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Hampshire. they were training with the u.s. ski teams development team. they were off course steting off an avalanche. we were told they got caught in it but the four others were able to ski out in time. the young men were buried in about 12 feet of snow. reports from that area do say there was an avalanche alert in the region because of heavy snowfall recently, but i am told it is not uncommon for the skiers to go off course when they are not working on their racing to do back country skiing. i...

Imagine were thinking about those lost and safety on the mountain. >> it does make you think twice about just being careful where you go on the mountain and what you are doing. and, yeah, definitely be thinking about them when im up there today. >> and, shepard, as i mentioned those warnings are still in effect for the pacific northwest and are going to be in effect for the foreseeable future, shepard. >> shepard: then there is the air bag that saved the one skier. tell us about that. >> you kno...

Hampshire. they were training with the u.s. ski teams development team. they were off course steting off an avalanche. we were told they got caught in it but the four others were able to ski out in time. the young men were buried in about 12 feet of snow. reports from that area do say there was an avalanche alert in the region because of heavy snowfall recently, but i am told it is not uncommon for the skiers to go off course when they are not working on their racing to do back country skiing. i...