Gallery Keoki hosts Squaw Valley Ski Patrol Dogs April 3
Posted on March 29, 2010
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Gallery Keoki will host Peter York and Tucker at the Gallery on Saturday, April 3, from 1 to 3pm to talk about avalanche awareness, the RECCO avalanche technology and the Squaw Valley Ski Patrol dog program. The Gallery will donate a portion of its sales on Saturday to the non-profit Squaw Dogs.
Find out more about the important role patrol dogs play in mountain safety and Tahoe ski culture. The Squaw Dogs provide a service not only to the Squaw Valley skiing and riding community, but to the greater Lake Tahoe community as well. All of the Squaw Dog teams are also members of the Placer County Sheriff Search & Rescue Team.
Free samples courtesy of Scraps Bakery will be provided for all the furry friends. SVSP Dog T-Shirts will be available for purchase for just $20. Donations can also be made online at www.squawdogs.com or www.gallerykeoki.com.
Gallery Keoki is located at The Village at Squaw which is owned and operated by photographer Keoki Flagg from North Lake Tahoe. Keoki has shot for an international roster of ski and adventure publications including Warren Miller, National Geographic Adventure, Men’s Journal, Outside, Audubon, Ski and Skiing and many others. His love of Lake Tahoe and his home mountain, Squaw, has inspired him to include a permanent collection of photos of Squaw patrol dogs that compliment his extensive porfolio.
Peter York and Tucker:
Spending his whole life in Lake Tahoe, Pete has been fortunate enough to grow up skiing Squaw and now patrols there. Joining the dog program in 2001, Pete picked up Tucker in 2003 and has trained him to the CARDA standard. Tucker is a handsome 6 year old male Golden Retriever.
Co-Founder and board member of the Placer County Sheriff’s SAR Tahoe Dogs Team, Pete has played an integral part in creating this regional avalanche rescue dog team.
Pete earned a BS from the University of Nevada and is also a certified instructor in OEC, NSP Avalanche Level 1, Lifeguard Training, and CPR. Pete also works with RECCO overseeing the training of this advanced rescue technology to ski patrols on the west coast of the US.
Enjoying all outdoor activities, when not on the fire line in the summer, you can find Pete on the water racing sailboats or just trying to sneak in a bike ride or a round of golf with friends.
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