{"id":198430,"date":"2026-02-28T20:54:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/198430\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T20:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:54:15","slug":"video-man-buried-in-avalanche-rescued-by-skiers-in-dramatic-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/198430\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Man buried in avalanche rescued by skiers in dramatic video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"sub-text\">On Feb. 18, a man skiing in Lake Tahoe, California got buried in snow after an avalanche. Two fellow skiers happened to be nearby and saw the man&#8217; skis and ski pole sticking up out of the snow and quickly went to work to free him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">LAKE TAHOE, Calif.\u2013 Two men skiing in Lake Tahoe, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_extreme-weather_article_main-content_article-body_2_2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">California<\/a>, happened upon a recent <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_extreme-weather_article_main-content_article-body_2_3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/avalanche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">avalanche<\/a> and discovered another skier buried in snow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Carson Schmidt and his friend were skiing at Palisades Tahoe on Feb. 18, when they came upon deep snow from a recent avalanche.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2026-02-28-at-2.12.35-pm.png\" alt=\"Schmidt notices the man buried in snow.\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Schmidt notices the man buried in snow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (Carson Schmidt \/ FOX Weather)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Schmidt, who happened to be videotaping his ski adventures, noticed a person&#8217;s ski poles and skis face up and a pile of snow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Hey, they good?&#8221; Schmidt asked his friend.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">His friend looked over at the person and they both rushed to the buried skier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_extreme-weather_article_main-content_article-body_2_4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/video-snow-rescue-san-bernardino-camper-dog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SEE IT: FIRST RESPONDERS LEAP INTO ACTION TO RESCUE CAMPER AND DOG STRANDED IN FEET OF SNOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2026-02-28-at-2.12.55-pm.png\" alt=\"Schmidt and his friend rush over to the man.\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Schmidt and his friend rush over to the man.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (Carson Schmidt \/ FOX Weather)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">They made quick work, digging through feet of fluffy snow to find the man&#8217;s face.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;We got you,&#8221; Schmidt or his friend said, as they found the man&#8217;s face in the snow. &#8220;You&#8217;re good. You&#8217;re ok!&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_extreme-weather_article_main-content_article-body_2_5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/snowmobiler-killed-avalanche-buries-three-idaho-backcountry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SNOWMOBILER KILLED AS AVALANCHE BURIES THREE IN IDAHO BACKCOUNTRY<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2026-02-28-at-2.13.20-pm.png\" alt=\"Schmidt and his friend free the man's face from feet of snow so he can breathe.\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Schmidt and his friend free the man&#8217;s face from feet of snow so he can breathe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (Carson Schmidt \/ FOX Weather)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Schmidt sighed in relief after they rescued the man.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">An avalanche warning was in effect for the Central Sierra Nevada that day following feet of snow in California and the Sierra Nevada Mountains.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_extreme-weather_article_main-content_article-body_2_6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2026-02-28-at-2.13.08-pm.png\" alt=\"Schmidt and his friend hurry to dig the man out.\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Schmidt and his friend hurry to dig the man out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (Carson Schmidt \/ FOX Weather)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Several avalanches have occurred in recent weeks following the heavy snow in the West.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_extreme-weather_article_main-content_article-body_2_7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/report-highlights-new-details-deadly-avalanche-sierra-nevada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">REPORT HIGHLIGHTS NEW DETAILS ABOUT DEADLY AVALANCHE IN SIERRA NEVADA<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Just one day prior, 9 people were killed in an avalanche in the Sierra Nevada near Castle Peak.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Feb. 18, a man skiing in Lake Tahoe, California got buried in snow after an avalanche. 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