Picking up cool abilities, training super-hard, burnishing new skills, and working in a bit of playtime, too?
That's exactly what the newest member of the search-and-rescue canine team is doing at Mammoth Mountain this April.
His name is Remi, or Remington, if you prefer, he's a German Wirehaired Pointer, and his first photo sesh was just released to a soon-to-be-adoring public.
Mammoth Mountain is currently closed, but you can scroll and squee now over this sweet addition to the ski resort's team.
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This is Remi.
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He was born on Jan. 12, 2020.
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His newest role? Training to join the Avalanche Rescue team at Mammoth Mountain.
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Mammoth Mountain is temporarily closed in response to the coronavirus.
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Remi is getting some early practice in the snow.
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Several inches fell at the Eastern Sierra peak as the second week of April began.
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Search-and-rescue canines have long been on the frontline at the wintertime destination.
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It's not all time spent outside for this growing pup...
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... he managed to get some indoor playtime in, with a bigger and frolicsome Fido.
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Will you see Remi around the mountain next winter? He'll surely be much bigger, but just as brave and bold as he is today, as the newest recruit on a very important team.