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>> yeah four of our athletes were first ones on the scene. digging, helping, helping rescuers point in the right direction. shoveling as fast and as hard as possible. our coaching staff, was nearby ran up the hill. to where the avalanche finally settled and took part in the whole process, too. the amount of strength that those encouraged that those individuals demonstrated was remarkable. >> remarkable indeed. and such heartbreaking, such trauma for them to endure. i understand it happened near the european training base. at one point, the group of skiers went off-trail and that's what trigger...

We've been watching this weather in the south. we want to alert you of something that's going on in the west as well. we know it is a bad avalanche here already. two snowmobilers in two separate states. one happened in the back country of the mountains in salt lake city. >> these are pictures of his friends digging him out from at least three feet of snow. he was able to stick his hand out of the pile e was under that snow for five minutes. his friends say avalanche vests and rescue beacons are what saved him. >> the other avalanche happened in gun derson, colorado. cody strong was snowmobilin...