Rescuers in a county in Colorado's high country are talking about the amazing survival of a man trapped beneath an avalanche near Vail Pass for over an hour.

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.