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Mammoth Mountain's Official Rescue Dog Team
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THE PACK

KING & SEAN

Breed: Golden Retriever 
DOB: March 23 2004
Began Duty: Fall 2004

Last Watch: August 26 2015
Handler: Sean Macedonio 
Favorite Activities: Hiking,Barking and trying to load the chairlifts by himself

Fun Fact: Fun Fact  King loved to ride the chairlift. One time he successfully loaded the chair 11 alone and rode to the top.

On August 26th 2016 King passed away from advanced lung cancer. He and Sean were the only dog team when we had a large inbounds avalanche on Climax in 2006. They did an incredible job and secured belief that Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol needed skilled avalanche rescue dog teams as part of their rescue program.