New rescue team greets avalanche season

April 9, 2004
Source: CBC Calgary
Original story - link verified on April 11, 2004

The Lake Louise ski hill has a new foreign attraction. The ski hill has enlisted the services of a New Zealand avalanche-search-and-rescue team, just as warnings are being issued about the chance of early spring avalanches. Mel Potter, and her 4-year-old dog Red, are the first New Zealand team to be certified in Canadian avalanche search-and-rescue

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