Body camera footage shows the moment Colorado rescuers spotted a snowmobiler’s avalanche airbag and dug him out to safety. He was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

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.