He was a major part of Loveland Ski Area, not just as an avalanche dog, but he was there as support animal in so many different ways. He was in the patrol room a lot when people were hurt and he would ...

Zuma, a core member of Loveland Ski Patrol's (Colorado) team for many years, was a Nikita Husky wolf mix. He was half Akeita, quarter husky, quarter wolf. He joined Loveland's Ski Patrol team at a ...

But behind his multimedia presence was a hard-working dog. To get a sense of what Zuma was like from 9-5, we called up his handler, Tanner Franti. Franti is the Assistant Patrol Director at ...