As one man became buried, the other tried to locate him by using his avalanche rescue transceiver, officials with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) said.

A snowmobile rider was rescued after they were caught and buried in an avalanche on Shrine Mountain west of Vail Pass on Monday.

An avalanche in Shine Bowl, near Vail Pass, where a snowmobiler was caught and buried on Feb. 17, 2025. When someone is buried in an avalanche, the difference between life and death can be a matter of minutes. On President’s Day, a snowmobiler survived for an hour under the snow of an avalanche he triggered.