with Wasatch Backcountry Rescue in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Jackson runs through the snow during a rescue dog training exercise with Wasatch Backcountry Rescue in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Nick Asher, a ski patroller from Mt. Hood Meadows, carries Penny on his shoulders between rescue dog school training exercises with Wasatch Backcountry Rescue in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Solo plays with Erik Birkholm after successfully finding a person buried under the snow in an automobile during a rescue dog training exercise with Wasatch Backcountry Rescue in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Angela Seidling, a ski patroller at Stevens Pass, and Jason Frounfelker, a ski patroller at Big Sky, practice life resuscitation skills with Wasatch Backcountry Rescue in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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John Alfond, left, Jim Collinson and Scott Packer help load Rocky into an AirMed helicopter for rescue dog training exercises with Wasatch Backcountry Rescue in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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An AirMed helicopter transports ski patrollers and rescue dogs for training exercises with Wasatch Backcountry Rescue in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Rescue personnel and the dogs that help them have been practicing working in avalanches this week. Wasath Backcountry Rescue hosted international rescue dog school coming up from Monday through Thursday in Little Cottonwood Canyon, in which 35 avalanche rescue teams participated. Scenarios included roadside avalanche emergencies and rescue, avalanche emergencies, and training of the rescue dogs to locate missing people under avalanche rubble.

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