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Dogs can sniff out avalanche survivors and bodies A trained avalanche rescue dog's nose can locate someone buried deep in the snow more accurately than any transponder.

Putting a pair of avalanche dogs at ski areas instead would reduce that arrival time to five minutes, something Chiambretti said is being considered in Italy, where 80 avalanche dogs are active.

Rescue dogs in Italy are always on the first helicopter leaving base. But it typically takes 15 to 20 minutes to arrive at any avalanche scene. Bad weather prolongs that window.