Carson Schmidt was skiing at Palisades Tahoe ski resort in Olympic Valley, California, when he and his companion randomly stopped, and it turned out to be fate. The pair spotted a pair of skis sticking up from the snow. And then they jumped into action, rescuing a buried skier who needed help.
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“Wasn’t sure if I was going to post this or not but this was at Palisades between Kt and Olympic lady on Wednesday feb 18th,” wrote Schmidt in his Instagram post sharing the now-viral video. “For whatever reason we stopped and happen to just see tips of the skis in the whiteout and luckily we did. Just want it to be a reminder to ski safe and ski with a buddy. Doesn’t have to be a an avalanche or a tree well to get buried when it’s that deep.”
Watch two men dig out a fellow skier who got buried in the snow (warning: language):
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