{"id":15987,"date":"2024-01-16T12:17:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T16:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/?p=15987"},"modified":"2024-06-17T14:55:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T18:55:05","slug":"avalanche-and-search-and-rescue-dogs-are-members-of-the-csp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/2024\/01\/avalanche-and-search-and-rescue-dogs-are-members-of-the-csp\/","title":{"rendered":"Avalanche and search and rescue dogs are members of the CSP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15927\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/15183654\/CSP-Announcement-Email-Banner-Jan-2024-Dogs-EN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/15183654\/CSP-Announcement-Email-Banner-Jan-2024-Dogs-EN.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/15183654\/CSP-Announcement-Email-Banner-Jan-2024-Dogs-EN-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/15183654\/CSP-Announcement-Email-Banner-Jan-2024-Dogs-EN-560x187.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By Kirstie Simpson, Head of Ski Patrol and Mountain Safety at Mount Sima (<a href=\"mailto:propatrol@mountsima.com\">propatrol@mountsima.com<\/a>)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>There has been an avalanche\/search and rescue dog as part of the CSP Team at Mount Sima in the Yukon since it opened in 1993. The first avalanche dog, Alex, was a golden retriever. Since then the avalanche rescue dogs have all been German Shepherds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15988\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15988\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15988 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/15191630\/img.012024.Avalanche-Dog.Kirstie-Simpson.Kipper-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/15191630\/img.012024.Avalanche-Dog.Kirstie-Simpson.Kipper-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/15191630\/img.012024.Avalanche-Dog.Kirstie-Simpson.Kipper-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/15191630\/img.012024.Avalanche-Dog.Kirstie-Simpson.Kipper-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/15191630\/img.012024.Avalanche-Dog.Kirstie-Simpson.Kipper-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/15191630\/img.012024.Avalanche-Dog.Kirstie-Simpson.Kipper-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/15191630\/img.012024.Avalanche-Dog.Kirstie-Simpson.Kipper-560x420.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kipper the current avalanche dog for Mount Sima. Photograph by Kirstie Simpson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Avalanche dogs Alex, Jake, Lilly, Bodi, Ulu and now Kipper train with the ski patrol and are available to search for missing skiers and visitors on the mountain in the summer and winter, as well as to respond as needed to avalanche incidents in Yukon and Northern BC.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-vimeo su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/903047093?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=ffffff&amp;autoplay=1&amp;dnt=0&amp;muted=0&amp;texttrack=\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>POV training with Kipper at Mount Sima. Video provided by Kirstie Simpson<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-vimeo su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/899702987?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=ffffff&amp;autoplay=1&amp;dnt=0&amp;muted=0&amp;texttrack=\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Outside perspective of Kipper practicing rescue at Mount Sima. Video provided by Kirstie Simpson<\/p>\n<p>K9 search and rescue and avalanche dog (in training) Kipper joined the Mount Sima team two years ago. He is a wilderness search-validated dog and will be training over the winter as an avalanche dog. He is on the hill most days with his handler, who is a member of the CSP patrol team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kirstie Simpson, Head of Ski Patrol and Mountain Safety at Mount Sima (propatrol@mountsima.com) There has been an avalanche\/search and rescue dog as part of the CSP Team at Mount Sima in the Yukon since it opened in 1993. 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