We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year with a fully qualified team of trained personnel to deal with any search or rescue within our scope. We will go out on a search in the middle of a blizzard on a winter night because we are trained – and because we are needed.

Our mission load averages 40-50 callouts per year. We have assisted skiers, snowmobilers, hikers, hunters, snowshoers, climbers, rafters, fishermen, mountain bikers and lost children. We have been on scene for car wrecks, bus wrecks, airplane accidents, forest fires and train derailments. When the public is in need of mountain search and rescue services, GCSAR is there.

GCSAR members perform many hours of public service work besides actual searches and rescues. We are on active standby for many Grand County happenings including mountain bike events and cross country ski races. Our members put on safety programs for school children, backcountry skiers and snowmobilers.

Each member spends an average of 100 hours training annually to maintain skills and expertise in mountain search and rescue techniques. Many of our members travel cross state to participate in trainings and missions as required at their own expense. All team members provide their own personal gear without reimbursement.