{"id":803210,"date":"2020-01-18T19:12:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T02:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=377534"},"modified":"2020-01-18T19:12:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T02:12:31","slug":"photos-slopeside-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/photos-slopeside-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Slopeside safety"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Three-year-old avalanche dog, Keena, successfully finds Copper Mountain Junior Patrol\u00d5s Lily Bauer during a demonstration at Copper Mountain’s annual Safety Fest on Saturday, Jan. 18.<\/strong>
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January is the National Ski Area Association\u2019s Safety Awareness Month, and with reportedly over 17,000 people enjoying the slopes of Copper Mountain on Saturday, Jan. 18, for the holiday weekend, safety is supreme. Joined by members of ski and mountain safety patrol, search and rescue, Colorado Rapid Avalanche Deployment, and others, people of all ages were encouraged to learn about all aspects of skier and mountain safety during Copper\u2019s annual Safety Fest.<\/p>\n

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Copper Mountain Safety Patrol\u2019s Deidre Ellis quizzes young skiers about slope side safety before giving away goodies during Safety Fest on Saturday, Jan. 18.<\/strong>
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St. Anthony medical center\u2019s emergency room nurse Jackie Macy educates the public about helmet technology and safety during Copper Mountain\u2019s Safety Fest on Saturday, Jan. 18.<\/strong>
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Copper Junior Mountain Ski Patrol\u2019s Lily Bauer volunteers to be buried for a simulated avalanche rescue during Safety Fest on Saturday, Jan. 18.<\/strong>
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Colorado Rescue and Avalanche Deployment (C-RAD) president Doug Lesch sends three-year-old avalanche dog, Keena, to find a person trapped in the snow during a demonstration at Copper Mountain\u2019s annual Safety Fest on Saturday, Jan. 18.<\/strong>
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Three-year-old avalanche dog, Keena, works to find a person trapped in the snow during a demonstration at Copper Mountain\u2019s annual Safety Fest on Saturday, Jan. 18.<\/strong>
Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/em>
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Three-year-old avalanche dog, Keena, successfully finds Lily Bauer during a demonstration at Copper Mountain\u2019s annual Safety Fest on Saturday, Jan. 18.<\/strong>
Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/em>
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Three-year-old avalanche dog, Keena, successfully finds Copper Mountain Junior Patrol\u2019s Lily Bauer during a demonstration at Copper Mountain\u2019s annual Safety Fest on Saturday, Jan. 18.<\/strong>
Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/em>
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Families enjoy the avalanche dog rescue demonstration at Copper Mountain\u2019s annual Safety Fest on Saturday, Jan. 18.<\/strong>
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The public enjoys watching the avalanche dog rescue demonstration at Copper Mountain\u2019s annual Safety Fest on Saturday, Jan. 18<\/strong>
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Safety Fest continues at Copper Mountain on Sunday, Jan. 19th from 9am-4pm.
For additional information, please visit Copper Mountain<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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