First responders rescued a snowmobiler after he and his partner were caught in an avalanche west of Vail Pass Monday.

A snowmobiler is lucky to be alive after being buried in a Vail Pass avalanche Monday afternoon and recovered by a high country search and rescue group.

While walking across the debris field, one of the responders noticed the corner of an avalanche airbag poking out from debris. With help from rescuers, the second rider was able to dig out his partner from the snow after about an hour.

A snowmobiler was rescued after being buried in an avalanche, Colorado officials said. On Feb. 17, the snowmobiler was caught in an avalanche on Shrine Mountain in Vail Pass, according to an accident report by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

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Dave Wandel said a tiny piece of orange sticking out of the snow led him to a buried snowmobiler on Monday.