2025 Annual Report
We serve so that others may live.
2025 has been another busy and impactful year for Vail Mountain Rescue Group. The full report, with incident summaries, the member roster and the wish list, is the PDF.
The year in six numbers
- 147
- Missions
- 83
- Active members
- 9,075
- Volunteer hours
- 3,744
- Training hours
- 162
- Trainings
- 18
- New members
01
Missions by year.
Calls the team responded to, 2021 to 2025.
| 98 | 110 | 123 | 176 | 147 |
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|
02
2025 calls by subject.
147 missions, by who needed help.
| Other mission types | 44 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lost, stranded or injured motorists and OHV drivers | 27 | |
| Lost, overdue or ill hikers | 24 | |
| Lost, injured or ill skiers or snowboarders | 17 | |
| Missing persons | 16 | |
| Lost or stuck snowmobilers | 14 | |
| Paddlers in distress | 3 | |
| Injured climbers | 2 |
03
Specialty teams and the fleet.
- K9
- 10 K9 missions; 3 dogs on the team, certified through 4 agencies.
- Drones
- 14 FAA-certified UAV pilots, with 7 more studying; 8 specialty drones in the fleet.
- Fleet
- Six trucks, eight snowmobiles and three side-by-side off-road vehicles.
- Outreach
- 262 hours of community outreach and education, outside of missions, trainings and meetings.
- Hoist
- The report's 2025 highlight: the Colorado Hoist Rescue Team, its hoist rescue techs in action and the ongoing hoist trainings.