Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Four snowmobiles encountered a fifth snowmobiler, the fifth rider ran a hill climb above the other four and triggered a massive slide. Two snowmobilers in the slide path were alerted by a third and outran the avalanche. The third and fourth rider watched the slide settle and the second and fourth rider got on one sled to go locate the fifth with beacons, during the search we heard the fifth rider call from above in the trees where he was able to self arrest and get his snowmobile unstuck from the trees. Everyone was uninjure